K7 (musician)

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K7
Birth name	Louis Sharpe
Also known as	K7, Kayel
Born	(1967-03-20) March 20, 1967
Origin	New York, New York, U.S.
Genres	House music, Pop, hip hop, Latin freestyle
Occupations	Rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	TKA, Ivy Queen

Louis Sharpe (born August 25 1966), better known by his stage names K7 or Kayel, is an Puerto-Rican American musician.

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," (produced by Frankie Cutlass) "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.

Discography

Year	Title	Chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Title	U.S.	U.S. R&B	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1993	Swing Batta Swing Released: November 9, 1993 Label: Tommy Boy	96	54	US: Gold

References

↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 295. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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Persondata
Name	K7
Alternative names
Short description	American rapper
Date of birth	March 20, 1967
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