Jaquub Hussein (born February 5, 2002), most notably known by his stage name, Lil Macks is a British rapper hailing from Milton Keynes, England. He’s the younger brother of Macks OTG who was incarcerated at the time of his rise.

The rapper contributes to the UK Trapwave scene with his warm, melodic songs that portray his own lifestyle and adolescence heavily surrounded by gangs, drugs, and violence. The juxtaposition between the griminess of his lyrics and the warmth of his cadence is why he’s built such a large fanbase in the UK as he attracts all sorts of listeners who can enjoy his music.

Lil Macks began to gain attention following the release of his debut EP, Leaked—released due to the result of his music constantly becoming leaked—which sees him display his talent on tracks like “12 AM” and “Wrong Time”.

However, he didn’t blow up into the UK rap scene until March 2022 following the release of his hit single, “Oslo” which went viral on Tik-Tok. He gained further success from the release of his leaked track, “Barbados” which further pushed him into the mainstream rap industry.

The momentum of his singles led to Macks gaining a distribution deal with Warner Music UK, resulting in the release of his debut mixtape, Leaked 2.0, the sequel of his aforementioned EP.