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More Or Les at Pop Montreal, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Leslie Seaforth
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Canadian hip hop, Rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, DJ, producer
Instruments	Vocals, Turntables
Labels	Fuzzy Logic Recordings, Villain Idol Productions, Hand’Solo Records
Associated acts	Backburner, Wordburglar, The Mighty Rhino

Leslie Seaforth, known by his stage name More Or Les, is a cool Canadian rapper, DJ, and music producer. He is a member of the Canadian hip hop group called Backburner. More Or Les lives in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario.

Discovering Music

More Or Les got into hip hop when he was young. He started learning to DJ at age 11, with help from his older brother Colin. In high school, he began freestyling and performing at school events. This is when he chose his stage name and started making his own beats.

In 2001, More Or Les became a regular DJ at "In Divine Style." This was a popular open mic night in Toronto. There, he met other hip hop artists like Dorc, Vangel, and the Wordburglar. These connections helped him release his first album.

First Album Success

His first album, I Only Stop for the Red Ants, came out in 2003. He used the money from this album to release a new "shrinkwrap edition" in 2004. This new version had improved songs, a bonus track, and a music video. The video won an award at the Next Festival in 2004. To share his music, Les performed at venues and also busked. Busking means performing music on the street for tips. He was a regular performer on Queen West in downtown Toronto for several years.

Collaborations and New Albums

In 2005, More Or Les met and performed with The Herbaliser, a hip hop band from the UK. This led to tours in Canada and Europe with the band. He also appeared on their 2008 album, Same As It Never Was.

More Or Les released his second album, The Truth About Rap, in 2006. It featured artists like the Wordburglar and Rhythmicru. Critics really liked this album. Exclaim! magazine named it one of the Top 10 Hip Hop releases of 2006. Songs from the album were often played on CBC Radio 3.

In 2009, More Or Les teamed up with Fresh Kils and DJ Uncle Fester. They released The Les Kils EP. This album got great reviews and quickly became #1 on Canadian college radio. The song Pop N Chips was played a lot on CBC Radio 3. Its music video was also shown on Canadian TV channels MuchMusic and MusiquePlus.

In 2010, More Or Les released his third full album, Brunch with a Vengeance. This album was a "concept album." It turned complaints from fans, friends, and family into songs. Besides making music, More Or Les also co-hosts Hip Hop Karaoke in Toronto. This fun event started in 2006.

In 2020, More Or Les and Peter Chapman were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song. This was for their song "We Run the World" from the movie Riot Girls.

Discography

Albums

• I Only Stop for the Red Ants - Early Edition (2003)
• I Only Stop for the Red Ants - Shrinkwrap Edition (2004)
• The Truth About Rap (2006)
• Brunch With A Vengeance (2010)
• Mastication (2012)
• Fill at Will (2014)
• Nerd Love (2018)
• The Human Condition (2020)

EPs

• The Les-Kils EP (2009)
• Post Millenium Tension (2015)

Mixtapes

• Bigger On The Inside (2013)

Guest Appearances

• 2018 - "Basically Jesus" (with Jesse Dangerously, Joseph & Cam James), The Mighty Rhino, album: We Will No Longer Retreat Into Darkness
• 2014 - "Leftorium" (with Wordburglar & The Mighty Rhino), Chokeules, album: Stay Up
• 2013 - "Half Truths", M-Kaps, album: Another Day, Another Sudoku
• 2012 - "Go Figure", Dual Core, album: All the things
• 2012 - "Creature Feature", Swamp Thing, album: Creature Feature
• 2012 - "First Contact", Swamp Thing, album: Creature Feature
• 2012 - "Rhyme O'Clock", Wordburglar, album: 3rdburglar
• 2011 - "Whaddup Witcha", The Mighty Rhino (with Rittz), album: He Whom The Beat Sets Free Is Free Indeed
• 2011 - "Round Table", Toolshed feat. Wordburglar and Savilion, album: The Lost
• 2010 - "Rock Majorly", MisterE, album: Dusting for Prints
• 2010 - "Smell The Glove", Timbuktu feat. Muneshine, D-Sisive, Chokeules, Psybo, King Jus, Wordburglar, Apt, Modulok and Elete, album: Stranger Danger
• 2009 - "Unorthadox", Peter Project, album: Fresh EP
• 2008 - "Game, Set, Match", The Herbaliser, album: Same As It Never Was
• 2008 - "Words", The Herbaliser featuring Jessica Darling, album: Same As It Never Was
• 2008 - "Repetitive Stress Injury", Peter Project, album: Peter Project
• 2008 - "Get Up Remix", Rhythmicru feat. Shad, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 3
• 2008 - "John Deere Out Here", Rhythmicru feat. Spesh K, Timbuktu, Wordburglar, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 3
• 2008 - "Keep It Moving", Rhythmicru feat. Wordburglar, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 3
• 2008 - "We Have Come For Your Children", Rhythmicru feat. Ghetto Socks, Wordburglar, Odario and Uncle Dropsi, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 3
• 2007 - "Safe No More", Jesse Dangerously feat. Wordburglar and Apt, album: Verba Volant
• 2007 - "Carnies", Rhythmicru feat. Wordburglar, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 2
• 2007 "Turn It Up", Rhythmicru, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 2
• 2006 - "Laymen's Terms", Wordburglar, album: Burglaritis
• 2006 - "Spit Fresh", Wordburglar, album: Burglaritis
• 2006 - "The Route" Wordburglar, album: Burglaritis
• 2006 - "Time Flies", Rhythmicru, album: D-Ray's Supertoke Mixtape vol. 1
• 2005 - "Three", Dragon Fli Empire feat. N'didi Cascade, album: Invasion
• 2005 - "Time and Space Remix", Green TaRA feat. N'didi Cascade, Deanna, Chi Turner, album: Music for a Mixed Nation
• 2004 - "Beautiful Mutant", Mindbender feat. 4th Pyramid, Chuggo, Vangel, Fritz Da Cat, Ill Seer, Eternia, album: Beautiful Mutant (disc two)

Media Appearances

Film

• 2007 - His song "Emission Admission" was in the animated short film Emission Admission by Sarah Lazarovic.
• 2007 - His songs "Maundoe Flute" and "Maundoe Fun" were in the animated documentary Mondo Condo by Sarah Lazarovic.

Television

• 2004 - He was part of an in-studio freestyle battle on MuchMusic called "MuchEminem."
• 2004 - He had an in-studio performance on bpm:TV's "Urban Groove."
• 2004 - His music video was featured on the Bravo program Richler Ink.

Video Games

• 2010 - He provided vocals for the soundtrack of ModNation Racers. This is a kart racing game for the Sony PlayStation 3.

Music Videos

• 2009 - "Pop N Chips" - featuring Ghettosocks and Timbuktu.
• 2009 - "We Have Come for Your Children" - by Rhythmicru, featuring Ghettosocks, Wordburglar, More Or Les, Odario Williams, and Uncle Dropsi.
• 2008 - "Oscillate!" - as "Shoxxx" from the short film series Hot Snack Radio.
• 2004 - "A Little Too Much Weed" - directed by Matt Eastman.

Writing

• 2012 - He wrote an article for CBC Music called "On record: More or Les on Cash Crop by Rascalz".
• 2008 - He wrote an article for the Toronto Star called "Get creative for cash: rap edition."
• 2006 - He co-wrote "E = emcees2" with Jill Murray for The State of the Arts: Living With Culture in Toronto.