{{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 = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | origin = Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| *Hip hop *Miami bass}} | occupation = Rapper, songwriter | years_active = | label = Arvis (1990–1992)<br/>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 |volume=109 |issue=22 |date=31 May 1997}}</ref> "Baby Baby",<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Bubbling under hot R&B singles |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=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=183}}</ref> with featured artists including George Clinton, 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''.<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=== * 1990/1991: ''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>U.S. R&B</small> !width="40"|<small>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"|— |- |}
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