Leandrea Shanice Carroll also known as “Kidd Lee ("b. November 18th, 2002) is a National Recording artist and songwriter from Wilmington, North Carolina. She does mostly uplifting, confident, clean, and Christian-based HipHop. Kidd Lee quickly gained traction after winning a national music competition called "Step Up To The Mic 2020” Sponsered by Triller and Boost Mobile. She then released her debut single called “Champagne” featuring national recording artist “Quavo”. Months after the release she began to tap into a deeper purpose, which can be heard throughout her her song “Life Or Death” released in August of 2021. and her debut EP “Different But Gifted” released in November of 2021.
Kidd Lee was asked on a interview to explain the meaning behind her song “Life Or death” this is what she had to say.

“I just finished my last project, and it was called Life Or Death. The song is me portraying a girl speaking about how she wants her boyfriend out of the gang life and the party life. She wants to help him get closer to the important things like God rather than worldly desires. She then asks him if he is going to choose life or death because the road from sin will always lead him to death. I came up with this story because I want people to know that there are far more essential things in life than sex, money, jewelry, and small things like that. There is a bigger purpose to life.”

She then went on to release a single called “Jumpin” in January of 2022. Then not even a month later she surprised the world with her single “Believe” which gained a lot of attention on the app “TikTok”. Just when the world got quiet she then gained more traction by releasing her song “Rap Game” and then went on to release a 5-track project called “Chosen” which featured Christian Hip-Hop artist “Kieran The Light” on 3 songs. She then made an appearance on Kieran’s next 2 projects. Since then she has been dropping back-to-back music videos and hard-hitting songs tackling mental health issues through her complex flows and her humble, tomboyish charm, Kidd Lee is not your typical artist – she’s a spokeswoman for those who are left behind, underappreciated, and underrepresented. Rapping with both empathy and fire in her words.
Kidd Lee spreads positivity through her music by rapping about her walk with God and through her deep storytelling in her lyrics. On a Interview with “Muzique Magazine” Kidd Lee touched on what made her discover the love she has for music .

“I discovered my love for music at a very young age. I was a small child listening to artists like Bel Biv DeVoe and Tupac and Crucial Conflict. Something about music always made me feel good, but I never knew that I would end up making music myself. I used to sit on the piano when I was like 5, listening to the beats making up little silly songs to them. When I discovered music was really what I wanted to pursue, I was around 15 years old. I really started to take it seriously, but then I gave up because I thought it would get me nowhere. Fast forward to now, and i’m more than serious about this career, and I know it’s for me because I can feel the love, and I can feel the passion with every rap I do, and I trust that God is going to lead me to my destiny.”