Robert Roger Amparan (born May 21, 1989), known professionally as Hypno Carlito, is an American rapper from

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, Illinois. He was the first artist signed to fellow Chicago rapper Lil Durk through his

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label in 2015. That same year, he guest appeared on the deluxe edition of Durk's debut album '' Remember My Name'', on the song "Ghetto (Grew Up)". The following year, he released his debut album, ''Never Say Never'' (2016). He also served as a ghostwriter for American actor

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, having wrote his single "Pray for My City" for

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''. After a hiatus, he released his second album, ''Good Karma'' (2020), which contained guest appearances from Durk, as well as

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. That same year, he served as executive producer for Cannon's album ''The Miseducation Of The Negro You Love To Hate'' and produced the film ''Primary Position'' the following year.

Early life

Robert Roger Amparan was born on May 21, 1989, in

, Illinois.

Career

Hypno Carlito released his first single, "Forever", featuring Lil Varney along with its accompanying music video in 2015. Later in 2015, Carlito was signed to fellow Chicago rapper

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's record label,

. In 2017, he was featured on Lil Durk and

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's single, "Watch Out". Later in 2017, he received local attention for his critically acclaimed mixtape ''Sorry 4 The Hate''. In early 2019, he again received local attention for his mixtape ''Never Cared'' featuring Lil Durk. Following the release of ''Never Cared'', Hypno Carlito released ''Good Karma'' in December 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13559608/

External links

Hypno Carlito Official Instagram
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