Adamn Killa

Adam Kelly, known professionally as Adamn Killa or adamnwhodeywant, is an American rapper and social media personality. Kelly has been recognized for his collaborations with members of the YEAR0001 collective, including Yung Lean, Bladee, and Thaiboy Digital.

Early life Adamn Killa, legal name Adam Kelly, grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly played baseball in high school and college. He played baseball with Gavin Lux growing up.

Career

On June 20, 2025, Adamn released his mixtape, Generational Run. He performed at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash music festival the day after releasing the mixtape. In November that same year, Adamn made headlines after being arrested by police after telling cops "Arrest Me, Daddy" as part of a series of social media videos.

2015 October: Kelly releases his first EP, Libra Season, with artist Blank Body.

2016 March: Kelly's debut mixtape, Back 2 Ballin, is released. May: Kelly releases his single, Ten, with Swedish rapper Yung Lean, alongside an accompanying music video. July: Kelly announces the release of his mixtape MR650 and releases a single titled Catch Me.

2017 January: Kelly releases the music video to his single, "Commas", produced by Ryan Hemsworth. June: Kelly releases his 16-track project, I Am Adamn. December: Kelly releases a joint project with American rapper—and at-the-time girlfriend—Killavesi, titled Love Not a Killa.

2018 March: Kelly releases his project Adamn Everlasting (In Loving Memory of Jalen) with appearances from rappers Yung Lean, Riff Raff, Lil Reek, and Z Money.

2020 April: Kelly releases his single, Hit the Adamn, with an accompanying dance.

2021 November: Kelly launches accusations against rapper Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Drama, and Don Cannon, alleging they scammed him of twenty-thousand dollars for a feature.

2025 March: Kelly charts over Drake on the TikTok music charts while being an independent artist. June: Kelly releases “Generational Run” and performs at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash Music Festival

2026

Rolling Loud announces Kelly will perform on May 10th