Alex Izquierdo was the third youngest in a family of 10 kids. Born and raised in South Los Angeles, in the middle of gang warfare. Everyone he met or knew were gang members, which eventually led me to gang bang as well. As a kid growing up where and how he did, Klever always wanted to be like my older brothers. He think he sensed the stuff they used to do was “bad” or “wrong”, but he was taught their ways, they were my teachers and I adopted their patterns.
One day his older bother Toker asked me to rap a chorus on a song called “Till the Casket Drops” which hit over a million views on Youtube. It was the first time I’d rapped in my life. It was that day that he became Klever from Brownside and entered the rap game.
RESPECT.: Where are you from?
Klever: Im from Los Angeles, Calif.
RESPECT.: What value do you stand on and what matters to you?
Klever: Loyalty is one of my top values that i stand on, what matters to me the most besides my family is for my young fans to know that i am not glorifying this gang life. Hoping they see how grim my life has been.
RESPECT.: Who inspires you musically?
Klever: Besides my big brother Toker i really mess with Eazy E & Tupac.
Klever: Besides my big brother Toker i really mess with Eazy E & Tupac.
RESPECT.: When did you first discover hip-hop?
Klever: I discovered hip hop wayback since i was a kid. I was one of the youngest from a big family and thats all they use to bump in the house.
RESPECT.: It’s a lot of history and connections in hip hop, how were you discovered by Eazy E and what role do you have to play in the game?
Klever: My big brother Toker was the one that was discovered by Eazy E . I was a lil boy when i met Eazy. I’m Tokers little brother I’m one of the members from the Brownside group, I’m that clever idea guy that will always keep it gangster.
RESPECT.: What are you currently working on?
Klever: Ever since my bro Toker passed away last year I stopped working on a lot of projects including music but now im back on it, working on shooting a Brownside documentary & a new album with Wicked also from Brownside.
RESPECT.: What keeps you going and coming back to hip-hop?
Klever: At first i didnt want to be a rapper it just never interested me until i saw how doors started opening for me being in this rap game. Besides that now i feel like i have to finish what my brother started and keep dropping street realness.
RESPECT.: Who would you like to work with?
Klever: I would like to work with people with the same mindset as mine.
RESPECT.: What’s upcoming in 2020?
Klever: This year im gonna drop some real gangster projects.
RESPECT.: What does RESPECT. mean to you?
Klever: RESPECT means everything to me. Nowadays respect and trust is very rare but im that one that will show respect to those who show me.
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