Kirk Knight

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Kirk Knight in a gig (2016)

Kirk Knight (born November 16, 1995 in New York , New York ; real name : Kirlan Labarrie ), also known under the pseudonyms The Kreeper and Kirk Killa , is an American rapper , music producer and songwriter who worked for the New York independent Label Cinematic Music Group is under contract. He is a member of the hip-hop collective Pro Era (Progressive Era) .

biography

Childhood and youth

Kirlan Labarrie was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York . He attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood .

For Rap Kirlan came in middle school along with his childhood friend Jo-Vaughn Scott aka Joey Badass . At first he was mainly concerned with computer programs for music production in order to provide drum beats , instrumentals and samples for the rap enthusiast Jo-Vaughn . At the age of 16, in addition to producing hip-hop music , Kirlan began rapping himself. Through Jo-Vaughn he met his schoolmates Courtney Everald Dewar Jr. alias Capital STEEZ, Donnovan Malik Blocker alias Dyme-A-Duzin, Jesse Cordasco alias Nyck Caution, Chaine Downer Jr. alias CJ Fly, Powers Pleasant and Dyemond Lewis, who all attended Edward R. Murrow High School , a magnet school focused on music, dance, theater, graphic design, and the arts.

Music career

In addition to his collaboration with the musicians and artists of the Pro Era collective, Kirk Knight has so far collaborated with Mick Jenkins , Thundercat , Isaiah Rashad, Noname Gypsy and THEMPeople, as well as with the befriended hip-hop groups The Underachievers and Flatbush Zombies .

Music genre

Kirk Knight sees himself as an artist of various genres , including hip-hop , electro , contemporary R&B, and jazz . He counts J Dilla , Madlib , Kanye West and The Notorious BIG among his favorite artists and influences.

Discography

Studio albums

  • IIWII (2018)
  • Late Knight Special (2015)

Collaboration mix tapes

  • Pro Era: The Secc $ Tap.e (2012)
  • Pro Era: Peep The Aprocalypse (2012)
  • Pro Era: The Shift (2014)

Singles

  • 2013: "Early Morning Hiatus"
  • 2014: "Extortion" (with Dyemond Lewis)
  • 2015: "Good Knight" (featuring Joey Badass , Flatbush Zombies and Dizzy Wright)
  • 2015: "Knight Time"
  • 2015: "Brokeland"

Participation as a guest musician

Participation as interpreter and producer

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kirk Knight: Kreep on Instagram . Instagram . 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 29, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.instagram.com
  2. ↑ a b c d e Kirk Knight . CMG . 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  3. ^ A b c Romy Byrne: The Evolution of Kirk Knight . Interview . September 21, 2015. Accessed March 29, 2016.
  4. ^ A b Daniel Isenberg: Who Is Joey Badass? . Complex . May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kirk Knight Info . Facebook . 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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personal data
SURNAME Kirk Knight
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Labarrie, Kirlan (real name); The Kreeper (alternative alias); Kirk Killa (alternative alias)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American hip hop musician and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , NY , USA