Aminé (rapper)

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Aminé
Birth name Adam Aminé Daniel
Also known as Aminé
Born (1994-04-18) April 18, 1994
Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Years active 2014–present
Labels Republic
Website heyamine.com

Adam Aminé Daniel (born April 18, 1994), professionally known as Aminé, is an American hip hop recording artist from Portland, Oregon. He released his debut single, "Caroline", which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Early life

The son of Ethiopian immigrants,[2] his rap career began to come to fruition accidentally when he would make diss tracks about rival high schools, Grant High School and Lincoln High School.[2] He wanted to play basketball growing up, but was cut from his high school basketball team freshman and sophomore year.

Extended family includes other noted public figures including Addey Kifle, KIPP Wisdom Academy Rookie of the Year 2015-2016.

Career

Aminé released his debut mixtape, "Odyssey To Me" on January 17, 2014.

Anime later released his debut EP, "En Vogue", on September 4, 2014.

He released his sophomore mixtape, "Calling Brío", on August 31, 2015.

Aminé later signed a record deal with Republic Records in early 2016.

He released his debut single, "Caroline", on March 9, 2016.

He also released his music video for "Caroline" on June 1, 2016, through his Vevo account. Aminé, himself, directed the video. As of November 11, 2016, the video has been viewed over 40 million times.[3]

Aminé released his second single, "Baba", on November 4, 2016.

Discography

EPs

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
En Vogue EP

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Odyssey To Me
  • Released: January 17, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Calling Brío
  • Released: August 31, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with showing year released, peak chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[4]		 US
R&B
HH
[5]		 US Rap
[6]		 CAN
[7]		 NZ
[8]
"Caroline" 2016 12 5 4 33 16 TBA
"Baba" — — — — —

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Other artist(s) Director(s) Ref.
"Caroline" 2016 None Adam Daniel [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Aminé (Billboard)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Singer, Matthew (22 March 2016). "Introducing: Aminé". Willamette Week. Mark Zusman. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ↑ AmineVEVO (1 June 2016). "Aminé - Caroline" – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Aminé – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Aminé – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Aminé – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Aminé – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Caroline - Aminé—Youtube". YouTube. June 1, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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