Birth name Carlos Coleman Nationality American Genres Hip hop music | Name Carlos Coleman Years active 1999–present | |
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Also known as King Los, Swagger Boy Los Born March 23, 1982 (age 42) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. ( 1982-03-23 ) Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, record producer Associated acts Lola Monroe, Diddy, Devin Cruise, Kid Ink, Mark Battles Role Singer · twitter.com/iamkinglos Albums God, Money, War, Zero Gravity II, The Crown Ain’t Safe Record labels Bad Boy Records, RCA Records, After Platinum Records, Interscope Records Similar People LoLa Monroe, Mark Battles, Red Cafe, Sean Combs, Kid Ink Profiles | ||
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Carlos Coleman (born March 23, 1982) is an American rapper, singer, and record producer, better known by his stage name Los or King Los. Los has released various mixtapes during his career including The Crown Ain't Safe and Becoming King to critical acclaim. He originally signed to Bad Boy Records during the 2005 in conjunction with his Bloc Incorporated record deal. After his deal fell through when Bloc folded, he returned to releasing music independently. Los signed to Diddy's Bad Boy Records again in February 2012, which is now distributed by Interscope Records. However, on March 19, 2014, he would announce that he was again leaving Bad Boy and Interscope. He is currently signed to After Platinum, 88 Classic and RCA.
Contents
- Los shade 45 soul assassin freestyle
- 19992010 Beginnings and building buzz
- 201113 The Crown Aint Safe and Becoming King
- 2013present Departure from Bad Boy and signing to RCA
- Personal life
- Mixtapes
- Guest Appearances
- References
1999–2010: Beginnings and building buzz
As a 16-year-old high school student, Los, began writing poetry and literature to deal with the pain of losing his father to murder. At 18 he started rapping, when he would participate in the local Baltimore battle rap scene, He cites Eminem, Nas, Big L, Big Pun and Canibus as his top emcees and influences to his style. Right out of high school in 2002, Los auditioned for Diddy's Making the Band 2, but after being selected to appear on the show, he refused to sign any of the paperwork required, so he was unable to appear on it. As fate would have it, Los would end up signed to Bad Boy Records in 2005, through Bloc Incorporated a local Baltimore record label. His signing to Bad Boy came after he auditioned for Diddy with a 10-minute freestyle. However, Bloc Incorporated eventually disbanded due to a legal issue and Los lost his deal in 2008, before he was able to release an album.
Once he returned independent in 2008, Los released a number of mixtapes and online freestyles in the following years to build his buzz. His first and second would be Guilty Until Proven Innocent and G5: Certified Fly, both released in 2008. He followed that with G5.2 in May 2009. His third mixtape Zero Gravity was released during April 2010. Then, the mixtape was Welcome To Swaggsville was released on August 5, 2010. His sixth mixtape Shooter was released on November 8, 2010. It featured collaborations with Rick Ross and his After Platinum label-mate Cory Gunz. On December 26, 2010, Los released his seventh mixtape The Louis Vuitton Gift Pack. The mixtape was primarily composed of freestyles and featured a collaboration with Chris Brown.
2011–13: The Crown Ain't Safe and Becoming King
On July 18, 2011, Los released a mixtape titled Worth the Wait, mostly made of tracks cut from his upcoming mixtape The Crown Ain't Safe. On December 5, 2011, Los released The Crown Ain't Safe. The mixtape featured guest appearances by Lola Monroe, Jazze Pha, DMX, Kid Ink, Twista and XV. Along with production by Jahlil Beats, Lifted, J. Oliver and Rick Steel, among others. It was met with positive critical reception upon release. Following the release of The Crown Ain't Safe, there was something of a bidding war to sign Los by multiple labels. He was then nominated for XXL's 2012 Freshman 10 list. On February 6, 2012, Diddy announced to MTV that his newest signee to Bad Boy Records was Los. Right after the announcement he begun working on his debut mixtape for Bad Boy.
On March 15, 2013, Los announced the release date for Becoming King as April 25, 2013. It would be his first project released since his return to Bad Boy Records. As promised, the mixtape Becoming King was released on April 25, 2013. The mixtape featured all-original music and guest appearances from Diddy, Fantasia, Juicy J, Ludacris, Pusha T, Raheem DeVaughn, Tank, Twista, Wiz Khalifa and Yo Gotti, among others. Production was handled by 1500 or Nothin', Harry Fraud, J. Oliver, Rob Holladay and Sonny Digital, among others. Becoming King was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. XXL gave the mixtape a positive review saying, "There are heartfelt tales touching on his family, love for music and the trials and tribulations of life. As usual, Los’ strongest asset is an ability to deliver vivid imagery through lyrics and a captivating flow[...] Lyrically, Los is as sharp as ever, and the mixtape is a continuation of the verbal assaults he’s known for."
2013–present: Departure from Bad Boy and signing to RCA
Los was featured on labelmate French Montana's song "Ocho Cinco" also featuring labelmates Diddy, Red Cafe and MGK taken from the deluxe edition of Montana's album Excuse My French. On August 13, 2013, Los released a freestyle over the controversial "Control" song. Kendrick Lamar would shortly after praise Los' response as the best one released. He was then featured on "No Option" by Kid Ink, a promotional single from Ink's second studio album My Own Lane. On December 28, 2013, Los released Broken Silence a collaboration mixtape with rapper Mark Battles. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Wale, Dizzy Wright, CyHi the Prynce, Chevy Woods and Ab-Soul, among others.
Surprisingly, following the announcement of the mixtape Zero Gravity II, on March 19, 2014, Los revealed that he was leaving Bad Boy Records and Interscope. He later elaborated on the story to MTV saying, "Forever in the Bad Boy family, just I've chose to explore other endeavors just like my mentor; just like Puff." He then told XXL that it was more of a situation with Interscope than Bad Boy, as Interscope was not giving him any attention or push, and Los had choose to rather be independent again. On March 24, 2014, Los released his twelfth official mixtape Zero Gravity II. Following that, from April 1 to May 31, 2014, Los toured with collaborator Kid Ink as a supporting act on the My Own Lane concert tour.
On October 23, 2014, Los made an appearance on HOT 97's Ebro in the Morning radio show and confirmed a new deal with RCA Records and 88 Classic, with the only details revealed being the announcement of P. Diddy being an executive producer for his pre-debut album, titled God, Money, War, with RCA and 88 Classic. It was released June 23, 2015. On August 19, 2015, Los appeared on Why? with Hannibal Buress, performing the title track on GodMoneyWar. Los then went on to headline the God, Money, War Tour along with fellow rapper Skate Maloley among others. He was one of many features on P. Diddy's mixtape MMM, Lil Wayne's mixtape No Ceilings 2 and later Wiz Khalifa's mixtape Cabin Fever 3
Personal life
On December 25, 2012, Los' girlfriend, rapper Lola Monroe announced that she and Los were expecting their first child together. She then gave birth to a baby boy named Brixton Royal Coleman on March 12, 2013.