Lil Tecca
Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe, born August
26, 2002, is an American musician and singer. He gained mainstream recognition
after the release of his 2019 hit single "Ransom", which was a top 4
hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was featured on his debut mixtape We
Love You Tecca (2019) which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200. The
mixtape also featured the singles "Love Me", "Did It Again"
and "Did It Again". The album he released as his debut studio
album"Virgo World" (2020) was released at #10 on the Billboard 200
and included the Billboard Hot 100 charting songs "Dolly" as well as
"When You Down". His second mixtape "We Love You Tecca 2"
was released in August 2021. It featured "Repeat It" and "Lot of
Me". Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe is an Jamaican immigrant, was born in
Queens on August 26, 2002. Sharpe was born in Queens in Springfield Gardens.
However, Sharpe eventually moved to Cedarhurst in Long Island. Since his early
years, Sharpe had aspirations of playing in the NBA however, after 12 years of
age, he turned his attention towards pursuing a career in music. He attended
Lawrence High School. Tecca at the age of nine at the at the time, was rapping
with his friends using his Xbox to record. They would occasionally make a
mockery of each other. One was uploaded to SoundCloud several years ago,
however it was removed. He initially had no plans to pursue a music career
however, he had a dream of becoming a NBA star. However, in middle school, he
resigned himself to basketball and was contemplating taking the music
seriously. The first track that gained some popularity, "Tectri", was
created by him and his friend, Lil Gummybear, and was released in early 2017.
The other tracks he has released comprise "Callin" and "Tectri".
The following year Tecca's career started to gain momentum by releasing his
smash single "Ransom" The track was originally released on Cole
Bennett's Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel on May 22 the 22nd of May, 2019. The
song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has received over
990 million views on Spotify and more than 300 million views on YouTube.
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