Clever (musician)

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Background information
Birth nameJoshua Tyler Huie
Born (1985-07-08) July 8, 1985 (age 39)
Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician
  • rapper
  • author
Instruments
Years active1998–present
Labels
Spouse
Lyndsie Farris
​
(m. 2020)​
[1]
Children2
Website whoisclever.com

Joshua Tyler Huie (born July 8, 1985), known professionally as Clever, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, musician, and record producer. He has been a featured artist on Billboard charting singles by Justin Bieber, Post Malone, and Juice WRLD and has recorded with Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, and Lil Baby, among others. [2] [3] [4] [5] He toured with Juice WRLD on the "Death Race for Love" tour [6] and has performed at Lollapalooza, Rolling Loud, Firefly, and others. [7] [8] In 2021, Huie's debut studio album, "Crazy," was released, which received favorable reviews. [9] As of March, 2024, he had over 650 million streams on Spotify. [10]

Contents

Early life

Joshua Tyler Huie was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on July 8, 1985. [1] He began writing poetry at 11 years old and transitioned into writing hip-hop music at 13 years old. [11] He attended Emma Sansom High School where he excelled in sports and had planned on pursuing baseball professionally but turned down several college baseball scholarship offers after deciding to pursue a music career. [12] [13] He started battle rapping locally at 14 years of age and at 16 he was part of a radio segment where he would freestyle battle callers live on the air. [14] Huie cites Jay Z and Led Zeppelin as musical influences. [15]

His stage name was derived from a battle rap when he was 14 years old. While "battling," a win often is referred to as a "W," and a loss as an "L." His stage name, "Clever," originated from a lyric he used, "You can call me Clever, because I won't 'C' an 'L,' ever." [16] [11]

Career

Huie released his first album "1nce More" in 2006 and battle rapped on several episodes of BET's 106 & Park which led to him performing on the BET battle rap show, "Spring Bling," which he won. [17] [18] He released various recordings including "Nobody Can Save You" featuring SwizZz in 2013. [19] In 2014, Huie co-wrote and recorded "Payday" (with Snoop Dogg) and began writing music for other artists as well as working closely with David Foster. [20]

In 2018, rapper Lil Bibby heard Huie's music and passed it along to fellow rapper Juice WRLD, who then shared Huie's music on his Instagram page. After speaking with Juice WRLD, Huie flew out to Los Angeles and began recording with him which led to them recording the single, "Ring, Ring" which charted at #5 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under Hot 100" on March 23, 2019. They toured together on the "Death Race for Love" tour in 2019. [21] [22] After Juice WRLD died on December 8, 2019, Huie stated that Juice WRLD's "co-signing" of his music opened a lot of doors for him and that he had a major impact on the trajectory of his music career. [23]

In 2019, Huie's single "Stick By My Side", featuring rapper NLE Choppa, caught the attention of rapper and singer Post Malone on social media, who would go on to sign Huie to his record label, Posty Co., in a joint-venture with Lil Bibby's label Grade A Productions and Republic Records. Huie released his debut studio album, "Crazy," in 2021 which included the single, "Call Me Nobody," (featuring Lil Wayne and Huie's son Isaiah Lyric). [9] [11] [21]

In 2020, Justin Bieber contacted Huie on Instagram asking him if he would like to record a song with him which resulted in the single, "Forever," which charted at #24 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. [21] Huie recorded the single "Penelope" with William which charted at #1 on Finland's airplay chart for 46 weeks in 2020. [24] In 2024, he released a self titled country music EP which received favorable reviews. [25]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleStudio album details
Crazy
Lonely
  • Released: March 28, 2023 [27]
  • Label: Ricochet
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleMixtape details
1nce More
Clevermind
  • Released: September 2, 2010 [28]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Cleveryday
  • Released: January 1, 2012 [29]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Mayhem
  • Released: 2012 [30]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
The Hybrid
  • Released: December 2012 [31]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Hypochondriac
  • Released: March 17, 2013 [32]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Puns N' Roses
  • Released: April 20, 2013 [33]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Clever
  • Released: July 2013 [34]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Dead Heart
  • Released: July 20, 2015 [35]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Fashion Helps Depression
(with Swayy Mula and Karltin Bankz)
  • Released: July 7, 2023 [36]
  • Label: PayHouse Music Group
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleEP details
Who is Clever?
  • Released: October 11, 2019 [37]
  • Label: Grade A, The DisPensary
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Clever
  • Released: October 25, 2024 [38]
  • Label: Ricochet, StreamCut
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Other ventures

Clever's single releases
YearTitlePeak chart positionsNotes
US
[3] 		AUS
[39] 		AUT
[40] 		FI
[24] 		NED
[41] 		NZ
[42] 		SWE
[39] 		SWI
[39] 		UK
[43]
Collaborative releases
2019"Ring, Ring"5————————(with Juice WRLD)
2020"Forever"242928—332103329(with Justin Bieber and Post Malone)
"Penelope"———1—————(with William)
2021"Life's a Mess II"97————————(with Juice WRLD and Post Malone)

Singles (collaborations)

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