Mauro Román Monzón (born October 4, 1999), known professionally as Lit Killah, is an Argentine rapper, singer, songwriter, and streamer.[2] He is known for his participation in freestyle rap battles, he has participated in local competitions in Argentina such as the renowned "El Quinto Escalón" where he competed during 2016 and 2017.[3] In 2018 he started competing in the international freestyle rap competition called "God Level".
Lit Killah | |
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![]() Lit Killah in 2023 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Mauro Román Monzón |
Born | Argentina | October 4, 1999
Origin | González Catán, Argentina[1] |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels |
His popularity began to grow when in 2018 he released his single "Apaga el Celular". In 2020 he released his most successful single called "Flexin'" with Argentine producer Bizarrap. Both songs have exceeded 100 million views on YouTube.
Career
editBeginnings and first successes (2017-2021)
editLit Killah started in the world of rap thanks to freestyle battles, one of his first battles was against Duki in 2016, Lit Killah won the battles thanks to the rhyme "Brisa", the battle was one of the most viewed on YouTube at that time year.[4] In that same year he competed in "El Quinto Escalón" but did not win in that year, in 2017, Lit Killah managed to win his first competition in "El Quinto Escalón".[3]
At the end of 2017, and coinciding with his birthday, he published his first single entitled "De$troy", a production faithful to the style demonstrated by Monzón in their previous encounters in freestyle battles. At just 18 years old, he signed a contract with Warner Music Argentina and starting 2018 he launched "Apaga el Celular", a song totally oriented to a melodic trap, whose official video clip already exceeds 100 million visits on YouTube. He subsequently released more singles, also featured as a guest artist on the song "Una Vez Más" of Numa, released on April 23. Jester released the following June had more than 20 million views in the first month since its premiere on YouTube.[5]
MAWZ (2021-present)
editOn August 19, 2021 Lit Killah released his debut studio album MAWZ with the participation of Argentine artists such as Duki, Khea, María Becerra, Tiago PZK, FMK and Rusherking and it was also produced by Argentine producers Oniria and Big One.[6]
Discography
editAlbums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peaks |
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SPA [7] | ||
MAWZ |
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15 |
SnipeZ |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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ARG [8] |
BOL [9] |
CR [10] |
MEX Pop [11] |
NIC [12] |
PAR [13] |
PER [14] |
SPA [15] |
URU [16] | ||||
"De$troy" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Apaga el Celular" | 2018 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Bufón" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Si Te Vas" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Tan Bien" (featuring Agus Padilla)[2] |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Lit Killah: Bzrp Freestyle Sessions, Vol. 3" (with Bizarrap) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Eclipse" | 2019 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Amor Ciego" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Samurai" (featuring Big Soto) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Wake Me" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Flow Miami" (with Ñejo and Ez Made Dabeat) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Te Sigo" (featuring Randy) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Flexin'" (with Bizarrap)[20] |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Se Terminó" (featuring Kódigo) |
71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Cerca de Ti (remix)" (with Tiago PZK, Rusherking, Seven Kayne, Bhavi and Tobi) |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Change" | 2021 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MAWZ | |
"Yo Sé Que Tú" (with FMK and Tiago PZK featuring Rusherking) |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
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Non-album single | |
"California" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MAWZ | ||
"Entre nosotros" (with Tiago PZK) |
1 | 10 | 12 | — | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 1 | Non-album single | ||
"Déjame Tranki" (with Khea) |
26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MAWZ | ||
"Como + Nadie" (with MYA and Rusherking) |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Suena MYA! | ||
"En la Oscuridad" (with María Becerra) |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MAWZ | ||
"Ese Mensaje" (with FMK) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Mala Mía" (with Duki) |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"My Bag" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Entre nosotros (remix)" (with Tiago PZK, Nicki Nicole and María Becerra) |
2022 | 1 | 5 | —[B] | 20 | 12 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 7 | Non-album singles | |
"Ayer" (with Bhavi) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"La Trampa es Ley" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — |
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"Pa Co" (with Khea and Rusherking) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lion Heart" (with Kshmr and Divine featuring Jeremy Oceans and Karra)[29] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Los del Espacio" (among Los del Espacio) |
2023 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As a featured artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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ARG [8] |
PAR [13] |
SPA [15] | ||||
"Una Vez Más" (Numa featuring Lit Killah) |
2018 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Pocas Horas" (Alejo Park featuring Lit Killah and Kódigo) |
— | — | — | |||
"Bendito" (Hadrian featuring Lit Killah and Papatinho) |
2019 | — | — | — | ||
"Parte de Mi" (FMK featuring Lit Killah) |
61 | — | — |
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"Aroma" (JD Pantoja, Rauw Alejandro and Dayme y el High featuring Lit Killah) |
— | — | — | |||
"Masome" (with Naiky Unic featuring Ecko, Lalo Ebratt, Lit Killah and Brray) |
2020 | — | — | — | ||
"Yankee" (Smokk featuring Joaqo, Lit Killah and Big Deiv) |
— | — | — | |||
"Además de Mi (remix)" (Rusherking, Khea and Duki featuring Lit Killah, Tiago PZK and María Becerra) |
2021 | 1 | 44 | 42 |
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"Nat Geo (remix)" (Falke 912 and Bhavi featuring Lit Killah) |
52 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charting songs
editTitle | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Album |
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ARG [8] | |||
"A Tus Pies" (featuring Rusherking) |
2021 | 93 | MAWZ |
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Apaga el Celular" did not enter the Argentina Digital Songs chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Argentina National Songs chart.[17]
- ^ "Entre nosotros (remix)" did not enter the Monitor Latino Costa Rica chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Monitor Latino Costa Rica Latin Songs chart.[28]
References
edit- ^ "Biografía de Lit Killah" (in Spanish). CMTV. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Lit Killah presenta "Tan Bien", su nuevo single" (in Spanish). Radio Cosmonova. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "La Historia de 'El Quinto Escalón' En Un Documental" (in Spanish). Río Negro. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Duki vs Lit Killah". YouTube. El Campito Music. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Lit Killah Enciende la Escena". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Lit Killah Lanzó Su Primer Álbum 'MAWZ'" (in Spanish). Filo.News. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Búsqueda – Lit Killah (Álbumes)" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ a b c Peak positions in Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart:
- All except noted: "Lit Killah, Billboard Argentina Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "Se Terminó": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of October 17, 2020". Billboard Argentina. November 12, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- "Cerca de Ti (remix)": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of November 7, 2020". Billboard Argentina. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- "Change": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of February 27, 2021". Billboard Argentina. November 12, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- "Además de Mi (remix)": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of March 13, 2021". Billboard Argentina. November 12, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- "Yo Sé Que Tú": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of June 5, 2021". Billboard Argentina. November 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- "California": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of June 26, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- "Nat Geo (remix)": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of July 24, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of July 31, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- "Déjame Tranki" and "A Tus Pies": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of August 28, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- "Mala Mía": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- "En La Oscuridad": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of September 25, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- "Cómo+Nadie": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of October 2, 2021". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros (remix)": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of 8 January 2022". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- "La Trampa es Ley": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of 12 February 2022". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Peak positions in Bolivia:
- "Entre nosotros": "Top 20 Bolivia – General – Del 25 al 31 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros (remix)": "Top 20 Bolivia – General – Del 17 al 23 de Enero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Peak positions in Costa Rica:
- "Entre nosotros": "Top 20 Costa Rica – General – Del 27 de Septiembre de al 3 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Billboard Mexico Espanol Airplay chart:
- "Entre nosotros (remix): "Mexico Espanol Airplay: The Week of 19 February 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Peak positions in Nicaragua:
- "Entre nosotros": "Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 29 de Noviembre al 5 de Diciembre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros (remix)": "Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 10 al 16 de Enero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Paraguay:
- "Además de Mi (remix)": "Junio - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros": "Septiembre - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros (remix)": "Enero - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Peak positions in Peru:
- "Entre nosotros": "Top 20 Perú – General – Del 27 de Septiembre al 3 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros (remix)": "Top 20 Perú – General – Del 24 al 30 de Enero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Search: Lit Killah (songs)". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Uruguay:
- "Yo Sé Que Tú": "Ranking Mensual: Junio 2021" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya del Disco. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros": "Ranking Mensual: Agosto 2021" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya del Disco. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- "Entre nosotros (remix)": "Rankings – Charts Digitales" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Chamber of Disc. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 Argentina – Nacionalidad – Del 21 al 27 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Lit Killah Botón y Disco de Oro". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Big One es portada de la playlist "Éxitos" de Argentina". Vía País (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Flexin' Es Lo Nuevo de Lit Killah Y Bizarrap" (in Spanish). Los 40. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 570. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. April 2021. p. 28. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved September 23, 2020.Type "Lit Killah" in the box under the "Título" column heading.
- ^ a b "Warner Music Perú on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ a b "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 581. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. January 2022. p. 22. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "American certifications – Lit Killah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Warner Music Perú on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 Costa Rica – Latino – Del 31 de Enero al 6 de Febrero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Lion Heart (feat. Jeremy Oceans & Karra) - Single by Kshmr, Lit Killah & Divine on Apple Music". Apple Music. February 25, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "'Parte de Mi' de FMK con Lit Killah es Disco de Oro" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Rusherking on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved October 27, 2021.
External links
edit- Lit Killah on X
- Lit Killah on Instagram
- Lit Killah on Twitch