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Khalil Amir Sharieff (born November 22, 1994),[1] is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sacramento, California.

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Khalil
Birth name	Khalil Amir Sharieff
Born	(1994-11-22) November 22, 1994 (age 27)
Origin	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop pop
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter Rapper
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Labels	The Island Def Jam (2008–2011) Worldwide (2009–present) Slip-n-Slide Interscope (2012–present)
Website	www.itskhalil.com

Music career

In 2008, He worked under the auspices of L.A. Reid to record some material in Florida after being discovered on YouTube.[2] He was signed the same year to Def Jam Recordings,[1] 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; rather than focus on making a hit single, his manager was working to "developing him into a long-term artist."[3] While signed with Def Jam, he recorded a few singles, but did not release an album.[4]

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.[5]

Khalil is featured on all of his songs on Lil Twist's mixtape The Golden Child hosted by DJ Ill Will.[6] 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'.

Controversies

Justin Bieber and Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested, when the police saw them racing two luxury vehicles down the street at 4:09 a.m., in a residential area of Miami Beach, Florida; Bieber in a yellow Lamborghini and Khalil in a Ferrari, both under the heavy influence of drugs. Both were sentenced and fined in court, as on January 24, 2014.[7]

Discography

Albums

• Hot Like Summer (Shelved)[8]
• Prove It All (2017)

Extended plays

List of mixtapes with selected details

Title	Album details
Kein Trost	Released: September 11, 2011 Label: Ghosthall Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected details

Title	Album details
3 Weeks In Miami (with Lil Twist)	Released: February 12, 2012 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download
A Long Story Short	Released: August 28, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap
"Girlfriend Ringtone"	2010	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Bands Up" (featuring Birdman)	2014	—	—	—	A Long Story Short
"Simple"	2016	—	—	—	Misunderstood
"Quality"		—	—	—

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"One"	2009	Charlie Hilton	Good Food!
"Wait on Me"	2011	Lil Twist	The Golden Child
"1812"		Lil Twist, Lil Za
"Wassup"	2012	Jae Millz	The Virgo 4: How Nasty Can He Get
"No Lights"		Jon Hope	Work in Progress

Music videos

As lead artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Girlfriend Ringtone"	2010	—
"Hey Lil Mama" (featuring Lil Twist)	2011
"Stars"	2013	Josha Harris
"Zone" (featuring Lil Za)	2014	—
"Playtime" (featuring Justin Bieber)

References

External links

• Official website

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