Down AKA Kilo

Juan Martinez, better known by his stage name Down AKA Kilo, is an American rapper from Oxnard, California. Martinez was born in Oxnard; his parents were undocumented 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.