Filero

Filero , was influenced by groups such as - RUN DMC ,GETTO BOYS, DJ MAGIC MIKE, NWA and many others, started his musical career in 1988 as a DJ / "Bass Tape" producer while living in Freeport, Texas., Selling insrtumentals for $5. In 1991 he and his cousin Balazo moved to Houston where they met Grimm, Shadow, Ikeman and Shank (R.I.P.) Grimm was featured with the group known as The Terrorists of Rap-A-Lot Records on a song called "SPC"Grimm who was looking for a DJ and Filero was available and ready to work. "Egypt E" the groups producer/DJ let Filero use his Keyboard an (EPS) to make beats. Filero was now hooked up with a group of legendary rappers who was already established in Houston and known as the South Park Coalition Filero and Balazo produced Grimm's first album "Makin A Matter Worse" the first Mexican Rap album in Texas , at Garzas Studio's in September of 93' in Houston. The album realeased in January ( 94') and sold in stores with significant interest & success later that same year , Filero along with his cousin Balazo created the group Aggravated, and the label Aggravated Records. The album was recorded at Jam Down Studios and released in August (95') also featured on the album was the legendary late DJ Screw, one year later (96') the group left Aggravated Records and then signed to Jam Down Records. The group also had to change their name to The Most Hated' Which was also the name of their album. The album also featured SPM it was released in March of 97' The following year (98') the group went on to release their next album entitled " No Rest For The Real, In 99' Filero and Ikeman started the group "713 Stunnters" left Jam Down Records , and in 2000 , Ikeman, "D" and Filero started a new label, " Shut em' Down Records ". Filero also worked with Dopehouse Records where he produced the majority of SPM's album Hustletown, Filero went on to produce and feature on several more Houston hood classic albums such as Lil' Keke's "It Was All A Dream ", Bring It To The Table from Shut Em Down Records in 2000. Screwston pt. 3- Stuck In the Mud, SPM's Last Album, Reveille Park and from the Ghetto Vol. 1 & 2 after all the contract disputes and problems , in 2005 Filero started his own company HTX Records and produced his 1st solo album entitled Million Dollar Mexican.