Spanglish rap, Hip Hop en Espanol, Hip Hop Latino, Musica Callejera

13 MP3 Songs
LATIN: Latin Rap, HIP HOP/RAP: Hip Hop



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This Washington DC native of South American descent, is an mc that spits Creative Empowering Raw Original Spanglish Lyrics which can be compared to be as âThe DC Colombian Crack Flowâ

His unique style was born in Cali, Colombia (a city notoriously known for its beautiful women, salsa, and drug cartels). His influences include Wu Tang, BIG, Cypress Hill, Beatnuts, Jay Z, 2Pac, Nas, and the list goes on. He earned the name of âCarnicero07â from spitting his raw butchered style of English and Spanish on the streets of Cali. There he got involved with the local hip hop movement which included groups like Cali Rap Cartel, Energy Kings, Imperio, Asilo 38, Ashanti, and many others. He than helped form the group Buddha Bandits (mcs, bboys, taggers) that would perform at local clubs, The Cali Festival, the 1st Cali Hip Hop Concert, and not to mention shows from Buenaventura to Jamundi which would lead to open up for acts such as Big Boy, Sandy Y Papo, Los Generales, and Control Machete.

After obtaining his high school diploma from the help of a Cousin (the schools principal) and to avoid the military draft he returned back to the states to his hometown of Hyattsville, Maryland. Which is a spit distance from the Nations Capitol around the same time when Big Pun was blowing up the spot for Latinos in Hip hop? While the Hip Hop Latino scene in DC was virtually unknown. He continued to move forward attending classes at Montgomery College for Radio and Graphic Design at the Art Institute of Washington. He developed his skills toward his musical career.

In 2000, through His Colombian Connections he met with Tragiko from Chicago and formed the group TRAFIKANTEZ. Carnicero would travel on a monthly basis to Chi-town to record and do shows. They created their own label âSmuggla Entertainment, where they would collaborate with other artists such as Los Nandez (Chicago), Ctraffik (Miami), 3Coronas (NY), Dshon (Miami), LMW (Boston), G.Cardona (NY). They then independently launched their album âDe Calidad Por Cantidadâ with production from D.N.A., Tony Vinyl, Dj Shabazz, & Matt Warren. They appeared in various mixtapes (In The House, ect) and made a video for their hit single âTrafikingâ which was filmed by NICHE STUDIOS (Big Pun Documentaryâs). They planned am international tour performing in Colombia and the Colombian festival in Miami. While the group was successfully on a come up they disbanded due to creative differences.

In 2004, Carnicero went on a diet and dropped the beef from his name and started off with Cero. Thatâs when he began improving his lyrical delivery and a more professional mind frame towards the music business. Cero signed to River Side management and released the mixtape âWelcome to El Parqueâ. When his contract ended he traveled to New York and began recording with QUE-TV Entertainment with the help of Calle Cardona a professional artist and good friend.

2005 was a successful year for this D.C. Hip Hop Latino pioneer. While the movement has matured, he has incorporated his label âCero Mundoâ which specializes in graphic design, CD duplication, and management. He has performed at Calle Ocho, Bataya de Los Gallos, and attended the first Latin Rap Conference in NY. Not to mention he had an interview in the popular internet magazine Indie Street Latino. With performances in hot spots like Club 5, American Café, The Manassas Latin Festival, The 1st DC Latin Hip Hop Fest, Club Napolis, Cuzco, and Club Telvis

In 2006, he performed at the 2nd annual DC Hip hop Latino fest. And released Mixtape Palasquesea Vol.2 mixed by DJ Sin-Sear. Cero was also invited to perform in Boston at Club Cielo and has collaborated with such artists like Fenomedon, LMW, Camilo 100 Fuegos, El Imperio, RDBM, 4Esquinas, and many more. His debut album âCero Sacrificioâ has production from Tony Vinyl (Chicago), Golden Chyld (Boston), Mike Moose (NY), Oh Incredible (NY), Wor Whosane (NY), Stretch (DC), and DNA (Chicago). Cero is currently working with one of the most popular producers in the area Max Methods (Street Star) and his preparing his next project. Ceros dedication and determination is shows that there is only cero minutes for the world to recognize the world of Cero