| GoldLink Kurzinfo | |
|---|---|
| Höhe | 5 Fuß 9 Zoll |
| Gewicht | 71 kg |
| Geburtsdatum | 17. Mai 1993 |
| Sternzeichen | Stier |
| Augenfarbe | Dunkelbraun |
GoldLink ist ein US-amerikanischer Rapper, der vor allem für sein Debüt-Studioalbum At What Cost bekannt ist , das am 24. März 2017 unter RCA Records veröffentlicht wurde und in diesem Jahr den 127. Platz in der Billboard US 200-Liste erreichte. Auf dem Album waren Auftritte von Künstlern wie Kaytranada, Mýa, Ciscero, Kokayi, Wale, Shy Glizzy, Steve Lacy, Jazmine Sullivan, Hare Squead, April George, Lil Dude und Radiant Children zu sehen . Die Lead-Single seines Albums mit dem Titel Crew schaffte es, die Nummer 45 auf dem US Billboard zu erreichenHot 100 Chart und wurde seine Single mit den höchsten Charts in den Vereinigten Staaten. Dies brachte GoldLink auch seine 1. Grammy Award-Nominierung für „Best Rap / Sung Performance“ bei den 60. jährlichen Grammy Awards im Januar 2018 ein. Seinem Debütalbum gingen zwei Mixtapes voraus, von denen das erste The God Complex war , das am 22. Juli 2014 debütierte , unter dem Label Squaaash Club , aber es war anfangs nicht prominent.
Sein zweites Mixtape And After, We Didn't Talk , das am 8. November 2015 unter dem Plattenlabel Soulection veröffentlicht wurde, erreichte die Nummer 21 der US Billboard R & B / Hip Hop-Charts. 2018 wurde GoldLink für einen BET Award als „Best New Artist“ und einen iHeartRadio Music Award als „Best New Hip-Hop Artist“ nominiert. Am 7. Juni 2018 wurde er auf dem Song Like I Do aus dem 8. Studioalbum der Sängerin Christina Aguilera mit dem Titel Liberation vorgestellt. Dies brachte ihm eine 2. Grammy Award-Nominierung in der Kategorie „Best Rap / Sung Performance“ ein. Als Ergebnis seiner erfolgreichen musikalischen Karriere hat GoldLink eine große Fangemeinde mit mehr als 500.000 Followern auf Instagram, mehr als 100.000 Followern auf Facebook, mehr als 100.000 Followern auf Twitter und über 4 Millionen monatlichen Hörern auf seinem Spotify-Konto aufgebaut.
Geborener Name
D'Anthony Carlos
Spitzname
GoldLink, D.
Sonnenzeichen
Stier
Geburtsort
Washington, DC, Vereinigte Staaten
Staatsangehörigkeit
Bildung
GoldLink besuchte die Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Virginia, USA und absolvierte sie später .
Besetzung
Rapper
Familie
- Vater - David (Park- und Freizeitarbeiter)
- Mutter - Unbekannt (Anwaltskanzlei Sekretärin)
Manager
GoldLink wird vertreten durch -
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (Talent Agent) in den USA und Kanada
- William Morris Endeavour (WME) Unterhaltung (Talent Agent) in Europa, dem Nahen Osten, Afrika, Asien und Australien
- Equative Thinking Management (EQT) (Manager) in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA, und New York City, New York, USA
Genre
Hip Hop, alternativer Hip Hop, Electronica, R & B.
Instrumente
Gesang
Etiketten
- RCA-Aufzeichnungen
- Soulection
- Squaaash Club
Bauen
Schlank
Höhe
175 cm
Gewicht
71 kg oder 156,5 lbs
Freundin / Ehepartner
GoldLink hat datiert -
- Justine Skye (2019) – In January 2019, after the release of his single titled Justine’s Interlude, rumors sparked that GoldLink and singer Justine Skye were dating. In mid-January, just a few days after the release of the track, Justine posted a video of the two together and officially confirmed their relationship. The speculations began because Justine opened up about domestic abuse in her past relationships in an interview. GoldLink’s lyrics seemed to match the story, and the song heavily implicated an artist from Harlem, which matched a rapper, Sheck Wes. In February 2019, in a tweet, Justine confirmed it was Sheck who abused her, but he claimed he never hit or beat a woman in his life. The relationship fizzled out with time.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
He is of African-American descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Short afro haircut
- Fuller Lips
Best Known For
- His debut studio album At What Cost (2017), and 2 notable mixtapes – The God Complex (2014), and And After That, We Didn’t Talk (2015)
- Collaborating with well know singers, musicians, and rappers such as Marsha Ambrosius, Shy Glizzy, Brent Faiyaz, April George, Jazmine Sullivan, Kaytranada, Miguel, Desiigner, Silk City, BMB Spacekid, Christian Rich, George Maple, Niia, Christina Aguilera, and others
First Album
GoldLink released his debut studio album entitled At What Cost on March 24, 2017, under the RCA Records label. It consisted of 14 tracks, out of which Crew, Meditation, Hands On Your Knees, Same Clothes As Yesterday, Roll Call, and Summatime were the most prominent. The album peaked at number 127 on Billboard US 200 chart, while the album’s lead single, Crew, peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
First TV Show
GoldLink made his first TV show appearance as a musical guest in an episode titled Miranda Cosgrove/Goldlink/Aldis Hodge of the comedy talk-show Last Call with Carson Daly in 2016.
GoldLink Favorite Things
- Sport – Soccer
- Soccer Club – D.C. United
- Soccer Player – Wayne Rooney
GoldLink Facts
- He moved from Washington, D.C., to Bowie, Maryland in his youth with his mother, after his parents separated.
- He initially performed under his birth name, D’Anthony Carlos.
- Music was a hobby for GoldLink in the beginning, and he started by recording tracks in a studio named Indie Media Lab in Falls Church, Virginia.
- When he was 19, GoldLink took part in a community program titled The Movement in Northern Virginia, which encouraged young people to act on their creativity.
- In an early career interview, he stated that he doesn’t want to be the “next Malcolm X” or any well-known African-American person.
- GoldLink claimed that he always strived to be his own God, and as God-like as possible, which meant he acknowledged he was far from perfect, but tried his best anyway.
- He is a huge fan of go-go nightclubs from an early age. He went to his 1st nightclub, named Stadium, at the 6th grade in the early 2000s.
- His family and close friends call him “D”.
- He once bought a large motorcycle mid-tour. Because he had problems storing it on the tour bus, he had to buy an electric skateboard as a replacement.
- He took the stage name GoldLink in 2013 after he created a SoundCloud page and released a few free tracks to a limited audience.
- GoldLink began working with Rick Rubin, a well-known music producer in 2015. Shortly after, in November of that year, he released his 2nd mixtape, And After That, We Didn’t Talk.
- GoldLink called his type of music “future bounce,“, as it featured a combination of house, R&B, club music, and a futuristic sound that he invented himself.
- A well-known American hip hop magazine, XXL, named him one of the “2015 Freshman Class.”
- His earliest memory of hip hop music is Andre 3000‘s track Hey Ya, released in 2003.
- GoldLink said that for him, the best way to listen to music was with the best speakers possible, but also completely alone or with no one talking.
- While he admitted luck, timing, and the right opportunity were responsible for his success after releasing music on SoundCloud, he also said that if the music wasn’t good, the interest would quickly wear off.
- He appeared at the Red Bull Sound Select Presents: 3 Days in Miami event on February 23, 2017. GoldLink performed alongside artists like Angel Olsen, Brika, Kelela, Charlotte Day Wilson, and Bernice.
- The single Crew from his debut studio album At What Cost (2017) reached a 3-times certified ‘Platinum’ status by the RIAA on February 6, 2019, which meant he sold more than 3 million copies.
Ausgewähltes Bild von GoldLink / Instagram
