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Primary sources|date=November 2008Infobox musical artist| name = Delinquent Habits| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = East Los Angeles, California|East LA , California|CA , USA | genre = Rap music|Rap , Hip-Hop | years_active = 1991 - present| label =| associated_acts = Sen Dog | website = http://www.thedelinquenthabits.com thedelinquenthabits.com| current_members = Ives (rapper)|Ives Chente Loco | past_members = Kemo the Blaxican O.G. Style Disambiguation needed|Michelle|date=May 2012 Delinquent Habits (also known as Los Delinquentes and Los Tres Delinquentes ) is a Hip hop music|hip hop group. Formed in Disambiguation needed|East Los Angeles|date=May 2012 in 1991, they are known for their Latin -tinged rap, which is both melodic and hardcore. Their first album was executive produced by Cypress Hill member Sen Dog and featured guest appearances by Sen himself as well as Puerto Rican American|Puerto Rican New York City rapper Hurricane G . Their second album, Here Come The Horns , again featured Sen Dog as well as Sen's brother, pioneering Latin rapper Mellow Man Ace . The melodic Merry Go Round featured the female singer Michelle. The group chose to focus more on hardcore rap on their fourth offering, Freedom Band .
Members
Ives , Irie , El Guero/Huero Loco (Ivan Martin, MC )
Chente Loco (MC)
WizA (DJ)
Delinquent Habits was originally made up of Kemo, Ives (both MCs) and O.G. Style (a DJ). Thus the group was often called Los Tres Delinquentes (Spanish for "The Three Delinquents"). As a trio, they sold over 1 million copies of their single Tres Delinquentes , published on the Station 13 label in 1996. They subsequently received a lot of attention from MTV and the media. Their self-titled first album, Delinquent Habits , was executive produced by Sen Dog of Cypress Hill and sold almost a million copies. Their second release, Here Come The Horns , was produced by Mellow Man Ace. They have been compared to Cypress Hill. Their work Merry Go-Round was sold on the underground "Spanglish network".
Kemo soon left after the completion of their album Freedom Band to pursue a solo career with some substantial success. He was replaced by female vocalist Michelle, who had been previously featured in their songs.
August 2008 former mc Kemo signed a record deal with Ampire Records/ Redrum Recordz for a European release of his second album.
"Wolf" ( Mundartisten feat. Delinquent Habits) - M (2010)
"Via Panam" ( El Siete feat. Delinquent Habits) - Panamericana|Panamericana OST (2010)
In popular culture
" Return of the Tres " was featured in the 2001 and 2005 films, Double Take (2001 film)|Double Take and Harsh Times , respectively. The song was also used in one of Nike, Inc.|Nike 's Joga Bonito advertisements.
Tres Delinquentes was featured in the 1998 South Korean horror-comedy The Quiet Family and in the 2005 film Havoc (film)|Havoc .
" Get High " Single from the album Vibración Exquisita, Punto Rojo - 1997
Several of their songs are featured on the soundtracks to video games such as '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 , Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico '', and Total Overdose's official sequel; Chili Con Carnage .
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier has frequently used "Tres Delinquentes" as his walk-up music when he bats at Dodger Stadium.
External links
http://www.thedelinquenthabits.com/ Official website
Category:American hip hop groups Category:Musical groups established in 1991
