# Khalil (singer)

Khalil Amir Sharieff (born November 22, 1994) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sacramento, California. At the age of 15, he was discovered by record executive Kawan Prather and signed to Island Def Jam in 2010. He released his debut single, "Girlfriend Ringtone", in May of that year and its follow up, "Hey Lil Mama" (featuring Lil Twist), the following year; the former lingered on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Due to their lack of commercial response, his album Hot Like Summer was shelved indefinitely. Khalil and Def Jam labelmate Justin Bieber were closely associated; Sharieff was an accomplice to Bieber's 2014 legal encounters and public mishaps.

## 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; rather than focus on making a 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'.

## Personal life

Justin Bieber and Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested, when the police saw them racing two luxury vehicles down the street at 4:09 am, 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.

## Discography
### Albums

* Hot Like Summer (shelved)
* 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
| "Girlfriend Ringtone" | 2010 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Hey Lil Mana" (featuring Lil Twist) | 2011 | — | 111 | — | Non-album single |
| "Bands Up" (featuring Birdman) | 2014 | — | — | — | A Long Story Short |
| "Simple" | 2016 | — | — | — | Misunderstood |
| "Quality" | 2016 | — | — | — | Misunderstood |

### 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" | 2011 | Lil Twist, Lil Za | The Golden Child |
| "Wassup" | 2012 | Jae Millz | The Virgo 4: How Nasty Can He Get |
| "No Lights" | 2012 | 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) | 2014 | — |