Lean Like a Cholo

Down aka Kilo

About Lean Like a Cholo

"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 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.


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2007
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All the homies, they know what I mean
Baby, let me show you how I lean (like a cholo)
Lay back, bounce in the club,
When we do a dance, yeah, we do it like what (like a, like a cholo)

Side to side
Elbows up side to side
Elbows up side to side
Elbows up side to side
Like a cholo

All up in the club,
Ten deep, lookin' for some hynas, we on the pree
I need a bad one, a real freak
Find them at the dance floor, so don't sleep
Damn, I like you, I like you, but I really want her
She's that type , I can tell
Let me get into deep, take her back to the hotel
But right now I'm on the move
Show this little mama how a gangsta groove
I don't do a whole lot, just enough
Lean side to side, keep my elbows up, like this and like that
All the girls know where the real G's at
You could find us way up in the back
Watching that ass bounce like a low-low

I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side

I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Like a cholo

I'm brown, I get down
The girls love, how I lean
Like a G, to the beat
Blue and white MJ's on my feet
I'm lookin' real good, I'm so hood
Gotta stay clean if you know what I mean
Pockets full of feria, mucho dinero
Look me in my eyes, tell me papi te quiero
Let me do my dance, you do yours
Shakin' what you got till you're sweating out your pores
Just like that, yeah I like that
I'm a perro, trying to chase that cat
Hey DJ, won't you play
That same track? Wind it back I can lean to that
Now she, wants me
And I ain't going home solo

'Cause I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side

I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Like a cholo

All the homies, they know what I mean
Baby, let me show you how I lean (like a cholo)
Lay back, bounce in the club
When we do a dance, yeah, we do it like what? (like a cholo)

All the homies, they know what I mean
Baby, let me show you how I lean (like a cholo)
Lay back, bounce in the club
When we do a dance, yeah, we do it like what? (Like a, like a cholo)

Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side

I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side

I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side

I lean like a cholo
Side to side
Elbows up, side to side
Elbows up, side to side
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Down aka Kilo

Juan Martinez (born January 13, 1985), better known by his stage name Down AKA Kilo, is an American rapper from Oxnard, California. more »

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Written by: JOHN STARY, JUAN MARTINEZ, MICHAEL MCEWAN

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10 facts about this song

Release Information
"Lean Like a Cholo" was released in 2007 by the American rapper “Down aka Kilo”. This single is included in his third studio album called “Definition of an Ese.”
Chart Performance
The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 11 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks, 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and 3 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 in the United States.
Genre & Style
“Lean Like a Cholo" belongs to the genre of West Coast hip hop and Rap. Its lyrics and music style are based on the cholo style of the street culture of the West Coast, particularly, southern California.
Cultural Influence
This song had a significant cultural impact as it popularized the term "cholo," which represents a particular subculture within the Mexican-American community, characterized by distinct dress and behavior patterns.
Dance Trend
"Lean Like a Cholo" also introduced a dance trend with the same name, making it one of the iconic dance movements in pop culture.
Music Video
The music video, directed by Estevan Oriol, is equally famous, featuring "Down aka Kilo" and other individuals posing as 'cholos' which significantly contributed to the song’s popularity.
Artist Background
"Down aka Kilo", whose real name is Juan Martinez, is an American rapper from Oxnard, California. He is of Mexican descent and his music often highlights elements of his Latino heritage.
Other charted songs
Although "Lean Like a Cholo" is his most-known song internationally, he has other songs that have charted including "Definition of an Ese," and "G's Need Love Too."
Spanish Remix
A Spanish version of "Lean Like a Cholo" was also released, which also found substantial airplay.
Awards
Despite the critical and commercial success of the song, it didn't win any major music awards. However, it remains an iconic song within West Coast hip-hop.

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