Editing Kilo Ali

{{Short description|American rapper}}

{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Kilo Ali
|background =  solo_singer
|image =
|caption =
|image_size =
|birth_name = Andrell D. Rogers
|alias = Kilo
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|05|01|mf=y}}
|birth_place =[[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date =
|origin = [[Bankhead (Atlanta)|Bankhead]], Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
|genre ={{flatlist|
*[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[Miami bass]]}}
|occupation = [[Rapping|Rapper]], [[songwriter]]
|years_active = 
| label = Arvis (1990–1992)<br/>[[Ichiban Records|Wrap/Ichiban]] (1992–1996)<br/>[[Interscope]] (1997–1998)
|associated_acts = [[Goodie Mob]], [[JT Money]], [[Ying Yang Twins]], [[Lil Jon]]
|website= }}

'''Andrell D. Rogers''' (born May 1, 1973), better known as '''Kilo Ali''', formerly '''Kilo''', is an American rapper from [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Charles E. Rogers |title='Organized Bass,' Kilo's debut on Interscope |journal=[[New York Amsterdam News]] |volume=88 |issue=39 |date=25 September 1997}}</ref> Kilo Ali recorded mainly bass music (described more closely to [[Miami bass]] style music), but also hip-hop tracks with a less distinctive Southern flavor. His most well known singles include "Show Me Love",<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Flick, Larry |author2=Smith, Shawnee |title=Singles:Rap |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=109 |issue=22 |date=31 May 1997}}</ref> "Baby Baby",<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Bubbling under hot R&B singles |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=109 |issue=39 |page=28 |date=27 September 1997}}</ref> and "Love In Ya Mouth".

As Kilo Ali, he released ''Organized Bass'' in 1997 on [[Interscope]],<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=183}}</ref> with featured artists including [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Cee Lo Green|Cee-Lo]] of [[Goodie Mob]], [[Big Boi]] of [[OutKast]], and [[JT Money]]. In 2011, Ali was released from prison after serving six years of a 15-year sentence for arson.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA3DD401CC048&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Singer charged with torching Clayton home Rapper watches as house burns|date=August 19, 1998|work=[[The Atlanta Journal]]|page=B04|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clatl.com/music/article/13069297/free-from-prison-kilo-ali-has-no-regrets |title=Kilo Ali is released from jail |last=Radford |first=Chad |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919135719/http://www.clatl.com/music/article/13069297/free-from-prison-kilo-ali-has-no-regrets |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2021, Ali sued rapper [[NLE Choppa]] for copyright infringement for unauthorized use of his 1997 song, "Love In Ya Mouth".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=NLE Choppa Sued for Copyright Infringement by Fellow Rapper Kilo Ali|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/kilo-ali-sued-nle-choppa-copyright-infringement|access-date=2022-01-21|website=HYPEBEAST}}</ref>

Ali’s track  "America Has a Problem (Cocaine)"  was sampled on [[Beyoncé]]’s 2023 single  "[[America Has a Problem]]" from her [[Grammy Award]] winning 2022 album, ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''.<ref> {{Citation |title=Renaissance - Beyoncé {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/renaissance-mw0003752002/credits |access-date=2023-09-14 |language=en}} </ref><ref> {{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-02-05 |title=Grammys 2023: Winners List |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/arts/music/grammys-2023-winners-list.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0362-4331}} </ref>

==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===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="40"|Year
!Song
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot Rap Tracks|U.S. Rap]]</small>
!Album
|-
|align="center"|1990
|"America Has a Problem (Cocaine)"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|rowspan="1"| ''America Has a Problem''
|-
|align="center"|1991
|"Hear What I Hear"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|rowspan="1"| ''A-Town Rush''
|-
|align="center"|1995
|"Donkey Kong"
|align="center"|—
|align="center" valign="top"|34
|rowspan="2"| ''Get This Party Started''
|-
|align="center"|1996
|"Nasty Dancer/White Horse"
|align="center" valign="top"|67
|align="center" valign="top"|17
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1997
|"Show Me Love"
|align="center" valign="top"|86
|align="center" valign="top"|32
|rowspan="2"| ''Organized Bass''
|-
|"Baby Baby"
|align="center" valign="top"|82
|align="center" valign="top"|—
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:African-American male rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male rappers]]
[[Category:20th-century American male rappers]]
[[Category:Ichiban Records artists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rappers from Miami]]
[[Category:Rappers from Atlanta]]
[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American musicians]]


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