Lil Skies

Lil Skies
Lil Skies performing live in May 2018
Background information
Birth name Kimetrius Foose
Also known as
  • Lil Skies
Born (1998-08-04) August 4, 1998
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website

Kimetrius Foose (born August 4, 1998), known professionally as Lil Skies, is an American rapper from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania currently signed to All We Got Entertainment through Atlantic Records. His two top singles have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100: "Nowadays" (#55) and "Red Roses" (#69). His major label debut mixtape, Life of a Dark Rose, was released on January 10, 2018 and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Early life

Foose was born August 4, 1998 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to multiracial parents.[1][2] Foose began writing songs at age 4. He was introduced to music by his father, Michael Burton, Jr., a fellow hip hop artist known professionally as "Dark Skies." Foose's stage name is a play on his father's.[3][4] Foose and his family moved to Waynesboro, Pennsylvania when he was in third grade.[2]

When he was 11, his father was injured in a workplace chemical explosion at the Rust-Oleum plant near Williamsport, Maryland. The two would write an album, Father-Son Talk, discussing the recovery process.[5] Foose graduated from Waynesboro Area Senior High School in 2016[6] and briefly attended Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to focus on his rap career.[1]

Career

In October 2016, Foose opened for Fetty Wap at Shippensburg University[4] and later released his first mixtape, Alone, in January 2017.[7] In July 2017, he released two songs, "Red Roses" featuring Landon Cube[8] and "Off The Goop" featuring Sprite Lee.[9] He would later release other songs that year, including "Rude" and "Signs of Jealousy."[10]

Foose's repertoire of singles caught the attention of Atlantic Records who partnered with his own label, All We Got.[1][11] He released his first major label mixtape, Life of a Dark Rose, on January 10, 2018.[12] The album debuted at #23[13] on the Billboard 200 chart and went on to peak at #10.[14] The songs "Nowadays" and "Red Roses" (both featuring Landon Cube) debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 list at #85 and #98 respectively[15] and have since peaked at #55 and #69 (also respectively).[16] He also toured nationally with Lil Uzi Vert in 2017 and began his "Life of a Dark Rose" tour in 2018, but had to end the tour short due to illness.[12]

On May 4, 2018, "Lust" from Life of a Dark Rose was released as the third official single from the album, peaking at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified Gold by the RIAA.[17] On May 31, he released "I Know You" featuring Yung Pinch which peaked at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.[18]

Discography

Albums

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[19]		 US
R&B/HH
[20]		 US
Rap
[21]		 AUS
[22]		 CAN
[23]
Good Grades.Bad Habits 2 —————
Alone
  • Released: January 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
Life of a Dark Rose
  • Released: January 10, 2018
  • Label: All We Got, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital download
 10659217

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[24]		 US
R&B
/HH
[25]		 US
Rap
[26]		 CAN
[27]
"Red Roses"
(featuring Landon Cube)		 2017 69282476 Life of a Dark Rose
"Nowadays"
(featuring Landon Cube)		 55222063
"Lust" 2018 8747——
"I Know You"
(featuring Yung Pinch)		 7945—94 Non-album singles
"Creeping"
(featuring Rich the Kid)		 —[upper-alpha 1]44—93

Notes

  1. ↑ "Creeping" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[29]
List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Off the Gas"
(6 Dogs featuring Lil Skies)		 2018 N/A

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Bub.
[30]
"Welcome to the Rodeo" 2018 20 Life of a Dark Rose

Music videos

Year Title Director Artist(s)
2016 "Da Sauce"[31] Nicholas Jandora N/A
2017 "Some Way"[32]
"Rude"
"Signs of Jealousy"
"Fake"
"Red Roses" Cole Bennett With Landon Cube
"Nowadays"
"Lonely" With Yung Bans
2018 "Lettuce Sandwich"[33] Nicholas Jandora N/A
"Lavagirl"[34]
"Welcome to the Rodeo"[35] Cole Bennett
"Lust" Nicholas Jandora
"I Know You" With Yung Pinch

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mench, Chris (December 5, 2017). "From Waynesboro To The Web: Lil Skies Is On The Verge Of Breaking Out". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Adams, Joi S. (April 1, 2017). "New TSP Artist Alert: Lil Skies Releases Video For "Some Way"". The Stokey Project. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ McCarthy, Liam (September 5, 2017). "Going Up w/ Lil Skies". Elevator Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Bonura, Denise (October 20, 2016). "Reaching for the stars: Lil Skies to open for Fetty Wap". Shippensburg News Chronicle. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bonura, Denise (March 28, 2014). "Michael Burton Jr. of Waynesboro emerges stronger after suffering third-degree burns in Rust-Oleum chemical…". The Record Herald. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Waynesboro Area Senior High School Class of 2016". The Record Herald. May 27, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jackson, Shawn (January 25, 2017). "Lil Skies Drops 'Alone' An AyRap Delicacy". Drill Kings. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Jackson, Shawn (July 24, 2017). "Lil Skies Teams Up With Landon Cube For 'Red Roses'". Drill Kings. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Hef, Hollywood (July 17, 2017). "Lil Skies & Sprite Lee unleash catchy new jam "Off The Goop"". Elevator Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (November 14, 2017). "Premiere: Lil Skies Stunts in "Signs of Jealousy" Video". Complex. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Fred (December 2017). "Artist Biography by Fred Thomas". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  12. 1 2 Coleman II, C. Vernon (January 10, 2018). "Lil Skies Releases 'Life of a Dark Rose' Mixtape". XXL. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ Zellner, Xander (January 17, 2018). "Lil Skies Makes Billboard Hot 100 Debut With 'Nowadays' & 'Red Roses'". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Billboard 200 - The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ Williams, Aaron (January 17, 2018). "Lil Skies Is Already Charting And Showing All The Signs Of A Star In The Making". Uproxx. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "The Hot 100 - The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Lil Skies' 'Lust' Continues a Tradition of Animated Hip-Hop Videos: Here Are 15 of the Best". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  18. ↑ "Lil Skies Drops Frenetic "I Know You" Video f/ Yung Pinch". Complex. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  19. ↑ "Lil Skies – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Lil Skies – Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #485". auspOp. August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Lil Skies – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lil Skies – Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
    • "Lust": "Billboard Hot 100: June 9, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    • "I Know You": "Billboard Hot 100: July 7, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Lil Skies – Chart history (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
    • "Lust": "Lil Skies – Chart history (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
    • "I Know You": "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: June 23, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
    • "Creeping": "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: August 4, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  26. ↑ Peaks on the Rap Songs chart:
    • "Red Roses": "Hot Rap Songs – The Week of April 7, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
    • "Nowadays": "Hot Rap Songs – The Week of January 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Lil Skies – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
    • "I Know You": "Canadian Hot 100: June 30, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
    • "Creeping": "Canadian Hot 100: August 4, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  28. 1 2 3 "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  29. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: August 4, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Poo Bear & Justin Bieber, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Skies, Jon Pardi Score Debuts On Bubbling Under Hot 100". Headline Pranet. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  31. ↑ Lil Skies (2016-03-25), Lil Skies "DA SAUCE"
  32. ↑ Lil Skies (2017-04-18), LIL SKIES - SOME WAY (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
  33. ↑ Jandora Media, LIL SKIES - LETTUCE SANDWICH [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Dir. by @NicholasJandora)
  34. ↑ Jandora Media, SPRITE LEE - LAVAGIRL ft. LIL SKIES (Dir. by @NicholasJandora)
  35. ↑ Cole Bennett, Lil Skies - Welcome To The Rodeo (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_)
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