Mr Kriminal
NEWS   Go to yaheard on Bet.com and vote for "Life in the O.C."!!! Or go to Myspace.com and join my friends list. Where you can talk to me in person.
Advertisement
» go to the music page for more
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Flyin High
play lo-fi play hi-fi  11_Lost_your_mind
play lo-fi play hi-fi  07_Livin_in_this_Ghetto_Featuring_Rashad_Lovehall
play lo-fi play hi-fi  I made it
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Drunk in tha club
play lo-fi play hi-fi  F*** you
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Get it done
play lo-fi play hi-fi  I am Kriminal
play lo-fi play hi-fi  If I was Ballin
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Killem All
I am keeping it real for those who like good hard gritty in your face gangsta rap. Written and preformed by an Orange County emcee trying to follow a dream and put O.C. on the map at the same time.
Why this name?
My homeboys gave it to me when I was young because I was always in trouble but never for what I did. I would always get away with what I actually did.
Do you play live?
Yes I play all over Orange County and Los Angeles. After the album release I will be touring Nationwide or sooner if I am booked.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
I think the internet changes the industry you can get in touch with so many fans now it is incredible. In the past it took years to reach the same size fan bases you can acheive now in a few weeks.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
yes, absolutly if the deal was right.
Band History:
I am a native southern Californian who was born in Stanton, CA. I am an Italian, Spainard and I have grown up in just about every bad neighborhood you could imagine in California. I spent most of my adolescent life in the Costa Mesa, Santa Ana area not to mention pretty much all of Orange County. I was locked up a lot as a youth and always getting in trouble it just seemed to find me were ever I went. I got arrested my first time when I was nine. My mother and her brothers grew up in Compton, CA and until recently I still had relatives living in that area. When I was younger I would spend my weekends there with one of my cousins and the homies I've made over the years from Lime. So she knew the early warning signs and tried to get me out of the area we were living in and in to a nice middle class area. In hopes of keeping me out of that element. Little did she know it was only a matter of time before I got involved with the wrong crowd again. Since then I have been married and bore three children. Since the birth of my kids I have changed my life around and have been trying stay out of jail. Now I have been trying to focus in on my dream of doing something for a living that you love to do. Also I am taking the advice of all my homies who are sick of the countless hours of listening to my never ending freestyle frenzies until they had to tell me to shut up. This for you and you guys know who you are now you get what you want a cd with your homie on it and when you get tired of listening to music just turn it off. My love for hip hop started when I heard my first run dmc song in the Bandera Isle apartments Ontario/Mont. Claire, CA I have been hooked on hip hop ever since. My love affair with hip hop music only grew with LL, NWA, and Too Short. In fact it was memorizing NWA and Too Short songs that started me on my way to writing my own songs and some help from my friend Shane. I am a 2nd generation gang member. I grew up around the life style so it was easy to follow suit. I can remember getting high and drunk with my homeboys at parties free styling to impress women. That eventually led into my rapping at house parties. I have had nothing but obstacle after obstacle trying to get to my dream and that is to bring a sound that every one can feel while staying true to my up brining. My rap career was put on hold due to having to support my family. I have done alright for myself being a kid from the street. I got into telemarketing which led me to a lucrative career in the mortgage industry. Now I'm using my spare time to focus my street knowledge and talent into a hip hop career. If you like what you hear buy the new single. The Album will be released in the fall of 2005. Oh yeah and don't forget to vote!!! I am also on BET.com yaheard section. Look for Kriminal "life in the O.C." and VOTE!!!
Your influences?
too short, run dmc, scarface, spice one, nwa,L.L. cool j, Dj Quick, Ice Cube and the list goes on
Favorite spot?
lake havasu city/copper canyon to be specific
Anything else...?
Look for the album in stores everywhere!!! Also I wanna give a special shout out to all the homies showin me support-n-repin in this bi***!! Westside Bloods, Kengosha Entainment and all the bloods n pirus in New Jersey, GangstaBlood152 (Young Gangsta Shilow 2 Da 15 deuce)Y.G. Blood Hound, Do Da Blood Walk, all dogz go 2 heaven, WHOOPIN BLOOD LANEZ, All the hommies in Lime Hood riskin their lives On Bookacre, All Bompton Piru's, All my homies Die Hard Piru, E Dub's West Covina, And any of the homies I may have accidentally missed. Thanks for always showin that PIRU love.
Join The Mailing List
We will not store or use this email address other than for this newsletter.