He burst onto the music scene with his first single 'Location', which received great critical acclaim and praised for his soulful, gentle and mellifluous voice perfectly suitable for a retro soul. Watch for yourself and tell me I ain't right. Khalid Robinson is American singer/songwriter from El Paso, Texas. Then boom, all the sudden, the scene switches to him driving through the city, probably for the best pussy the world has seen since Vietnam. Homie is out in the desert asking for that location real quick even though he probably doesn't have service IRL. His vibrato slides vulnerably throughout his tone & his slight rasp is incredibly sensual laid over the playful latin-xylophoney-sounding-beat.

The first frame comes into focus and you're almost positive you're watching Quentin Tarantino's version of the Hangover Pt 3: Desert Shit. His vocals hit and you aren't quite sure if he's even opening his mouth to sing, but it sounds so fucking pleasing to your ears. Khalid’s “Location” hit #1 at Urban radio, #3 at Rhythm radio, and peaked at #23 on Top 40 radio, and his latest, “Young Dumb & Broke” is currently #29 on Top 40 and #4 at Rhythm radio.Khalid – the 18 years young artist out of El Paso, Texas – has released a real dope video for his cut, 'Location' produced by Syk Sense and Tunji Ige, with additional production by Smash David, and mixed by Tiggi. He was nominated for a 2017 BET Award for Best New Artist, a Teen Choice Award for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song for “Location”, and he recently won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. This summer, Khalid was the face of Forever 21’s Summer Digital Campaign, #F21xMusic, Men’s Line, and was named MTV Push: Artist to Watch for the month of July. Khalid has over one billion streams worldwide across all partners, and he is one of two solo teenagers to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 in the last 12 months. He has also been featured on a number of collaborative songs including mega hits “1-80” with Logic and Alessia Cara, and “Silence” with Marshmello. In addition to his own headlining tours, Khalid has toured with the likes of Lorde and Travis Scott. and select European cities where he sold-out every single date before the album was even released. Additionally, Khalid embarked on his first-ever headlining tour in both the U.S. Khalid has also performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, The Late Late Show With James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Today Show, and at this year’s SXSW where he won MTV’s Woodie To Watch Award. Billboard stated, “…effortlessly excellent…the kid is still so young, but this body of work is beyond his years”.

Khalid’s debut album, American Teen, has received mass critical acclaim with praise from The New York Times, TIME Magazine, Billboard, NYLON, and many more. Khalid released “Location” before his high school graduation and it garnered over 1.52 million plays in less than two months, which led to his major label deal with Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records.

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