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Kyle
Background information
Birth nameKyle Harvey
Also known as
  • Kyle
  • K.i.D
  • SuperDuperKyle
Born (1993-05-18) May 18, 1993 (age 31)
North Ridge, California, United States
OriginVentura, California, United States
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels

Kyle Harvey (born May 18, 1993), better known by his stage name and mononym Kyle (stylized as KYLE and formerly known as K.i.D) is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. He is signed to Indie-Pop and Atlantic Records.[1] He is best known for his breakout single "iSpy", featuring American rapper Lil Yachty. Kyle's work group, "The SuperDuper Crew" consist of members such as "Brick", "Jesus", and "Max".

Kyle has collaborated with artists such as Kehlani, Lil Yachty, G-Eazy and Chance the Rapper, among others. Some of his popular songs include "iSpy", "Keep It Real", "Doubt It" and "King Wavy", released in 2015 and 2016, respectively.[2][3][4] In 2015, Rolling Stone named him as "one of the ten artists you need to know."[5]

Early life

Kyle Harvey was born in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles but grew up almost two hours away in Ventura, California. He started singing at the age of six and was writing and performing his own songs by elementary school. He attended Ventura High School as a teen. He told Vice that he started rapping when he was about 13 years old.[6]

Career

Kyle started releasing mixtapes under the moniker K.i.D. starting in 2010, and in 2013 released his debut album Beautiful Loser.[7][8]

In October 2015, he released his follow up album Smyle. Kyle's first music video to reach one million views was Keep it Real, which was accomplished later that year.

In December 2016, he released the single "iSpy", featuring Lil Yachty. The song gained widespread recognition for Kyle. The song peaked at number 10 on US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Canadian Hot 100.[9][10]

In February 2017, Kyle signed a deal with Atlantic Records.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[11] 		US
R&B/HH
[12] 		US
Rap
[13]
Beautiful Loser — — —
Smyle
  • Released: October 2, 2015
  • Label: Indie-Pop
  • Format: Digital download
 76 10 7
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[14] 		US R&B/HH
[15] 		US
Rap
[16] 		AUS
[17] 		CAN
[18]
"View from Hollywood" 2013 — — — — — Beautiful Loser
"Just a Picture"[19]
(featuring Kehlani) 		2015 — — — — — Non-album singles
"King Wavy"[20]
(featuring G-Eazy) 		— — — — —
"Doubt It"[21] 2016 — — — — —
"Blame"[22] — — — — —
"iSpy"[23]
(featuring Lil Yachty) 		10
[24]		 6 3 61 21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"I'm a Problem"[26] 2013 Futuristic, Sk4mc Chasing Down a Dream
"Wanna Be Cool"[27] 2015 Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment, Big Sean, Jeremih Surf
"Favorite Colors"[28] 2017 Taylor Bennett, Luke Tennyson Restoration Of An American Idol

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.fashionably-early.com/2017/02/07/kyle-signs-to-atlantic-records/
  2. ^ ""ISpy" - KYLE ft. Lil Yachty". Artistic Manifesto. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kyle and Lil Yachty Ignore the Haters in "iSpy"". XXL. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kyle & Lil Yachty - "iSpy"". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know Now". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  6. ^ "Kyle Is Rapping and Playing It Safe". vice.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ^ https://theekid.bandcamp.com/
  8. ^ "Bout to Blow: 10 Dope New Songs You Should Be Hearing Everywhere Soon". Complex. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Kyle – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Kyle". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Kyle – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kyle". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  11. ^ "Kyle – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Kyle - Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Kyle - Chart history: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Kyle – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Kyle – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Kyle – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  17. ^ "ARIA CHART WATCH #413". auspOp. March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "Kyle – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  19. ^ "Just a Picture (feat. Kehlani) - Single By Kyle on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  20. ^ "King Wavy (feat. G-Eazy) - Single By Kyle on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  21. ^ "Doubt It - Single By Kyle on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  22. ^ "Blame - Single By Kyle on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  23. ^ "iSpy (feat. Lil Yachty) Single By Kyle". iTunes. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  24. ^ Trust, Gary (March 20, 2017). "Ed Sheeran Leads Hot 100 for Eighth Week, KYLE Hits Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  25. ^ "Canadian digital certifications – Kyle – ISpy (Ft. Lil Yachty)". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Chasing Down a Dream by Futuristic on Apple Music - iTunes". Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  27. ^ "Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Wanna Be Cool Feat. Big Sean, Jeremih & Kyle [New Song]". Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  28. ^ https://soundcloud.com/taylorbennetttunes/favorite-colors-feat-kyle-luke
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