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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "The Definition of an Ese", "Cholo Skate

Biography

In spite of debuting with the hard, West Coast funk-rap album, California Cowboys, Chicano rapper Down aka Kilo broke through to the national arena with the dance-offering club single "Lean Like a Cholo" in 2007. Down, real name Juan Martinez, was born to undocumented immigrants in Oxnard, CA. Listening to the hardcore hip-hop and stoner-funk of Cypress Hill and the explosive gangsta rap of NWA at a young age, Down strongly identified with their music and style of living. He began rapping at age 13 and made his first recordings in a makeshift studio in the garage of his childhood friend, Edward "E-Dub" Rios, who would later become a producer for the Pocos Pero Locos radio show on L.A.'s Power 106. Both Down and Rios eventually established their own companies, Kilogram Music Group and Silent Giant Entertainment, respectively, and jointly released Down's California Cowboys LP in 2003. Although the album's guests included West Coast top dogs MC Ren, Daz Dillinger, and Snoop Dogg, California Cowboys had limited exposure. The same was true for the double-disc album (all Spanish on the first disc and mostly English on the second), Bosses and Jefes (2004), recorded for Venemusic and billed under the Kilo alias. Within the year leading up to summer 2007, several popular rap/R&B singles were spawning new dances for the rest of the nation to catch onto. Down simply cut into that market, delivering a Latino-themed dance hit, "Lean Like a Cholo." The ensuing album, The Definition of an Ese, had the same approach, offering smoother, R&B-driven productions, courtesy of up-and-comer Fingazz (Lil' Robb, Kurupt, Brown Boy). Released via Universal's Latin-based imprint Machete Music, the LP peaked in the Top 20 on both dance and rap charts. ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music Guide
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Down AKA Kilo
Birth name Juan Martinez
Born Oxnard, California,[citation needed] United States
Genres Hip hop, Chicano Rap, Latin Rap, Mexican Rap
Occupations Rapper
Years active 1998-present
Labels Silent Giant Records, Machete, Universal (2007)

Juan Martinez (born in Oxnard, California[1]), better known by his stage name Down AKA Kilo, is a rapper signed to Silent Giant/Machete/Universal. He released his debut album California Cowboyz in 2003, and his second album Definition of an Ese[2] in 2007, with two singles from the album, "Lean like a Cholo" and "Definition of an Ese."

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Discography

Solo Albums

  • California Cowboyz
    • Released: July 8, 2003
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles: "Gangsta Summer", "Cali Cowboyz"
  • Bosses and Jefes
    • Released: October 5, 2004
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles: "Mami Te Guiero"
  • Definition of an Ese
    • Released: May 1, 2007
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles: "Lean like a Cholo", "Definition of an Ese"
  • Cholo Skate
    • Released: August 31, 2009
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles: "Cholo Skate", "Put your Loc's On"

Brown Intentions

  • My 40 Ounce
    • Released: 1998
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles:


  • Alcoholics 11550
    • Released: 1999
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles:
  • Night Train
    • Released: 2001
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles: "Fxx My P.O.", "Fxx My P.O. (Remix)"

Cowboy Stars

  • Cowboy Stars
    • Released: 2001
    • Chart positions:
    • RIAA certification:
    • Singles:

Charted Songs

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
2007 "Lean like a Cholo" 34 19 12 Definition of an Ese

References

  1. ^ Cordor, Cyril (2007). "Down aka Kilo > Biography". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:f9fqxqurldfe~T1. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
  2. ^ Ben-Yehuda, Ayala. “Down aka Kilo.” Billboard.com. 27 Apr. 2007. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 Aug. 2007 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/breakenter/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003577853
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