Lit Killah
Lit Killah in 2022
Lit Killah in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMauro Román Monzón
Born (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999 (age 24)
Argentina
OriginGonzález Catán, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2016–present
Labels

Mauro Román Monzón (born October 4, 1999), known professionally as Lit Killah, is an Argentine rapper, singer 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".

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

Beginnings and first successes (2017-2021)

Lit 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)

On 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

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peaks
SPA
[7]
MAWZ 15
SnipeZ —

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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 — — — — — — — —
  • CAPIF: Gold
"Lit Killah: Bzrp Freestyle Sessions, Vol. 3"
(with Bizarrap) 		— — — — — — — — —
"Eclipse" 2019 32 — — — — — — — —
"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 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
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[15]
  • UNIMPRO: 3× Platinum[27]
 Non-album singles
"Ayer"
(with Bhavi) 		— — — — — — — — —
"La Trampa es Ley" 2 — — — — — — 84 —
"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

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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 — —
"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
  • CAPIF: 3× Platinum[31]
"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

Title Year Peak Chart Positions Album
ARG
[8]
"A Tus Pies"
(featuring Rusherking) 		2021 93 MAWZ

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Apaga el Celular" did not enter the Argentina Digital Songs chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Argentina National Songs chart.[17]
  2. ^ "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

  1. ^ "Biografía de Lit Killah" (in Spanish). CMTV. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Lit Killah presenta "Tan Bien", su nuevo single" (in Spanish). Radio Cosmonova. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "La Historia de 'El Quinto Escalón' En Un Documental" (in Spanish). Río Negro. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Duki vs Lit Killah". YouTube. El Campito Music. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lit Killah Enciende la Escena". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lit Killah Lanzó Su Primer Álbum 'MAWZ'" (in Spanish). Filo.News. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Búsqueda – Lit Killah (Álbumes)" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Peak positions in Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart:
  9. ^ Peak positions in Bolivia:
  10. ^ Peak positions in Costa Rica:
  11. ^ Peak positions in Billboard Mexico Espanol Airplay chart:
  12. ^ Peak positions in Nicaragua:
  13. ^ a b Peak positions in Paraguay:
  14. ^ Peak positions in Peru:
  15. ^ a b c d "Search: Lit Killah (songs)". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. ^ Peak positions in Uruguay:
  17. ^ "Top 20 Argentina – Nacionalidad – Del 21 al 27 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  18. ^ "Lit Killah Botón y Disco de Oro". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "Big One es portada de la playlist "Éxitos" de Argentina". Vía País (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  20. ^ "Flexin' Es Lo Nuevo de Lit Killah Y Bizarrap" (in Spanish). Los 40. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  21. ^ "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 570. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. April 2021. p. 28. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ a b "Warner Music Perú on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  24. ^ "Instagram".
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "American certifications – Lit Killah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Warner Music Perú on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  28. ^ "Top 20 Costa Rica – Latino – Del 31 de Enero al 6 de Febrero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  29. ^ "Lion Heart (feat. Jeremy Oceans & Karra) - Single by Kshmr, Lit Killah & Divine on Apple Music". Apple Music. February 25, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  30. ^ "'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.
  31. ^ "Rusherking on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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