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Winning two Grammys last month cemented the New Yorker\u2019s transition from producer for the likes of Drake to guitar-soloing superstar. Now he has Stevie Wonder calling him up \u2013 though he\u2019s conscious of living up to the greats<\/p>\n

Forget viral hits or sold-out shows: you know you\u2019ve reached the big time when the godfather of funk gives you custom-made headgear. Last spring, Leon Thomas was backstage at California\u2019s Coachella festival and due to join Ty Dolla $ign, his label boss, for a performance alongside George Clinton. <\/strong>The cosmic crusader said to Thomas: \u201c\u2018You\u2019re the kid who does the dog song, right? I made something for you,\u2019\u201d Thomas recalls. \u201cHe gave me this cool white hat with a foxtail on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas wore it to play Mutt, his 2024 breakthrough single, followed by a rendition of Clinton\u2019s 1982 P-funk anthem Atomic Dog. But not before Clinton hot-boxed the trailer. \u201cI don\u2019t really smoke weed any more, but I was in the dressing room with him and Ty,\u201d says Thomas, 32. \u201cThey both were smoking so much \u2013 when I was on stage, I realised, \u2018Ohhh, I\u2019m a little buzzed right now!\u2019\u201d A spiritual baton had been passed. \u201cWe went up there and rocked the crowd,\u201d Thomas continues. \u201cIt was like 12, 13,000 [people] out there, the energy was crazy. I don\u2019t know if you can tell, I\u2019m still buzzing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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