Down AKA Kilo

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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Juan Jose Martinez (born 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 undocumented immigrants from Mexico.[1] 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 Pero Locos. He released his debut album California Cowboyz in 2003,[2] 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 crash at Farmington, New Mexico and put in a coma while hospitalized.[3]

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[4]
  • Released: April 10, 2007
  • Label: Silent Giant (# 880110)
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital download
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Singles

Year Title Peak chart position Album
US US Rap
2007 "Lean like a Cholo"[5] 34 15 Definition of an Ese

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