years_active weight birth_place label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
1998-present 1000lbs . oxnard , california , united states silent giant , machete , universal down aka kilo solo_singer 13 january 1985 hip hop down aka kilo
 juan martinez rapper
down aka kilo

juan martinez -lrb- born january 13 , 1985 -rrb- , 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 .
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 , 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 .
