Quinlan Sharif McAfee (born January 18, 2001), known professionally as Quin NFN (formerly Quincho), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Austin, Texas. He is best known for his singles "Talkin' My Shit," "Straight Thru," and "Poles" (featuring NLE Choppa).
He released his debut commercial mixtape, 4Nun, on October 25, 2019. He released his second mixtape, Quincho, on March 27, 2020. He released his debut studio album, Never on Time, on March 17, 2023.
Early life Quinlan McAfee was born in Austin, Texas, on January 18, 2001. He started rhyming and writing rap songs at six years old. As stated in interviews, he cites Lil Wayne as "the first inspiration to basically make me wanna rap." He has also said that rapper Young Pappy inspired him "to get in the studio and talk shit." The first album he purchased was Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III.
Career
2016-2017: Early fame and debut EP According to McAfee, he did not start recording music until the end of 2016. By that time, he started gaining attention in his hometown of Austin, Texas. However, his first hit song did not come until he released the single "Game Time Pt. 2" in August 2017. He followed this up with the releases of songs such as "Gang Shit", "Revenge", and "Lil Gangsta", with the former two being featured on his debut EP Stain or Starve.
2018-2019: Big success and debut mixtape McAfee gained national success after the release of two of his biggest singles to date, "Talkin' My Shit" and "Straight Thru", which both had music videos uploaded onto the popular Jmoney1041 YouTube channel in late 2018, helping them gain traction. These singles helped McAfee sign a record deal with 10K Projects. He followed this success up with hit singles such as "How I'm Living" and "NFN ENT", both of which accumulated over a million views on YouTube.
On October 25, 2019, McAfee released his debut mixtape, 4Nun. The tape included features from NLE Choppa and PnB Rock, and one of the singles from the tape, "Poles" featuring NLE Choppa, went on to become one of McAfee's most popular singles.
2020-present: Second mixtape McAfee released his second mixtape, Quincho, on March 27, 2020. The tape included no features and four previously released tracks. A sequel was teased on May 20, 2020 with the release of his single "G Route" featuring Mozzy, and "Sewed Up" with frequent collaborator Lil 2z. He continued to release singles and do features throughout 2021 and 2022 which led to the release of his collaborative mixtape, 2's & 4's. with Lil 2z.
McAfee released his debut studio album, Never On Time, on March 17, 2023. The album included one feature from Money Man and two previously released tracks.
Discography
Studio albums +TitleAlbum detailsNever On TimeReleased: March 17, 2023 Label: NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution Format: Digital download, streamingSecond To NoneReleased: July 26, 2024 Label: NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution Format: Digital download, streamingQuincho IIReleased: September 5, 2025 Label: NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution Format: Digital Download, streaming
Mixtapes +TitleMixtape details4Nun Released: October 25, 2019 Label: 10K Projects Format: Digital download, streamingQuincho Released: March 27, 2020 Label: 10K Projects Format: Digital download, streaming2's & 4's (with Lil 2z)Released: December 16, 2022 Label: NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution Format: Digital download, streamingRebirthReleased: October 4, 2024 Label: NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution Format: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays +TitleMixtape detailsStain or Starve Released: December 12, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles
As lead artist +TitleYearAlbum"Game Time 3"2018Non-album single"Revenge"Stain or Starve"Lil Gangsta"Non-album singles"Game Time 4""Straight Thru"2019"Talkin' My Shit"4Nun"How I'm Living""Check""Stay Down""Hold You Down" (featuring PnB Rock)"Poles" (featuring NLE Choppa)"Crash Dummy"Quincho"Ok Cool"2020"All Blues""Give It Back"Non-album singles"Sewed Up" (featuring Lil 2z)"Detroit Flow""G Route" (featuring Mozzy)"Right Now" (featuring Stunna 4 Vegas)2021"Laid Back""Having My Way" (featuring Derez De'Shon)"Back And Better" (featuring Lil 2z)"How I Came" (featuring Big Yavo)"DAWM""Lessons""Never On Time""Scrimmage" (featuring Lil 2z & LilCJ Kasino)20222's & 4's"Walk The Line"Never On Time"ROKU""Sewed Up, Pt. 2 (Back Again)" (featuring Lil 2z)2's & 4's"PNO" (featuring LilCJ Kasino, F3NDI & Sauce Walka)Non-album single"Revenue" (featuring Money Man)2023Never On Time"House Call" (featuring 03 Greedo)Second To None
As featured artist +TitleYearAlbum"Connect Four"2019 "New Red Bottoms"2020 "Jangalang"2020
Guest appearances +TitleYearOther artist(s)Album"FNs & Blixkys"201922GzThe Blixky Tape
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