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Down AKA Kilo Birth name Juan Martinez Born January 13, 1985 [1][2]
Oxnard, California, United StatesGenres Hip hop Occupations Rapper Years active 1998-present Labels Silent Giant, Machete, Universal Website www.myspace.com/downakakilo Juan Martinez (born January 13, 1985), better known by his stage name Down AKA Kilo, is an American rapper from Oxnard, California.
Martinez was born in Oxnard; his parents were illegal immigrants from Mexico.[2] Growing up, he listened to Cypress Hill and N.W.A and began rapping at age 13. He made his first recordings at the garage of childhood friend Edward "E-Dub" Rios, who would later become producer of the Power 106 radio show Pocos Para Locos. He released his debut album California Cowboyz in 2003,[3] and his second album Definition of an Ese in 2007, with two singles from the album, "Lean like a Cholo" and "Definition of an Ese."
On March 28, 2009, Down was injured in a car accident at Farmington, New Mexico and put in a coma while hospitalized.[4]
Contents
Discography
Albums
Year Title Peak chart position US R&B US Heatseekers 2003 California Cowboyz - Released: July 8, 2003
- Label: Down By Law (#1300), Silent Giant (#8006)
- Format: CD, digital download
— — 2007 Definition of an Ese[5] - Released: April 10, 2007
- Label: Silent Giant (# 880110)
- Format: CD/DVD, digital download
70 11 Singles
Year Title Peak chart position Album US US Rap 2007 "Lean like a Cholo"[6] 34 15 Definition of an Ese References
- ^ "Juan Martinez search". California Birth Index. FamilyTreeLegends.com. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=juan&last=martinez&offset=720.
- ^ a b Ben-Yehuda, Ayala (April 27, 2007). "Down aka Kilo". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20070617193513/http://billboard.com/bbcom/breakenter/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003577853.
- ^ Cordor, Cyril (2007). "Down aka Kilo Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/down-aka-kilo-p918812/biography. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ Barlow, Zeke (March 31, 2009). "Oxnard rapper injured in New Mexico crash". Ventura County Star. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/mar/31/oxnard-rapper-injured-in-new-mexico-crash/. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ "The Definition of an Ese". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/album/down-aka-kilo/the-definition-of-an-ese/906932. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Lean like a Cholo". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/song/down-a-k-a-kilo/lean-like-a-cholo/8735334. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- American rappers of Mexican descent
- People from Oxnard, California
- Rappers from California
- Universal Records artists
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