Delinquent
Habits
Delinquent Habits (also known as Los Delinquentes and Los Tres
Delinquentes) is a hip hop group. Formed in East Los Angeles
in 1991, they are known for their Latin-tinged rap, which is
both melodic and hardcore. Their first album was executive produced
by Cypress Hill member Sen Dog and featured guest appearances
by Sen himself as well as Puerto Rican New York City rapper Hurricane
G. Their second album, Here Come The Horns, again featured Sen
Dog as well as Sen's brother, pioneering Latin rapper Mellow
Man Ace. The melodic Merry Go Round featured the female singer
Michelle. The group chose to focus more on hardcore rap on their
fourth offering, Freedom Band.
Members
* Kemo the Blaxican (David L.K. Thomas)
* Ives, Irie, El Guero/Huero Loco (Ivan Martin, MC)
* O.G. Style (Alejandro Martinez, DJ and Producer)
* Michelle (Vocals)
Delinquent Habits was originally made up of Kemo,
Ives (both MCs) and O.G. Style (a DJ). Thus the group was often
called Los Tres Delinquentes (Spanish for "The Three Delinquents"). As a trio, they sold over 1 million copies of their single Tres Delinquentes,
published on the Station 13 label in 1996. They subsequently received
a lot of attention from MTV and the media. Their self-titled first
album, Delinquent Habits, was produced by Sen Dog of Cypress Hill
and sold almost a million copies. Their second release, Here Come
The Horns, was produced by Mellow Man Ace. They have been compared
to Cypress Hill. Their work Merry Go-Round was sold on the underground "Spanglish network".
Kemo soon left after the completion of their album
Freedom Band to pursue a solo career with some substantial success.
He was replaced by female vocalist Michelle, who had been previously
featured in their songs.
August 2008 former mc Kemo signed a record deal
with Ampire Records/ Redrum Recordz for a European release of his
second album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
* Delinquent Habits - 1996
* Here Come the Horns - 1998
* Merry Go Round - 2000
* Freedom Band - 2003
* Dos Mundos Dos Lenguas - 2005
* New And Improved - 2006
* The Common Man - 2009
[edit] Trivia
Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant
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* "Return of the Tres" was
featured in the 2001 and 2005 films, Double Take and Harsh Times,
respectively. The song was also used in one of Nike's Joga Bonito
advertisements.
* Tres Delinquentes was featured in the 1998 South Korean horror-comedy The
Quiet Family and in the 2005 film Havoc.
* "Get High" Single from the album Vibración
Exquisita, Punto Rojo - 1997
* Several of their songs are featured on the soundtracks to video games such
as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico,
and Total Overdose's official sequel; Chili Con Carnage.
* Ive's other alias is "El Güero/Huero
Loco", meaning "The crazy blonde one". Güero (or Huero) can also be used as a derogatory term for a non-Hispanic caucasian
but is also found as a common term of endearment.
* Kemo's birth name is David Lewis Keimonti Thomas.
* "Tres Delinquentes" of their
first studio album "Delinquent Habits" is LA Dodger Andre Ethier's at-bat song in 2009.
