▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁Heidel berg , ▁Germany . ▁Wol fe ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁supply ▁techn ician ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁ch orus . ▁In ▁high ▁school , ▁K hal id ▁studied ▁singing ▁and ▁musical ▁the ater . ▁During ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Amer icas ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 : ▁American ▁Te en ▁and ▁" Sil ence " ▁K hal id ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁creating ▁music ▁in ▁high ▁school ; ▁he ▁posted ▁his ▁early ▁works ▁to ▁Sound Cloud . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁reached ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Twitter ▁Emer ging ▁Art ists ▁chart . ▁His ▁single ▁" Location " ▁began ▁chart ing , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁being ▁featured ▁in ▁many ▁publications , ▁including ▁Billboard , ▁Y ahoo , ▁B uzz Feed , ▁and ▁Rol ling ▁Stone . ▁With ▁production ▁from ▁Sy k ▁S ense , ▁Tun ji ▁I ge , ▁and ▁Sm ash ▁David , ▁" Location " ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Main stream ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Air play ▁chart ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Hot ▁R & B ▁Songs ▁chart ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" Location