# Kilo Ali
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{{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](/source/Atlanta), Georgia, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| origin = [Bankhead, Atlanta](/source/Bankhead%2C_Atlanta), Georgia, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
*[Miami bass](/source/Miami_bass)}}
| occupation = [Rapper](/source/Rapping), [songwriter](/source/songwriter)
| years_active =
| label = Arvis (1990–1992)
[Wrap/Ichiban](/source/Ichiban_Records) (1992–1996)
[Interscope](/source/Interscope) (1997–1998)
| associated_acts = [Goodie Mob](/source/Goodie_Mob), [JT Money](/source/JT_Money), [Ying Yang Twins](/source/Ying_Yang_Twins), [Lil Jon](/source/Lil_Jon)
| website =
}}
'''Andrell D. Rogers''' (born May 1, 1973), better known as '''Kilo Ali''', formerly '''Kilo''', is an American rapper from [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), Georgia.[{{cite journal |author=Charles E. Rogers |title='Organized Bass,' Kilo's debut on Interscope |journal=[New York Amsterdam News](/source/New_York_Amsterdam_News) |volume=88 |issue=39 |date=25 September 1997}}] Kilo Ali recorded mainly bass music (described more closely to [Miami bass](/source/Miami_bass) style music), but also hip-hop tracks with a less distinctive Southern flavor. His most well known singles include "Show Me Love",[{{cite magazine |author1=Flick, Larry |author2=Smith, Shawnee |title=Singles:Rap |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |volume=109 |issue=22 |date=31 May 1997}}] "Baby Baby",[{{cite magazine |title=Bubbling under hot R&B singles |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |volume=109 |issue=39 |page=28 |date=27 September 1997}}] and "Love In Ya Mouth".
As Kilo Ali, he released ''Organized Bass'' in 1997 on [Interscope](/source/Interscope),[{{cite book|title=[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)|editor=[Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer))|publisher=[Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books)|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=183}}] with featured artists including [George Clinton](/source/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)), [Cee-Lo](/source/Cee_Lo_Green) of [Goodie Mob](/source/Goodie_Mob), [Big Boi](/source/Big_Boi) of [OutKast](/source/OutKast), and [JT Money](/source/JT_Money). In 2011, Ali was released from prison after serving six years of a 15-year sentence for arson.[{{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](/source/The_Atlanta_Journal)|page=B04|access-date=January 5, 2018}}][{{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 }}] In June 2021, Ali sued rapper [NLE Choppa](/source/NLE_Choppa) for copyright infringement for unauthorized use of his 1997 song, "Love In Ya Mouth".[{{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}}]
Ali’s track "America Has a Problem (Cocaine)" was sampled on [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)’s 2023 single "[America Has a Problem](/source/America_Has_a_Problem)" from her [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) winning 2022 album, ''[Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_(Beyonc%C3%A9_album))''.[ {{Citation |title=Renaissance - Beyoncé {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/renaissance-mw0003752002/credits |access-date=2023-09-14 |language=en}} ][ {{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}} ]
==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](/source/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"|[U.S. R&B](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs)
!width="40"|[U.S. Rap](/source/Hot_Rap_Tracks)
!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:Ichiban Records artists
Category:Living people
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Category:Rappers from Atlanta
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