{{Short description|American rapper and record producer (born 1995)}} {{redirect2|Kreeper|The Kreeper||Creeper (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kirk Knight | image = Kirk Knight 2013 (cropped).jpg | caption = Labarrie in 2013 | alias = Kirk Kneezy, The Kreeper, Young Dust, Kirk Killa | birth_name = Kirlan Labarrie<ref name="Interview mag">{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/kirk-knight |title=The Evolution of Kirk Knight |date=21 September 2015 |last=Byrne |first=Romy |work=Interview |accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|16|mf=y}}<ref name="DOB">{{cite web |url=https://instagram.com/p/-Jb1VAoydT/ |title=Kreep on Instagram: "November 16,1995. Came a long way from sleeping on couches, I like trains 4 years later the tunnel vision is too persistent. 4 years later im far from the average statics. My success is only measured by my ambition to win, and knowing that from 4 years ago, feels like i already won." |website=Instagram |accessdate=17 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220150825/https://www.instagram.com/p/-Jb1VAoydT/ |archivedate=20 December 2015 }}</ref> | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | genre = East Coast hip-hop | instrument = Akai MPC | occupation = {{flatlist| * Record producer * rapper * songwriter }} | years_active = 2012–present | label = {{hlist|Cinematic|Pro Era}} | current_member_of = {{hlist|Pro Era|Beast Coast}} | website = {{URL|www.thekreeper.com}} }}

'''Kirlan Labarrie''' (born November 16, 1995), better known by his stage name '''Kirk Knight''', is an American record producer, rapper and member of the hip hop collective Pro Era. His debut album, ''Late Knight Special'' (2015), was released by Cinematic Music Group. On July 21, 2017, he released a collaborative project with fellow Pro Era member Nyck Caution, ''Nyck @ Knight'', supported by the single"Off the Wall".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/06/kirk-knight-nyck-caution-announce-nyck-at-knight-project-drop-off-the-wall |title= Kirk Knight And Nyck Caution Announce 'Nyck @ Knight' Project, Drop "Off The Wall" |date=June 8, 2017 |first=Edwin |last=Ortiz |work=Complex |access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>

As a producer, he has produced top songs such as "Flem" by A$AP Ferg and "Big Dusty" by Joey Bada$$.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/KirkKnight/profile/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708075257/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kirkknight/profile/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2013|title=Kirk Knight|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref> His debut studio album, ''Late Night Special'', peaked on the Billboard chart on November 21, 2015, at number 33, but lasting one week on the chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kirk-knight/chart-history/blp/|title=Kirk Knight Late Knight Special Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref> Knight, as well as Joey Bada$$ of Pro Era, made hints at a solo album coming out in 2018 for Knight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/139730-kirk-knights-new-album-is-coming-soon-according-to-joey-badass-news|title=Kirk Knight's New Album Is Coming Soon, According To Joey Bada$$|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref> Knight also went on tour in 2018 with the rap collective Flatbush Zombies along with fellow Pro Era member Nyck Caution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theproera.com/tour/kirk-knight/|title=Kirk Knight - Tour - Pro Era|work=Pro Era|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180357/http://theproera.com/tour/kirk-knight/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of albums, with album details and selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Project details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions<ref>{{cite web|title=Late Knight Special - Kirk Knight - Allmusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/late-knight-special-mw0002897789/awards |website=Allmusic |accessdate=2 December 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | US<br />R&B/HH<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Rap |- ! scope="row"| ''Late Knight Special''<ref>[https://itun.es/ca/rlcK9=iTunes] {{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (2015) | Debut studio album | 33 | 24 | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Black Noise''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/02/kirk-knight-black-noise-premiere |title=Kirk Knight Drops His Self-Produced Instrumental Album Black Noise |date=2 February 2017 |work=The Fader |accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> (2017) | Instrumental studio album | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Nyck @ Knight''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nyck-knight/id1261559565 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830080144/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nyck-knight/id1261559565 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |title=Nyck @ Knight by Nyck @ Knight |date=21 July 2017 |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=21 July 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=Nyck @ Knight|group=lower-alpha|With Nyck Caution as Nyck @ Knight.}} <small>(with Nyck Caution)</small> (2017) | Collaborative EP | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''IIWII'' (2018) | Second studio album | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''After Dark'' (2021) | Third studio album | — | — | — |- |colspan="8" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

===Production=== {{Main|Kirk Knight production discography}} The following is a list of albums in which Kirk Knight has produced as either producer or co-producer, showing year released, performing artists and album name. {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |- | rowspan="5" align="center"| 2012 | rowspan="2"| Capital Steez | ''AmeriKKKan Korruption'' |- | ''AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded'' |- | Joey Badass | ''Rejex'' |- | rowspan="2"| Pro Era | ''PEEP: The aPROcalypse'' |- | ''The Secc$ Tap.e'' |- | rowspan="4" align="center"| 2013 | rowspan="2"| Joey Badass | ''Summer Knights'' |- | ''Summer Knights EP'' |- | Eckō Unltd. | ''Underground Airplay'' |- | Peter Rosenberg, Eckō Unltd. | ''Underground Airplay 2: The New York Renaissance'' |- | rowspan="4" align="center"| 2014 | Mick Jenkins | ''[[The Waters|The Water[s]]]'' |- | rowspan="2"| Pro Era | ''The Secc$ Tap.e 2'' |- | ''The Shift'' |- | Smoke DZA | ''Dream.ZONE.Achieve'' |- | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2015 | Joey Badass | ''B4.DA.$$'' |- | Kirk Knight | ''Late Knight Special'' |- | rowspan="3" align="center"|2016 | Nyck Caution | ''Disguise the Limit'' |- | Kirk Knight | ''Black Noise'' |- | CJ Fly | ''Flytrap'' |- | rowspan="3" align="center"|2017 | Joey Badass | ''All-Amerikkkan Bada$$'' |- | Nyck @ Knight | ''Nyck @ Knight'' |- | A$AP Ferg | ''Still Striving'' |- | rowspan="3" align="center"|2018 |- | Flatbush Zombies | ''Vacation In Hell'' |}

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- ! style="background: #b0c4de; text-align: center;" colspan="4"| Film |- | 2017 | ''Patti Cake$'' | Nomad | |}

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==External links== {{commons category|Kirk Knight}} * {{Official website}}

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