Khalil

Who is Khalil?

Khalil Amir Sharief, known by his first name Khalil, is an American Contemporary R&B singer from Sacramento, California.

Gaining fame online, in 2008, he worked under the auspices of L.A. Reid to record some materials in Atlanta. 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 "[s]eiz[e] 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 three 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. As of early 2014, Khalil's most popular YouTube/VEVO video is "Hey Lil Mama", released in early 2011.