Lean like a Cholo
{{short description|2007 single by Down AKA Kilo}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Lean Like a Cholo
| cover = Lean Like a Cholo.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Down AKA Kilo
| album = Definition of an Ese
| released = April 10, 2007
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Chicano rap
| length = 3:18
| label = Silent Music
| writer = J. Martinez/J. Starry
| producer = Fingazz
| prev_title = Cali Cowboyz
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Definition of an Ese
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Lean Like a Cholo" is the first single released by American rapper Down AKA Kilo from his album Definition of an Ese. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #93 in May 2007Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052202/maroon-5-fends-off-ne-yo-t-pain-to-remain-no-1 "Maroon 5 Fends Off Ne-Yo, T-Pain To Remain No. 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913130730/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052202/maroon-5-fends-off-ne-yo-t-pain-to-remain-no-1 |date=2014-09-13 }}, Billboard.com, May 10, 2007. and has peaked at #34. "Cholo" is a term used in Mexico and the southwestern United States. In modern Mexico and the U.S., "cholo" is a term implying a gangster or gang member. The big body guard from Jose Luis Sin Censura makes a guest appearance.
Remixes
- The song "Tatted like a Cholo" by Tyga uses the same instrumental track.{{Cite web |title=Tyga's 'Tatted Like a Cholo' sample of Down AKA Kilo's 'Lean Like a Cholo' |url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/54188/Tyga-Tatted-Like-a-Cholo-Down-AKA-Kilo-Lean-Like-a-Cholo/ |website=www.whosampled.com |access-date=2024-06-29 |archive-date=2016-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314044226/http://www.whosampled.com/sample/54188/Tyga-Tatted-Like-a-Cholo-Down-AKA-Kilo-Lean-Like-a-Cholo/ |url-status=live }}
- Parodies of the song include;" "Lean Like a Chola"{{Cite web |url=http://www.carmenscalls.com/home.html |title=Carmenscalls.com |access-date=2010-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201140906/http://carmenscalls.com/home.html |archive-date=2011-02-01 |url-status=dead }} by Carmen; the track "Eat like a Gordo," by Tattoo, a Los Angeles-based DJ from the hip-hop station Power 106 FM, has played on several Southern California radio stations and can be found around the Internet.
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