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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 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]]. Originally released 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 the followingshortly monthafter 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 and Warner 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}}</ref>