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'''Makonnen Kamali Sheran'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-daily.com/news/grand-jury-increases-charges-against-teen/article_f97d6b95-d526-5e7f-ba46-5b3ea7ddfcfe.html |title=Grand jury increases charges against teen |website=News-daily.com |date=July 10, 2008 |access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref> (born April 12, 1989), better known by his stage name '''iLoveMakonnen''' (often stylized as '''ILOVEMAKONNEN'''), is an American former rapper and singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wweek.com/music/2017/02/07/ilovemakonnen-moved-to-portland-no-for-real/ |title=ILOVEMAKONNEN Moved To Portland. No, For Real. |work=Willamette Week |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=March 4, 2017}}</ref> He is best known for his 2014 single "[[Tuesday (iLoveMakonnen song)|Tuesday]]", which initially gained recognition following its remix with Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. After its release in August of that year, he signed with Drake's record label [[OVO Sound]], an imprint of [[Warner Records]] that same month; the song was re-released by the label shortly after and subsequently peaked at number 12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "Tuesday" also received a nomination [[Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]], and served as the lead single for his likewise re-issued [[ILoveMakonnen (EP)|self-titled debut extended play]] (2014), which moderately entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. He parted ways with OVO in 2016, and his following releases have failed to chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=iLoveMakonnen's Best songs|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/makonnen/songs/popular|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|date=May 23, 2016 }}</ref>

Makonnen Kamali Sheran was born on April 12, 1989,<ref>{{cite web|author=iLoveMakonnen |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ilovemakonnen-mn0003322275 |title=iLoveMakonnen &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links |work=AllMusic |date=April 12, 1989 |access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> in [[South Los Angeles]], California,<ref name=xxl1>{{cite web|last1=Diep|first1=Eric|title=The Come Up: iLoveMakonnen (page 2)|date=August 28, 2014 |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/2014/08/the-come-up-ilovemakonnen/2/|publisher=XXL|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> and was named after [[Makonnen Wolde Mikael]], father of RasTafari TeferiMakonnen who was later crowned as Ethiopian Emperor [[Haile Selassie I]]. His father is a first generation [[Immigration to the United States|immigrant]] from [[Belizean-American|Belize]] who worked as an electrician and his mother was a nail instructor who worked in the beauty business for over 30 years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_au/article/ywb7vv/makonnen-still-loves-you|title=Makonnen Still Loves You|date=November 21, 2017|work=Noisey|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=en-au}}</ref> In an interview, he described himself as [[mixed race|mixed]] with African American, Indian, Irish, Belgian, German and Chinese heritage.<ref name=vice2>{{cite web|last1=Friedman|first1=Skinny|title=EVERYBODY LOVES MAKONNEN|date=July 11, 2014 |url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/makonnen-interview-2014|publisher=Vice|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>

After a period under house arrest following the fatal accidental shooting of a friend,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/i-love-makonnen/id485530148|title = Itunes biography|access-date = November 10, 2014|DUPLICATE_publisher = iTunes Store|publisher = Apple}}</ref> he enrolled in a [[cosmetology]] school and became a part of a group called Phantom Posse.<ref name="bf1" /><ref>{{cite news| author = Skinny Friedman| title =Everybody Loves Makonnen| quote =I was on house arrest and was going to cosmetology school. I was hanging around a whole bunch of girls, learning how to do hair and shit. | newspaper =[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey]]| date = July 11, 2014| url =http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/makonnen-interview-2014| access-date = March 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author =Benjy Hansen-Bundy| title =ILoveMakonnen on Becoming Famous Overnight| quote =He sings, he makes videos, he plays piano, and he's...a licensed cosmetologist.| newspaper =[[GQ]]| date = February 2015| url =https://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201502/ilovemakonnen| access-date =March 21, 2015}}</ref> In January 2012, Makonnen met Atlanta producer [[Mike Will Made It]] and formed a brief professional relationship with him. However, because of Mike Will's busy schedule, the two were not able to meet often, and soon were separated from each other.<ref name="vice2" />

=== 2016–present2016–2024: Departure from OVO Sound and Retirement from Music ===

In the late summer of 2017, Makonnen collaborated on an album with [[Lil Peep]] in London. The album was scrapped after Makonnen leaked it online in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=310941|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill – PEEP THIS|work=HITS Daily Double|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> On August 17, 2018, Makonnen announced a single he co-wrote titled "[[Falling Down (Lil Peep and XXXTentacion song)|Falling Down]]", a reworking of "[[Falling Down (Lil Peep and XXXTentacion song)#"Sunlight on Your Skin"|Sunlight On Your Skin]]" that he recorded with Peep during the sessions in London. The new version features since deceased rapper [[XXXTentacion]], who recorded his verses following Peep's death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/08/ilovemakonnen-says-lil-peep-and-xxxtentacion-collaboration-is-coming|title=iLoveMakonnen Says a Lil Peep and XXXTentacion Collaboration Is Coming|work=Complex|access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref> The single was officially released on September 19, 2018.<ref name="fallingdown">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/new-song-from-lil-peep-and-xxxtentacion-to-be-released-tomorrow/|title=New Song From Lil Peep and XXXTentacion to Be Released Tomorrow|work=Pitchfork|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> The original "Sunlight On Your Skin" version was released on September 27, 2018. On September 5, 2024, he announced his retirement from the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/09/27/sunlight-on-your-skin-lil-peep-ilovemakonnen|title=Listen to 'Sunlight On Your Skin' by Lil Peep and iLoveMakonnen|work=The Fader|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

On January 20, 2017, via Twitter, Makonnen [[came out]] as gay.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 29, 2010 |title=Oceanic Makonnen on Twitter: "And since y'all love breaking news, here's some old news to break, I'm gay. And now I've told u about my life, maybe u can go life yours❤" |url=https://twitter.com/iLoveMakonnen5D/status/822353737146470400 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513172204/https://twitter.com/iLoveMakonnen5D/status/822353737146470400 |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2017 |via=Twitter}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2024}}<ref name="GSN1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/atlanta-rapper-ilovemakonnen-comes-out-as-gay-on-twitter/|title=Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen comes out as gay on Twitter|last=Herdandez|first=Greg|date=January 20, 2017|publisher=Gay Star News|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730154350/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/atlanta-rapper-ilovemakonnen-comes-out-as-gay-on-twitter/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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