Carlos Coleman (born March 23, 1982), better known by his stage name King Los or simply Los is an American rapper and songwriter. Coleman has released various mixtapes during his career including The Crown Ain't Safe and Becoming King. He originally signed to Bad Boy Records during the 2005 in conjunction with his Bloc Incorporated record deal. After his deal fell through (Bloc folded) he returned to releasing music independently. Los signed to Diddy's Bad Boy Records again in February 2012, which is now distributed by Interscope Records. However, on March 19, 2014, he would announce that he was again leaving Bad Boy and Interscope. He is currently signed to After Platinum, 88 Classic and RCA. 　　As a 16-year-old high school student, Los, began writing poetry and literature to deal with the pain of losing his father to murder. At 18 he started rapping, when he would participate in the local Baltimore battle rap scene. Right out of high school in 2002, Los auditioned for Diddy's Making the Band 2, but after being selected to appear on the show, he refused to sign any of the paperwork required, so he was unable to appear on it. As fate would have it, Los would end up signed to Bad Boy Records in 2005, through Bloc Incorporated a local Baltimore record label. His signing to Bad Boy came after he auditioned for Diddy with a 10-minute freestyle. However, Bloc Incorporated eventually disbanded due to a legal issue and Los lost his deal in 2008, before he was able to release an album. 　　Once he returned independent in 2008, Los released a number of mixtapes and online freestyles in the following years to build his buzz. His first would be G5: Certified Fly in 2008. He followed that with G5.2 in May 2009. His third mixtape Zero Gravity was released during April 2010. Then, the mixtape was Welcome To Swaggsville was released on August 5, 2010. His fifth mixtape Shooter was released on November 8, 2010. It featured collaborations with Rick Ross and his After Platinum label-mate Cory Gunz. On December 26, 2010, Los released his sixth mixtape The Louis Vuitton Gift Pack. The mixtape was primarily composed of freestyles and featured a collaboration with Chris Brown. 　　On July 18, 2011, Los released a mixtape titled Worth the Wait, mostly made of tracks cut from his upcoming mixtape The Crown Ain't Safe. On December 5, 2011, Los released The Crown Ain't Safe. The mixtape featured guest appearances by Lola Monroe, Jazze Pha, DMX, Kid Ink, Twista and XV. Along with production by Jahlil Beats, Lifted, J. Oliver and Rick Steel, among others. It was met with positive critical reception upon release. Following the release of The Crown Ain't Safe, there was something of a bidding war to sign Los by multiple labels. He was then nominated for XXL's 2012 Freshman 10 list. On February 6, 2012, Diddy announced to MTV that his newest signee to Bad Boy Records was Los. Right after the announcement he begun working on his debut mixtape for Bad Boy. 　　On March 15, 2013, Los announced the release date for Becoming King as April 25, 2013. It would be his first project released since his return to Bad Boy Records. As promised, the mixtape Becoming King was released on April 25, 2013. The mixtape featured all-original music and guest appearances from Diddy, Fantasia, Juicy J, Ludacris, Pusha T, Raheem DeVaughn, Tank, Twista, Wiz Khalifa and Yo Gotti, among others. Production was handled by 1500 or Nothin', Harry Fraud, J. Oliver, Rob Holladay and Sonny Digital, among others. Becoming King was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. XXL gave the mixtape a positive review saying, "There are heartfelt tales touching on his family, love for music and the trials and tribulations of life. As usual, Los’ strongest asset is an ability to deliver vivid imagery through lyrics and a captivating flow[...] Lyrically, Los is as sharp as ever, and the mixtape is a continuation of the verbal assaults he’s known for." 　　He was featured on labelmate French Montana's song "Ocho Cinco" also featuring labelmates Diddy, Red Cafe and MGK taken from the deluxe edition of Montana's album Excuse My French. On August 13, 2013, Los released a freestyle over the controversial "Control" song. Kendrick Lamar would shortly after praise Los' response as the best one released. He was then featured on "No Option" by Kid Ink, a promotional single from Ink's second studio album My Own Lane. On December 28, 2013, Los released Broken Silence a collaboration mixtape with rapper Mark Battles. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Wale, Dizzy Wright, CyHi the Prynce, Chevy Woods and Ab-Soul, among others. On March 24, 2014, Los will release his tenth official mixtape Zero Gravity 2. Following that, from April 1 to May 31, 2014, Los will tour with collaborator Kid Ink as supporting act on the My Own Lane concert tour.