Alex Wiley

Alex Wiley
Alex Wiley
Birth name	Alexander William Wiley
Born	June 5, 1993 (age 30); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper; singer;
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2011-present
Labels	Closed Sessions; The Village;

Alexander William Wiley (born June 5, 1993) is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He released his first album Club Wiley in May 2013, followed by two more albums Village Party and Village Party 2: Heaven's Gates.^[2]^[3]

Musical career[edit]

1994-2010: Early life[edit]

Alex began interest in music in grade school when he began playing the violin. Soon after, he began making hip hop music. In high school, he joined a record imprint called "The Village" with Kembe X, Monster Mike, Isaiah Rashad, Jean Deaux, Spiff, and The Magician.^[4]

2011-present: Various mixtapes and build on his buzz[edit]

In November 2015, Wiley released Village Party 2: Heaven's Gate. The album includes a guest feature from Chance the Rapper and Kembe X. The album received high acclaim, eventually ranking among the top 40 albums on iTunes. Since then, Wiley has also worked with other highly acclaimed artists such as Hoodie Allen, Vic Mensa, and more.

Alex was featured on Chance the Rapper's 2016 song "Grown Ass Kid." However, due to clearance issues and the leaking of the song prior to the release, the song was not included on Chance's mixtape, Coloring Book.

Discography[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

Title	Album details
Can I Borrow a Dollar EP (with Kembe X)	Released: March 3, 2012 Format: Digital Download
one singular flame emoji	Released: March 10, 2015 Format: Digital Download

Mixtapes[edit]

Title	Album details
Club Wiley	Released: May 5, 2013 Format: Digital Download
Village Party	Released: June 5, 2014 Format: Digital Download
Village Party 2: Heavens Gate	Released: November 20, 2015 Format: Digital Download
Tangerine Dream	Released: June 12, 2016 Format: Digital Download
Village Party III: Stoner Symphony	Released: January 18, 2017 Format: Digital Download
Synthia Part 1: Dial Tone	Released: September 21, 2017 Format: Digital Download
Tangerine Dream II	Released: February 22, 2019 Format: Digital Download

References[edit]

^ "AUTOMATIC". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "Alex Wiley Bio - Alex Wiley Career". MTV Artists. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Alex Wiley | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
^ "[Interview] The Guru x Alex Wiley - TheHipHopGuru.com". TheHipHopGuru.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[1] "AUTOMATIC". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[2] "Alex Wiley Bio - Alex Wiley Career". MTV Artists. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[3] "Alex Wiley | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2019-12-21.

[4] "[Interview] The Guru x Alex Wiley - TheHipHopGuru.com". TheHipHopGuru.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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