Khalid Donnel Robinson formally known as Khalid was born in Georgia. As he grew up, he lived in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Watertown, New York. He even spent six years in Germany due to his mother’s career in the military. Now Khalid calls El Paso Texas home. Khalid is the hot new R&B artist and rightfully so with his soulful “Young Dumb and Broke” ballad that has been the rave in 2017 and on going into 2018.

“Location” released in July 2016 was Khalid’s debut single and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. His debut album “American Teen” was released on March 3rd 2017 and with that he released his second single off that album “Young Dumb and Broke”.

“Young Dumb and Broke” is Khalid’s first single to top the number one spot in U.S. R&R and New Zealand’s charts. Khalid was also the most searched artist of 2017 according to Bandsintown. Khalid’s song “The Ways” featuring Swae Lee was featured in the Marvel movie “Black Panther”

“From beginning to end, it’s the story of your average teenager going through a typical day in high school,” he explains. “In this day and age, young people face a lot of hardships, whether they’re mental problems, relationship problems, or problems with simply facing reality. I wanted to address that in a language someone younger than me can relate to, but that can also translate to somebody a bit older. High school was the same situation every day, but with a slightly different story.”

“It’s my own homecoming pre-graduation song,” he says. “It’s all about being an American teen. You get a visual of seeing your friends passed out in an Uber ride. You’re never going to experience your senior year of high school more than once—at least you shouldn’t,” he laughs.

“This is the post-graduation track,” he explains. “I never imagined I’d be where I am. I thought I would become a music teacher. I couldn’t even dream I’d be an artist. It’s got this sense of manifestation, which I’m a strong believer in.”

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