In December 2017, Leanos announced his Total Xanarchy tour, which sold out in five hours according to Billboard. The album includes collaborations with artists such as Diplo and Swae Lee. In an interview with XXL, Leanos announced his debut album Total Xanarchy.
The song peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. His popularity grew after the release of the music video for his song "Betrayed" in August 2017. Leanos began to gain recognition through platforms such as SoundCloud and YouTube. He eventually had his camera stolen, and chose to begin rapping in lieu of investing in a new camera. Leanos later pursued a photography career in support of several friends who were rappers. Leanos took a job as a street cleaner and sold drugs before he began rapping.
He attended Redlands East Valley High School, but dropped out of high school in his freshman year, and spent several years at home unemployed. Growing up, Leanos was poor and lived in motels most of his childhood. His stage name is derived from Xanax, the trade name of the prescription drug alprazolam. On April 6, 2018, Leanos released his debut studio album, Total Xanarchy. He is best known for his song " Betrayed", which was certified platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Nicholas Diego Leanos (born September 7, 1996), better known as Lil Xan ( / z æ n/ ZANN) or simply Diego, is a Mexican-American rapper, singer and songwriter from Redlands, California.