Khalil Amir Sharieff (born November 22, 1994)[1] 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.
[3] He was signed the same year to Def Jam Recordings,[1] 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.
[6] Khalil is featured on all of his songs on Lil Twist's mixtape The Golden Child hosted by DJ Ill Will.
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.