Patrick G. Morales (born October 21, 1993), better known by his

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Wiki, is an American rapper and record producer from

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. He was a member of New York City-based

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group Ratking with rapper-producer Sporting Life and rapper Hak, which he left in 2015. Morales was also a member of Secret Circle with rapper Antwon and rapper-producer

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until 2018. He has since released three solo albums; '' No Mountains in Manhattan'' (2017), '' Oofie'' (2019), and '' Half God'' (2021).

Biography

Wiki was raised on the

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. He attended the Brooklyn Friends School, and is of Puerto Rican ancestry on his father's side and Irish-American on his mother's side. His mother grew up in suburban

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. He began his music career in 2011 as a member of the New York City hip hop group Ratking with Hak and Sporting Life.Brian Josephs
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'', August 28, 2017. In a 2012 interview, he stated that his rap name is an allusion to

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.Ahmed, Insanul.
Who is Wiki?

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. March 28, 2012. Wiki released his debut solo extended play ''1993'' on October 2, 2011. ''1993'' was later re-released as Ratking's debut extended play ''Wiki93'' on November 2, 2012. Ratking released their debut single "100" on November 18, 2013. They then released their debut studio album '' So It Goes'' on April 7, 2014.Tas Tobey
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'', December 8, 2017. Ratking released their second extended play '' 700-Fill'' on March 4, 2015. Wiki released his debut solo mixtape '' Lil Me'' on December 7, 2015. Wiki and fellow rapper

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released their collaborative extended play ''What Happened to Fire?'' on February 2, 2017. Wiki's debut solo album '' No Mountains in Manhattan'' was released on August 25, 2017. The album is named after a line from the 1973

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film ''

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''. As of 2017, Wiki lived with his girlfriend in

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

External links

Official website
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