Crooked Stilo is a hip-hop duo formed by brothers Victor and Johnny Lopez. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Víctor Manuel López Narge (born April 9, 1971 in Libertad) is a retired football Striker from Uruguay, who was Nicknamed
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Early years
The duo spent their early years in El Salvador, a Central American nation torn apart by civil war. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. As youth, they immigrated with their parents to the United States in search of a new beginning and a better future. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They settled in a housing project in East Los Angeles, a new environment that came with its own unique challenges. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local East Los Angeles can refer to East Los Angeles California (unincorporated community East Los Angeles (region
In East Los Angeles, the brothers faced difficulties of gang warfare, drugs, alcohol, and criminal elements. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a Psychoactive drug or Performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment They focused on their music as a protection from the shootings and fights that occurred outside of their home. The confrontations between other young immigrants and the police turned into music and the stories of their lives became their lyrics.
The boys were ambitious and planned a future for themselves that would help them get out of their poor neighborhood. They wanted to become music stars and so the brothers began to toy with a musical style of their own. They quickly found that their musical interests differed, Victor had always preferred the music of his roots, with lyrics in Spanish while Johnny loved American rap music. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Representing their new reality, as Latinos living in Los Angeles, they developed a fusion of their two musical interests.
Influences
The brothers combined the Latino music that they heard from their parents with the new sounds they encountered in Los Angeles. They brought together: Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, Vico C, Gilberto Santa Rosa, NWA, Gangstarr, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Mellow Man Ace, Biz Markie, Cypress Hill, A.L.T., Snoop Dogg, Tupac, and Notorious BIG. Celia Cruz ( October 21 1925 – July 16 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer and was one of the most successful Cuban Wilfredo José Chirino (Born in 1947 in Consolacion del Sur, Pinar del Rio, Cuba) is a well-known Cuban-born salsa singer song-writer Vico C (born Luis Armando Lozada Cruz on September 8, 1971) is an American Rapper and Reggaeton artist of Puerto Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa (born August 21, 1962) is a Singer of salsa NWA (also known as Niggaz with Attitudes) was a Compton, California -based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the Gangstar redirects here For the video game see Gangstar Crime City. EPMD is an American Hip hop group from Brentwood, New York, active for more than 20 years ( 1986 –present is one of the most Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (born April 12 1967) is a Cuban Rapper known as Mellow Man Ace and original member of the rap group Cypress Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8 1964 in Harlem New York) better known by his Stage name Biz Markie, is a Rapper, DJ, and Comedian Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. ALT (born 1970 as Al Trivette) is an MEXICAN-American rapper known for the 1992 hit song "Tequila" (#48 on the Billboard Hot Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again
Band history
They christened their new style as "crooked" because, "it consists of combining the old Latin music and new hip hop music," says Johnny. After defining their sound and style, the group Crooked Stilo began recording in 1993. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January
They initially recorded their work independently, sold a good amount of copies, and quickly discovered an underground community for their music. They became popular in the "underground Latino rap" scene by catching the attention of their generation. Yet, they found that radio stations were unwilling to play the music of Crooked Stilo or the burgeoning movement of urban regional.
Crooked Stilo has worked and performed with artists such as P. Diddy, Daddy Yankee ("Salud y Vida" from the 2004 multi-platinum album "Barrio Fino"), Don Chezina, Dyablo and others. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Ramón (Raymond Ayala (born February 3 1977 known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award -winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording For the Belizean football team see Barrio Fino FC Barrio Fino, ( English: "The Fine Neighborhood" Don Chezina (real name Ricardo Garcia Ortiz) born in Georgia, U
They have released 3 albums with Univision Music Group and Fonovisa Records; "Puro Escandalo", "Retrasalo" and their last album "Malhablados". Univision Music Group is the #1 Latin music company in the US Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language Record label.
External links
- Official website
- Crooked Stilo interview
- VH1 Biography of Crooked Stilo
- Crooked Stilo's MySpace Profile
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