Birth name Khalil Amir Sharieff Years active 2008–present Instruments Vocals | Name Khalil Sharieff Role Singer Website www.itskhalil.com | |
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Born November 22, 1994 (age 29) ( 1994-11-22 ) Occupation(s) SingersongwriterRapper Genres Contemporary R&B, Hip hop music Record labels Similar People Lil Twist, Rick Rubin, Jay Z Profiles | ||
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Khalil Amir Sharieff (born November 22, 1994), known by the stage name Khalil, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sacramento, California.
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Music career
In 2008, he worked under the auspices of L.A. Reid to record some material in Florida after being discovered on YouTube. He was signed the same year to Def Jam Recordings, on the Teen Island label that was part of the music industry's response to "seize on the opportunities created by a phenomenon" of Justin Bieber, and rather than focus on hit single, his manager was working to "developing him into a long-term artist." While signed with Def Jam, he recorded a few singles, but did not release an album.
The 2010 track "Girlfriend Ringtone" spent 13 weeks on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" chart but did not break onto the main Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Khalil is featured on all of his songs on Lil Twist's mixtape The Golden Child hosted by DJ Ill Will. These are "Wait On Me", "If You Only Knew" and "#1812" the latter a co-featured artist with Lil Za.
On February 15, 2012, he released a collaborative mixtape with Lil Twist called 3 Weeks in Miami. On June 20, 2013, Khalil premiered his video for "Stars" on his VEVO account. The video "Hey Lil Mama" was released in early 2011.
On January 18, 2016, he released a single called 'Simple' off his upcoming EP 'A Long Way From 916' later renamed as 'Misunderstood'.