Aminé (rapper)
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Aminé performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2016
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Aminé Daniel |
| Also known as | Aminé |
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April 18, 1994 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Republic |
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| Website | heyamine |
Adam Aminé Daniel (born April 18, 1994), professionally known as Aminé, is an American rapper. He is best known for his commercial debut single, "Caroline", which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The son of Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants, Aminé was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He grew up wanting to play basketball, but was cut from Benson Polytechnic's basketball team freshman and sophomore year. His rap career then began to come into fruition when he would make diss tracks about rival high schools, Grant High School and Lincoln High School.
On January 17, 2014, Aminé released his debut mixtape, Odyssey to Me. On September 4, 2014, Aminé released his debut extended play (EP), En Vogue. On August 31, 2015, Aminé released his second mixtape, Calling Brío.
On March 9, 2016, Aminé released his debut single, called "Caroline". The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. On June 1, 2016, he released his self-directed music video for "Caroline" through his Vevo account. As of May 28, 2017, the video had been viewed over 160 million times.
In August 2016, Aminé partnered with Republic Records. On November 4, 2016, he released his second single, called "Baba", following the success of "Caroline". On November 15, 2016, he performed "Caroline" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
On March 10, Aminé released "REDMERCEDES". It has been praised for supposedly being influenced by early 2000s rap, such as songs by Missy Elliott. Following its original release, the official music video for the song was released April 7 via his Vevo Youtube channel, and as of April 25, 2017, it had amassed over 5 million views. It has attracted controversial media attention for its "reverse-racism" approach. Some say it is simply an irreverent comedy skit, but others say it describes a bigger image of how black people in modern-day society are treated, and how the video depicts white people as black and vice versa.
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