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Lil Skies
Birth nameKimetrius Foose
Also known as
  • Lil Skies
Born (1998-08-04) August 4, 1998 (age 25)
Chambersburg, PA, U.S.
OriginWaynesboro, Pennsylvania
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Website

Kimetrius Foose (born August 4, 1998), known professionally as Lil Skies, is an American rapper from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania currently signed to All We Got Entertainment through Atlantic Records. His two top singles have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100: "Nowadays" (#55) and "Red Roses" (#67). His major label debut mixtape, Life of a Dark Rose, was released on January 10, 2018 and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Early life

Foose was born August 4, 1998 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to multiracial parents.[1][2] Foose began writing songs at age 4. He was introduced to music by his father, Michael Burton, Jr., a fellow hip hop artist known professionally as "Dark Skies." Foose's stage name is a play on his father's.[3][4] Foose and his family moved to Waynesboro, Pennsylvania when he was in third grade.[2] When he was 11, his father was injured in a workplace chemical explosion at the Rust-Oleum plant near Williamsport, Maryland. The two would write an album, Father-Son Talk, discussing the recovery process.[5] Foose graduated from Waynesboro Area Senior High School in 2016[6] and briefly attended Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to focus on his rap career.[1]

Career

In October 2016, Foose opened for Fetty Wap at Shippensburg University[4] and later released his first mixtape, Alone, in January 2017.[7] In July 2017, he released two songs, "Red Roses" featuring Landon Cube[8] and "Off The Goop" featuring Sprite Lee.[9] He would later release other songs that year, including "Rude" and "Signs of Jealousy."[10]

Foose's repertoire of singles caught the attention of Atlantic Records who partnered with his own label, All We Got.[1][11] He released his first major label mixtape, Life of a Dark Rose, on January 10, 2018.[12] The album debuted at #23[13] on the Billboard 200 chart and went on to peak at #10.[14] The songs "Nowadays" and "Red Roses" (both featuring Landon Cube) debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 list at #85 and #98 respectively[15] and have since peaked at #55 and #69 (also respectively).[16] He also toured nationally with Lil Uzi Vert in 2017.[12]

Discography

Albums

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[17] 		US
R&B/HH
[18] 		US
Rap
[19] 		CAN
[20]
Good Grades.Bad Habits 2 — — — —
Alone — — — —
Life of a Dark Rose ADD ME ON SNAP : KASSANDRA210
  • Released: January 10, 2018
  • Label: All We Got
  • Format: CD, digital download
 10 6 5 17

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[21] 		US
R&B
/HH
[22] 		US
Rap
[23] 		CAN
[24]
"Red Roses"
(featuring Landon Cube) 		2017 69 28 24 91 Life of a Dark Rose
"Nowadays"
(featuring Landon Cube) 		55 22 20 63

Music videos

Year Title Director Artist(s)
2016 Da Sauce[25] Nicholas Jandora
2017 Some Way[26]
Rude[27]
Signs Of Jealousy[28]
Fake[29] Burkyfilms
Red Roses[30] Cole Bennett With Landon Cube
Nowadays[31]
Lonely[32] With Yung Bans
2018 Lettuce Sandwich[33] Nicholas Jandora
Lavagirl[34] With Sprite Lee
Welcome To The Rodeo[35] Cole Bennett

References

  1. ^ a b c Mench, Chris (December 5, 2017). "From Waynesboro To The Web: Lil Skies Is On The Verge Of Breaking Out". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Adams, Joi S. (April 1, 2017). "New TSP Artist Alert: Lil Skies Releases Video For "Some Way"". The Stokey Project. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Liam (September 5, 2017). "Going Up w/ Lil Skies". Elevator Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b Bonura, Denise (October 20, 2016). "Reaching for the stars: Lil Skies to open for Fetty Wap". Shippensburg News Chronicle. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Bonura, Denise (March 28, 2014). "Michael Burton Jr. of Waynesboro emerges stronger after suffering third-degree burns in Rust-Oleum chemical…". The Record Herald. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Waynesboro Area Senior High School Class of 2016". The Record Herald. May 27, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Jackson, Shawn (January 25, 2017). "Lil Skies Drops 'Alone' An AyRap Delicacy". Drill Kings. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Jackson, Shawn (July 24, 2017). "Lil Skies Teams Up With Landon Cube For 'Red Roses'". Drill Kings. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Hef, Hollywood (July 17, 2017). "Lil Skies & Sprite Lee unleash catchy new jam "Off The Goop"". Elevator Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  10. ^ Ortiz, Edwin (November 14, 2017). "Premiere: Lil Skies Stunts in "Signs of Jealousy" Video". Complex. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. ^ Thomas, Fred (December 2017). "Artist Biography by Fred Thomas". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Coleman II, C. Vernon (January 10, 2018). "Lil Skies Releases 'Life of a Dark Rose' Mixtape". XXL. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Zellner, Xander (January 17, 2018). "Lil Skies Makes Billboard Hot 100 Debut With 'Nowadays' & 'Red Roses'". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Billboard 200 - The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  15. ^ Williams, Aaron (January 17, 2018). "Lil Skies Is Already Charting And Showing All The Signs Of A Star In The Making". Uproxx. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  16. ^ "The Hot 100 - The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  17. ^ "Lil Skies – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  18. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Lil Skies – Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  20. ^ "Lil Skies – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  21. ^ "Lil Skies – Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  22. ^ "Lil Skies – Chart history (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  23. ^ Peaks on the Rap Songs chart:
  24. ^ "Lil Skies – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  25. ^ Lil Skies (2016-03-25), Lil Skies "DA SAUCE", retrieved 2018-03-02
  26. ^ Lil Skies (2017-04-18), LIL SKIES - SOME WAY (OFFICIAL VIDEO), retrieved 2018-03-02
  27. ^ ELEVATOR (2017-07-11), Lil Skies - Rude (Official Music Video), retrieved 2018-03-02
  28. ^ Lil Skies (2017-11-14), LIL SKIES - Signs Of Jealousy (prod. @menohbeats) [Official Video], retrieved 2018-03-02
  29. ^ vx burky (2017-01-25), Lil Skies - Fake (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), retrieved 2018-03-02
  30. ^ LIL SKIES (2017-10-18), Lil Skies - Red Roses ft. Landon Cube (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_), retrieved 2018-02-12
  31. ^ LIL SKIES (2017-12-17), Lil Skies - Nowadays ft. Landon Cube (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_), retrieved 2018-02-12
  32. ^ Cole Bennett (2017-12-26), Yung Bans - Lonely ft. Lil Skies (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_), retrieved 2018-03-02
  33. ^ Jandora Media (2018-02-01), LIL SKIES - LETTUCE SANDWICH [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Dir. by @NicholasJandora), retrieved 2018-03-02
  34. ^ Jandora Media (2018-01-04), SPRITE LEE - LAVAGIRL ft. LIL SKIES (Dir. by @NicholasJandora), retrieved 2018-04-13
  35. ^ Cole Bennett (2018-03-29), Lil Skies - Welcome To The Rodeo (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_), retrieved 2018-04-13
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