Martinez was born in Oxnard; his parents were undocumented 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 Pero 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 crash at Farmington, New Mexico and put in a coma while hospitalized.[4]
^"LEAN LIKE A CHOLO". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ abBen-Yehuda, Ayala (April 27, 2007). . Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007.
^Cordor, Cyril (2007). "Down aka Kilo Biography". allmusic. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^Barlow, Zeke (March 31, 2009). "Oxnard rapper injured in New Mexico crash". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
^"The Definition of an Ese". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^"Lean like a Cholo". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
April 18, 2024
down, kilo, juan, jose, martinez, born, 1985, better, known, stage, name, american, rapper, from, oxnard, california, birth, namejuan, jose, martinez, born1985, oxnard, california, genreship, hopoccupation, rapperyears, active1998, presentlabelsfamilia, record. Juan Jose Martinez born 1985 better known by his stage name Down AKA Kilo is an American rapper from Oxnard California Down AKA KiloBirth nameJuan Jose Martinez 1 Born1985 age 38 39 2 Oxnard California U S GenresHip hopOccupation s RapperYears active1998 presentLabelsFamilia Records Silent Giant Machete UniversalWebsitewww wbr myspace wbr com wbr downakakilo Martinez was born in Oxnard his parents were undocumented 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 Pero 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 crash at Farmington New Mexico and put in a coma while hospitalized 4 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Albums 1 2 Singles 2 ReferencesDiscography editAlbums edit Year Title Peak chart position US R amp 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 edit Year Title Peak chart position Album US US Rap 2007 Lean like a Cholo 6 34 15 Definition of an EseReferences edit LEAN LIKE A CHOLO ASCAP American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Retrieved May 1 2023 a b Ben Yehuda Ayala April 27 2007 Down aka Kilo Billboard Archived from the original on June 17 2007 Cordor Cyril 2007 Down aka Kilo Biography allmusic Retrieved April 17 2011 Barlow Zeke March 31 2009 Oxnard rapper injured in New Mexico crash Ventura County Star Retrieved September 5 2011 The Definition of an Ese Billboard com Retrieved April 17 2011 Lean like a Cholo Billboard com Retrieved April 17 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Down AKA Kilo amp oldid 1184389337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
