“To see the shit I’ve lived, seen, did
Like my momma who was the youngest of sixteen kids
And at sixteen, I ain’t know what a sixteen is
Now I’m like my granddaddy lettin sixteens live”

So. Many. Damn. People are asking “Who’s Los?” “Where’s he from?” “Who’s he signed with?” So, allow me to put all ends to questions that have been out there for the past, oh I don’t know, couple of years, now? This guy is one of the better rappers coming up in the game right now. Crazy flow, with punchlines that deliver. The other artists that I’ve done profiles for, haven’t necessarily been ones who were specifically punchline rappers, but Los is versatile, because he has punchlines, and at the same time he can also switch it up and give you a story to tell with some prophetic thought. He’s quite the character if you ask me.

The DMV isn’t exactly known for breeding great rappers (Wale is not one of them), but hailing from Baltimore, Virginia, one of the United States’ toughest cities (and the setting for one of the greatest shows ever made, The Wire), Los is determined to carry this city on its back better than Billy Cundiff of the Ravens (YA, I WENT THERE! FIGHT ME!).

The thing is, a lot of people are just finding out about him now, but he’s been around for a few years actually. First time I heard him was when he went OFF on the ‘A Millie’ instrumental that Lil Wayne made famous from The Carter 3. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The bars, the rapid flow, the delivery. It was a 3-point play with the “And 1.” I won’t lie, from there, I was automatically a fan. From there, I discovered Welcome To Swaggsville & Zero Gravity. It wasn’t until I got back on Twitter in 2009 for the 2nd time, that I really started to take him in heavily.

The man can throw down some bars on whoever’s beat you hand to him. There’s not one instrumental you can name that hasn’t been popular that Los hasn’t touched. He made a habit of always putting out new freestyles to whichever instrumental was hot at that time: he rarely disappointed. That’s all truth. He delivers on almost all of his freestyles, or songs that he did on other instrumentals. On his originals, however, that’s a different story. The more recent mixtapes that he brought out, Worth The Wait & The Crown Ain’t Safe, were probably the weakest of his career, and it’s ironic because those 2 mixtapes pretty much helped solidify his signing with Diddy, which is also ironic, because back in his earlier days, Diddy had him, then let him go, so everything’s just coming in full circle for this guy. You have to be happy for him, but it sucks that his substance took a little bit of a downwards spiral, even though it wasn’t much.

He’s one of the pieces in Diddy’s ‘Bad Boy 2.0’ ensemble, including the likes of Red Cafe, French Montana, and Machine Gun Kelly (all whom I have a HIGH disdain for). So, we’ll see how far and how long Los can last with Diddy, since he’s notorious for signing rappers and their careers end up dying there, or new rappers not thriving (so pretty much it’s like playing for the Toronto Raptors).

Take him in. He’s a good rapper, and hopefully, he doesn’t turn out to be a mainstream sell out or, God forbid, a bust, because he’s worked hard dealing with labels passing on him, and the death of his father fuelling his success. I’d support this guy for a while, and you should as well, not only because he’s a good rapper, but also because

That’s My Word & It STiXX

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