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. Kilo Ali recorded mainly bass music (described more closely to

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style music), but also hip-hop tracks with a less distinctive Southern flavor. His most well known singles include "Show Me Love", "Baby Baby", and "Love In Ya Mouth". As Kilo Ali, he released ''Organized Bass'' in 1997 on

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, with featured artists including George Clinton, Cee-Lo of

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, and JT Money. In 2011, Ali was released from prison after serving six years of a 15-year sentence for arson. In June 2021, Ali sued rapper NLE Choppa for copyright infringement for unauthorized use of his 1997 song, "Love In Ya Mouth". Ali’s track "America Has a Problem (Cocaine)" was sampled on

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’s 2023 single " America Has a Problem" from her

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winning 2022 album, ''

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''.

Discography

Albums

* 1991: ''America Has a Problem'' * 1992: ''A-Town Rush'' (No. 67 U.S. Rap) * 1993: ''Bluntly Speaking'' * 1993: ''Git wit da Program'' * 1994: ''The Best and the Bass'' * 1995: ''Get This Party Started'' (No. 57 U.S. Rap) As Kilo Ali * 1997: '' Organized Bass'' (No. 173 U.S., No. 44 U.S. Rap) * 2010: ''Sa-La-Meen'' * 2011: ''Hieroglyphics''

Singles

References

1973 births African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers 20th-century American male rappers Ichiban Records artists Living people Rappers from Miami Rappers from Atlanta 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians {{US-hiphop-bio-stub