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iLoveMemphis
Birth name Richard Maurice Colbert
Also known as iHeartMemphis
Born (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 32)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2014–present
Labels
  • Rush Hour
  • Palm Tree
  • Sony

Richard Maurice Colbert (born on March 29, 1993) is an American rapper. He is known by his stage names iLoveMemphis and iHeartMemphis. He comes from Memphis, Tennessee. He became very famous for his first song, "Hit the Quan". This song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart.

His Music Journey

Becoming Famous in 2015

iLoveMemphis released his first song, "Hit the Quan", on July 4, 2015. A producer named Buck Nasty created the music for it. The "Hit the Quan" dance was first shown by another rapper, Rich Homie Quan. He did the dance in his music video for "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" in April 2015.

The dance quickly became very popular. Many short videos, called Vines, showed people doing the dance. At first, people just called it the "Rich Homie Quan" dance. Then, in July 2015, iLoveMemphis released his song. He said it only cost him $35 to make the song. The music video for "Hit the Quan" came out around the world on November 12, 2015. Later that year, on December 18, 2015, his second song, "Lean and Dabb", was released.

What He's Doing Now

iLoveMemphis has continued to work on music. He found a new artist named Dkotic, whose real name is Arthur Moore, in 2017. They released a song together called "Lil Dance". This song became popular on Instagram and Musical.ly during the summer of 2017. It was streamed over one million times.

TV Appearances

In November 2015, iLoveMemphis appeared on two big TV shows. He was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He also appeared on the talk show The Real. In 2017, he was featured on a song called "Stop & Go" by rapper Teflon Don.

His Music

Mixtapes

  • Thank You Instagram (2015)
  • Please Excuse My Turn Up (2016)

EPs

  • The TurnUp Kid - EP (2016)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
 US
R&B
/HH
 CAN
"Hit the Quan" 2015 15 7 65 The TurnUp Kid - EP
"Lean and Dabb" 98 29 —
"Bang Challenge" 2016 — — — Non-album singles
"Left Foot, Right Foot" — — —

References