Carlos “King Los” Coleman knows his mission in life. “I want to be the greatest rapper ever,” the Baltimore native says with an unwavering confidence. “I’m just trying to exhibit the best rap stuff you ever heard.” His goal might sound like a lofty one, but after listening to Los rhyme, it doesn’t sound so far-fetched.
KING LOS BIO
Rapper
BIRTHDAY: March 23, 1982
BIRTH SIGN: Aries
BIRTHPLACE: Baltimore, MD
AGE: 41 years old
ABOUT
Born Carlos Coleman but better known by his stage name “King Los” or just simply “Los,” he is an American rapper and producer who released his first single, “Only One of Me,” in 2014.
BEFORE FAME
In 2008, he recorded his first two mixtapes: Guilty Until Proven Innocent and G5: Certified Fly. He began writing rhymes at the age of 18.
TRIVIA
In 2013, he was featured on the Cashis song “Look at Me” and the Kid Ink song “No Option.” During the height of his career, in the mid-2010’s, he earned praise as being one of the best up-and-coming artists out there, drawing praise from artists like Kendrick Lamar and Diddy for his lyrics and distinct rapping style.
FAMILY LIFE
He began writing during high school to cope with his father’s death. He began dating rapper Lola Monroe in 2012. The couple welcomed a son, Brixton Royal Coleman, in 2013.
King Los Associated with Diddy
He signed to Diddy’s Bad Boy Records in February of 2012.
After releasing his first mixtape in 2008, Los dropped 14 more projects — all of which displayed his expert lyricism. “It’s the story of a kid from Baltimore, involved with all kinds of stuff, inspired to be one of the best rappers on the planet,” he says about his music. Los’s love affair with rapping began when he was just 16 years old, after the murder of his father.
He’d write poetry to help cope with the loss, and by the time he turned 18, Los graduated from high school and developed a reputation as a promising MC. By 2005, he signed to Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment through local Baltimore imprint Bloc Incorporated, but the business end of the deal didn’t work out, so he hit the mixtape scene to build a buzz and master his craft.
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As fate would have it, Diddy continued to seek out King Los and signed him to Bad Boy again in 2012 — this time, without the middleman. With the famed music mogul in his corner, Los continued to grow and develop a reputation as a top-tier MC, sought-after ghostwriter and expert freestyle artist.
In 2013, he hit the Billboard charts for the first time in his career on French Montana’s “Ocho Cinco.” Los became one of hip-hop’s most celebrated emerging artists when his 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher and “Sway in the Morning” radio freestyle garnered millions of views on YouTube.
In 2014, Los signed a new deal with RCA Records through After Platinum and 88 Classic. Since then, Los has continued to make a name for himself, releasing multiple projects and appearing on various TV shows including E!’s “The Platinum Life,” Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow” and MTV’s Wild ‘N Out.