Lil Tecca
Lil Tecca (born August 26, 2002 in New York ; real name Tyler-Justin Sharpe ) is an American rapper and singer .
life and career
Sharpe was born on August 26, 2002 and grew up in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York . He later moved with his parents to Hempstead (Five Towns), Long Island , where he still lives today. He is of Jamaican descent.
Sharpe originally pursued a professional NBA career. However, during his school days he lost interest and instead sought a music career. In June 2017 he released the song Tectri on Soundcloud together with Lil Gummybear , which was the first of his publications to receive attention. More singles followed, including Love Me , Did It Again and Molly Girl . The breakthrough came with the release of Ransom in May 2019. In just a few months, it reached over 100 million streaming views on Spotify and in August 2019 the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 . A little later the song also entered the German charts.
Sharpe is particularly characterized by his melodic rap style. His influences include Michael Jackson , Lil Wayne , Meek Mill , Eminem , Lil Durk and Speaker Knockerz.
Discography
Mix tapes
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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 AT
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 CH
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| 2019 | We love you Tecca | - | - | - |
UK15 (11 weeks) UK |
US4 (46 weeks) US |
First published: August 30, 2019
Sales: + 10,000 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2018 | Love Me We Love You Tecca |
- | - | - |
UK66 (2 weeks) UK |
US97  (1 week)US |
First published: November 30, 2018
Sales: + 575,000 |
| 2019 | Ransom We Love You Tecca |
DE44 (9 weeks) DE |
AT39 (9 weeks) AT |
CH15 (19 weeks) CH |
UK7th  (31 weeks)UK |
US4th × 2
(31 weeks)US |
First published: May 22nd, 2019
Sales: + 3,575,000 |
| Did It Again We Love You Tecca |
- | - | - |
UK84 (2 weeks) UK |
US64 (7 weeks) US |
First published: July 24th, 2019
Sales: + 40,000 |
|
| Somebody single track |
- | - | - |
UK75 (3 weeks) UK |
US96 (4 weeks) US |
First published: October 10, 2019
with Internet Money & A Boogie wit da Hoodie |
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| 2020 | IDK |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: February 7, 2020
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||||||
| 2019 | Out of Luck We Love You Tecca |
- | - | - | - |
US80 (1 week) US |
Chart entry: September 14, 2019
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| Shots We Love You Tecca |
- | - | - | - |
US84 (1 week) US |
Chart entry: September 14, 2019
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More singles
| year | Title album |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | My Time single track |
First published: April 6, 2018 |
| Rags to Riches single track |
First published: July 18, 2018 | |
| Count Me Out We Love You Tecca |
First published: September 23, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Molly Girl We Love You Tecca |
First published: July 15, 2019 |
| Bossanova We Love You Tecca |
First published: July 18, 2019 |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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gold1
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3 × platinum3
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245,000 | aria.com.au |
 Belgium (BEA)
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- |
platinum1
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40,000 | ultratop.be |
 Brazil (PMB)
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- |
2 × platinum2
|
80,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
gold1
|
platinum1
|
100,000 | ifpi.dk |
 France (SNEP)
|
gold1
|
- | 100,000 | snepmusique.com |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
gold1
|
- | 25,000 | fimi.it |
 Canada (MC)
|
3 × gold3
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6 × platinum6th
|
600,000 | musiccanada.com |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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- |
platinum1
|
30,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
|
United States (RIAA)
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gold1
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2 × platinum2
|
2,500,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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- |
platinum1
|
600,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
8 × gold8th
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17 × platinum17th
|
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Lil Tecca Wiki Bio 2019: Age, Real Name, Dating, Songs, and More. In: edailybuzz.com. March 24, 2019, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Sheldon Pearce: The Ones: Lil Tecca's “Ransom”. In: Pitchfork . May 23, 2019, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Tecca “Ransom” Lands # 1. In: the360mag.com. July 29, 2019, accessed August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Honey German: Lil Tecca Talks Balancing Music / School, Who's Repping The Youth In Hip-Hop. In: Power 105.1 FM. March 31, 2019, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Tecca. In: rap-trends.com. June 5, 2017, accessed August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Behind The Rise Of Lil Tecca. In: Genius . June 20, 2019, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Xander Zellner: Lil Tecca Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Entry With 'Ran $ om'. In: Billboard . June 12, 2019, accessed August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Daniel Copelston: Lil Tecca 'Ransom' lands # 1 on Spotify US Chart & # 1 on Apple Music Hip Hop Chart. In: withguitars.com. July 29, 2019, accessed August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ Kai Acevedo: The Break Presents: Lil Tecca. In: XXL . July 17, 2019, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lil Tecca |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharpe, Tyler-Justin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 2002 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , NY , United States |