

Khalid’s music has always had a very reflective nature growing up, he says his music was an outlet for him to express feelings about constantly uprooting his life and moving around for his mothers’ job.Īccording to USA Today, Khalid’s mother, Linda Wolfe, always dreamed of being a singer. “I’m at the point of understanding that I still know nothing at all on ‘Free Spirit.’ I feel like the music right now that I’m writing is very self-reflective.” Man behind the the music “I was so naive and young when I wrote ‘American Teen.’ I thought I knew everything, but I knew nothing at all,” Khalid told Billboard before the release of his album. On April 5, two months after his 21st birthday, Khalid released his second album, “Free Spirit.” Though the general style of his music in his newest album is very similar to his first, there has been a noticeable shift in the topics he grapples with in his music: he has started to delve into deeper topics such as heartbreak and insecurities, but the notes and beats in his music have stayed constant. The songs featured in this debut album rapidly gained popularity, but it wasn’t until socialite Kylie Jenner posted a video of her dancing to “Location” on Snapchat account that Khalid was propelled head-first into the world of fame.

At just 17 years old, Khalid compiled his first album, “American Teen,” while still in high school. K halid Robinson, known as Khalid in the music industry, has made a name for himself in the last four years as a writer and producer of his original music.
