Tyler Justin Anthony Sharpe (August 26, 2002), known professionally as Lil Tecca, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to mainstream fame with the release of his single "Ransom", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was included on his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca (2019) which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200. The mixtape also included the singles "Love Me" and "Did It Again".
His debut studio album Virgo World (2020) debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and included the Billboard Hot 100 charting songs "Dolly" and "When You Down".
Early life[]
Tyler Justin Anthony Sharpe was born on August 26, 2002, in the Queens area of New York City to Jamaican immigrants. He was raised in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens, but later relocated to Cedarhurst on Long Island. From a young age, Sharpe had aspirations of being in the NBA, but at around 12, he turned his attention towards pursuing a career in music. He attended Lawrence High School.
Career[]
When he was 9 years old, Tecca catered to his interest in music by rapping with his friends over his mic on Xbox. They would make diss tracks directed towards each other, one of which was uploaded to SoundCloud years ago, but has since been taken down. At first, he did not have intentions to start a musical career and instead had dreams of being an NBA star. However, in his middle school years, he lost interest in basketball and considered taking music more seriously.
His first track to gain some popularity, "Tectri", was made in collaboration with his friend, Lil Gummybear, and was released in early 2017. Other preliminary tracks of his include "Callin".
Just a year later, Tecca's career began to take off with his hit single, "Ransom", which was originally uploaded on Cole Bennett's Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel on May 22, 2019. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and received over 500 million plays on Spotify and over 200 million views on YouTube.
On August 30, 2019, Tecca released his debut mixtape, titled We Love You Tecca. The mixtape peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200.
After the release of multiple singles in 2020, Tecca released his debut album, Virgo World, on September 18, 2020. It has the participation of artists, including DJ Scheme and the producer, singer, disc jockey, multi-instrumentalist, director of video clips, composer and American musician, Skrillex, in the song "Selection". It debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and two of the songs from the album, "Dolly" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and "When You Down" featuring Lil Durk and Polo G, charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
BEL
(FL) |
CAN |
IRE |
NLD |
UK | ||
| Virgo World |
|
10 | 61 | 102 | 6 | 38 | 39 | 42 |
Mixtapes[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
CAN |
NZ |
UK | |||
| We Love You Tecca |
|
4 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 15 |
|
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US
R&B/HH |
AUS |
CAN |
GRE |
IRE |
UK | ||||
| "Love Me" | 2018 | 97 | 41 | — | 72 | — | 73 | 66 |
|
We Love You Tecca |
| "Ransom"
(solo or with Juice Wrld) |
2019 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| |
| "Did It Again" | 64 | 24 | — | 34 | 63 | 89 | 84 |
| ||
| "Why U Look Mad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | ||
| "IDK" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All Star"
(featuring Lil Tjay) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Out of Love"
(featuring Internet Money) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Virgo World | ||
| "Royal Rumble" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Our Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dolly"
(with Lil Uzi Vert) |
80 | 26 | — | 63 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As featured artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
CAN |
IRE |
NZ
Hot |
UK | ||||
| "Memories in My Head"
(Icyslug featuring Lougotcash and Lil Tecca) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trap Jew | |
| "Did It Again (Remix)"
(Smxthers featuring Lil Tecca) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Somebody"
(Internet Money featuring Lil Tecca and A Boogie wit da Hoodie) |
96 | — | 54 | 93 |
16 | 75 |
|
B4 the Storm | |
| "Diva"
(The Kid Laroi featuring Lil Tecca) |
2020 | — | 76 | — | — | 6 | — |
|
Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Other charted songs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
CAN |
NZ
Hot | ||||
| "Shots" | 2019 | 84 | 54 | 20 |
|
We Love You Tecca |
| "Out of Luck" | 80 | 79 | 27 | |||
| "Left, Right" | — | — | 39 | |||
| "Amigo" | — | — | 28 | |||
| "When You Down"
(featuring Polo G and Lil Durk) |
2020 | 90 | 77 | 24 | Virgo World | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Guest appearances[]
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mavericks" | 2019 | Danny Wolf, WAV | Night of the Wolf |
| "How I was Raised" | 2020 | Trippie Redd | A Love Letter To You 4 (Deluxe) |
| "Dime Pa Que" | Natanael Cano | Trap Tumbado | |
| "JLO" | Internet Money | B4 the Storm | |
| "Somebody" | Internet Money, A Boogie wit da Hoodie |
Awards and nominations[]
| Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2019 | "Ransom" | Song of Summer | Nominated | |
| Streamy Awards | 2019 | Himself | Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | |
| MTV Europe Music Award | 2020 | Best Push Act | Pending |
Notes[]
- ^ "All Star" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ "Left, Right" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ "Amigo" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.