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Louis Johnson Jr. (born December 27, 1987), better known by his stage name King L or King Louie is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is signed to the record label Epic Records. Spin Magazine attributed King L as being one of the Chicago rappers who made Chicago the "hottest hip-hop" scene in 2012. ==Career== After Hyde Park Academy, King L began building a following through one-on-one mixtapes. He would hand out CDs at bus stops and parties.〔 King L released his first tape entitled ''Boss Shit'' in September 2007. He released a follow-up entitled ''Cloud 9'', but his career was put on hold after he was hit by a car. He was hospitalized with both of his legs broken with various other injuries and had to learn to walk again after his injuries were healed.〔 He later returned to music, releasing a series of mixtapes that he made available online. Songs from his releases received regular air time, including his song ''Too Cool'' which was placed in regular rotation at WGCI-FM.〔 King L aka King Louie is also credited for inventing the word "Thott" now being used in mainstream America with even Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell. To promote his mixtapes, King L launched a series of music videos on YouTube. His first video was for the song ''I'm Arrogant'' which was the lead track from his 2010 mixtape ''Man Up, Band Up''. He released additional music videos and quickly grew a large following.〔 It was his promotional methods on YouTube that helped him be one of the newer Chicago rappers to get noticed nationally.〔 In 2012, trip to Los Angeles, California, King L met and signed with Epic Records. While on his trip, Kanye West's record label GOOD Music released a remix of a song by Chicago hip-hop artist Chief Keef. During the release, West took time to mention numerous other up and coming artists, including King L.〔 King L was later quoted on MTV's Sucker Free program that he was shocked and not aware that West was a fan. He would later appear on West's ''Yeezus'', performing a verse and the hook on the track "Send It Up". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King L」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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