Hypno Carlito
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Hypno Carlito | |
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| Born | Robert Roger Amparan May 21, 1989 |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Label | Forever Legend Records |
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Robert Roger Amparan (born May 21, 1989), known professionally as Hypno Carlito, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He was the first artist signed to fellow Chicago rapper Lil Durk through his Only the Family label in 2015. That same year, he guest appeared on the deluxe edition of Durk's debut album Remember My Name, on the song "Ghetto (Grew Up)". The following year, he released his debut album, Never Say Never (2016). He also served as a ghostwriter for American actor Nick Cannon, having wrote his single "Pray for My City" for Spike Lee's film Chi-raq.
After a hiatus, he released his second album, Good Karma (2020), which contained guest appearances from Durk, as well as Mozzy, Almighty Jay, and Twista. That same year, he served as executive producer for Cannon's album The Miseducation Of The Negro You Love To Hate and produced the film Primary Position the following year.[1][2][3]
Robert Roger Amparan was born on May 21, 1989, in Chicago.[citation needed]
Career
Hypno Carlito released his first single, "Forever", featuring Lil Varney along with its accompanying music video in 2015.[4] Later in 2015, Carlito was signed to fellow Chicago rapper Lil Durk's record label, Only the Family.[5][6] In 2017, he was featured on Lil Durk and YFN Lucci's single, "Watch Out".[7] Later in 2017, he received local attention for his critically acclaimed mixtape Sorry 4 The Hate.[8] In early 2019, he again received local attention for his mixtape Never Cared featuring Lil Durk.[9] Following the release of Never Cared, Hypno Carlito released Good Karma in December 2019.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Never Say Never |
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| Never Cared |
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| Good Karma |
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| Almost Perfect |
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| 2AM in Humboldt Park |
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