| K7 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Louis Sharpe |
| Also known as | Kayel |
| Born | March 20, 1967 |
| Origin | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, Hip hop, Latin Freestyle |
| Occupations | Emcee Singer producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records |
| Associated acts | TKA |
Louis Sharpe (born March 20, 1967) better known by his stage names K7 and Kayel.
He is the frontman of the Latin freestyle group TKA, is a pop-oriented hip-hop emcee from the U.S., signed to Tommy Boy Records.
K7 released one 1993 album, Swing Batta Swing, which featured three singles that reached pop radio: "Zunga Zeng," "Hi-De-Ho" (also notably on The Mask film soundtrack), and K7's biggest hit, "Come Baby Come", which reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
K7 worked on the air on New York City's radio station WKTU.
K7, along with the other members of TKA, still tours and performs in nightclubs around the U.S. K7 also has a new album out, released in March 2009, called The King's Agenda available on iTunes.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 1993 | Swing Batta Swing
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96 | 54 |
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