| Krizz Kaliko | |
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Krizz Kaliko at release signing for Tech N9ne's Killer on July 1, 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel William Christopher Watson |
| Also known as | Big Krizz Kaliko |
| Born | March 7, 1974 |
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Hip Hop Funkra (Funk, Rap, Rock, R&B, Opera) |
| Instruments | Rapping Singing |
| Years active | 1999–present[1] |
| Labels | Strange Music |
| Associated acts | K.A.B.O.S.H. Tech N9ne E-40 Kutt Calhoun 816 Boyz |
| Website | www.KrizzKaliko.com |
Samuel William Christopher Watson[2] (born March 7 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri[3]) better known by his stage name Krizz Kaliko, is an American rapper and singer. He is a long time collaborator with fellow hometown native, Tech N9ne, and is signed to the label that Tech co-owns, Strange Music.
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Krizz Kaliko began his musical career in the late 1990s when he began working with a local producer by the name of IcyRoc Kraven. Another local rapper by the name of Tech N9ne was also collaborating with IcyRoc at the time, which led to the two rappers meeting. Tech N9ne was currently working on a song titled "Who You Came To See" and Krizz made a comment that the song could have a better hook. Tech offered up the opportunity to prove his case, and Tech was blown away when Kaliko proved just that. Tech would bring Kaliko into his "inner circle" which would eventually result in Kaliko signing to the label co-owned by his new found friend.
Since then, Kaliko has often contributed to albums put out by Tech N9ne, be it being featured as a rapper or simply providing background vocals for the tracks on the album. Although the largest portion of his work is that of his collaborations with Tech, he has also performed similar tasks for fellow labelmates Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim, and Prozak. Other collaborations include tracks with the Kottonmouth Kings, Potluck, E-40, and Twiztid.
His debut album, Vitiligo released on May 6, 2008, charted on several Billboard charts including peaking at number 19 on the Top Independent Albums in the week of May 28, 2008. In the same week, he peaked at number 167 on the Billboard 200.
His second studio album, Genius, was released on July 14, 2009.
A number of his songs can be heard in the background of the strip club scenes in the movie "Big Fan" starring Patton Oswalt.
Krizz chose the title Shock Treatment for his third studio album. Other titles he considered were "Son of Sam" and "Walk on Water."[4]
"S.I.C.", his first EP, was released on May 17, 2011.
In June 2011 he was featured on Winnipeg's Most's second single, Forgive Me, from their second album GoodFellaz.
Krizz Kaliko married his wife, Crystal, in 2005.[2] They have a son, born June 6, 2006.
He suffers from the disease, Vitiligo, a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body caused by the loss of natural pigment.[2] Several of these patches are clearly visible on his face. He would later use the name of the disease he suffers from as the title for his debut album. Krizz has also been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder.[2] On his second album, he titled one of the tracks after the disorder.[1]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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| Billboard 200 [5] |
Top Independent [6] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop [7] |
Top Rap [8] |
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| 2008 | Vitiligo
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167 | 19 | 50 | 20 | 15,634[9] |
| 2009 | Genius
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85 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5,300[10] |
| 2010 | Shock Treatment[4]
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97 | 20 | 17 | 7 | |
| TBD | Kick'n And Scream'n[12]
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To Be Released | ||||
| "—" indicates albums that did not chart. | ||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | Top Independent | Top R&B/Hip-Hop | Top Rap | |||
| TBD | Amafrican Psycho
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To Be Released | ||||
| "—" indicates albums that did not chart. | ||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | Top Independent | Top R&B/Hip-Hop | Top Rap | |||
| 2011 | S.I.C.
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To Be Determined | ||||
| "—" indicates albums that did not chart. | ||||||
| Year | Title | Director | Artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As main performer | ||||
| 2009 | "Misunderstood" | Dan Gedman[13] | Krizz Kaliko | |
| 2010 | "Elevator" | Dan Gedman[14] | Krizz Kaliko ft. Tech N9ne | |
| As featured performer | ||||
| 2007 | "City 2 City" | Kottonmouth Kings ft. Krizz Kaliko & Tech N9ne | ||
| 2010 | "Ego Trippin'" | Dan The Man[15] | Tech N9ne ft. Krizz Kaliko | |
| 2011 | "All I Kno Is Hood" | Dan Gedman[16] | Big Scoob ft. Krizz Kaliko | |
| Cameo appearances | ||||
| 2002 | "Slacker" | Ben Mor | Tech N9ne | |
| 2003 | "Imma Tell" | Christopher Horvath | Tech N9ne | |
| 2004 | "Rap Game" | Gobi M. Rahimi | MC Breed | |
| 2006 | "Bout Ta' Bubble" | Prozak | Tech N9ne | |
| 2007 | "White Trash Life" | Bryan Heiden | Big B | |
| 2008 | "Like Yeah" | Estevan Oriol[17] | Tech N9ne | |
| 2009 | "Bunk Rock Bitch" | Dan Gedman[18] | Kutt Calhoun | |
| "Red Nose" | Dan Gedman[19] | Tech N9ne | ||
| "Salue" | Big Scoob ft. Tech N9ne | |||
| "Leave Me Alone" | Dan Gedman[20] | Tech N9ne | ||
| "Low" | Dan Gedman[21] | Tech N9ne | ||
| 2010 | "Naked (Boom Boom Room)" | Dan Gedman[22] | Kutt Calhoun ft. Tech N9ne | |
| "O.G." | Dan Gedman[23] | Tech N9ne | ||
| "KC Tea" | Dan Gedman[24] | Tech N9ne | ||
| "Last Call" | Txx Will | |||
| "Red and Yellow" | Irv Da Phenom ft. B Double E & Cash Image | |||
| 2011 | "Hotboxin The Van" | Bert Trevino[25] | Baby Bash, Marcus Manchild & Paul Wall | |
| 2012 | "All That I Know" | Philly Fly Boy[26] | Trae ft. Brian Angel, Mystikal & Tech N9ne | |
General Source: "Krizz Kaliko - Bio". http://krizzkaliko.com/?page_id=7. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
