Alex Wiley

Alex Wiley
Alex Wiley
Birth name	Alex Wiley
Born	June 5, 1993 (age 31); Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2011-present
Labels	Closed Sessions, The Village

Alex Wiley (born June 5, 1993) is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He released his first album Club Wiley in May 2013, followed by two more albums Village Party and Village Party 2: Heaven's Gates, which reached the iTunes Top 40 Albums.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Musical career

1994-2010: Early life

Alex began interest in music in grade school when he began playing the violin. Soon after, he began making hip hop music. In high school, he joined a record imprint called "The Village" with Kembe X, Monster Mike, Isaiah Rashad, Jean Deaux, Spiff, and The Magician.^[4]

2011-present: Various mixtapes and build on his buzz

In November 2015, Wiley released Village Party 2: Heaven's Gate.The album includes a guest feature from Chance the Rapper and Kembe X. The album received high acclaim, eventually reaching the ranks of a top 40 album on iTunes. Since then, Wiley has also worked with other highly acclaimed artists such as Hoodie Allen, Vic Mensa, and more.

Alex was featured on Chance the Rapper's 2016 album Chance 3 in the song "Grown Ass Kid." However, due to clearance issues and a leaking of the song prior to the album release, the song was not included on Chance's mixtape, Coloring Book.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Can I Borrow a Dollar EP (with Kembe X)	Released: March 3, 2012 Format: Digital Download
one singular flame emoji	Released: March 10, 2015 Format: Digital Download

Mixtapes

Title	Album details
Club Wiley	Released: May 5, 2013 Format: Digital Download
Village Party	Released: June 5, 2014 Format: Digital Download
Village Party 2: Heavens Gate	Released: November 20, 2015 Format: Digital Download
Tangerine Dream	Released: June 12, 2016 Format: Digital Download
Village Party III: Stoner Symphony	Released: January 18, 2017 Format: Digital Download

References

^ "Alex Wiley Bio - Alex Wiley Career". MTV Artists. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Alex Wiley". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "[Interview] The Guru x Alex Wiley - TheHipHopGuru.com". TheHipHopGuru.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[1] "Alex Wiley Bio - Alex Wiley Career". MTV Artists. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[2] "Alex Wiley". Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[3] "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[4] "[Interview] The Guru x Alex Wiley - TheHipHopGuru.com". TheHipHopGuru.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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