The year was 1990 when a few cats, 4 Emcees and 1 DJ, got together and created a group called Brown Town; all from the Eastside of L.A. but from different neighborhoods with diverse styles. Rocking backyard parties whenever the opportunity would present itself, Brown Town started honing their B-Boy skills. As Brown Town began to gather a following with 2 years of playing the underground, 2 of the Emcees decided to depart the group leaving “Citric”, “Skinny” and “D.J. Clear”.

By late 1992, the group hit The Studio and put their first single out entitled “Dope House in the Ghetto”; everything was looking good. Without any Radio Play, the group hustled the single until it reached the charts. Suddenly, Brown Town started performing at Lowrider Shows, and other Rap Events. Unfortunately, their success was cut short due to their lack of knowledge of the business. Shortly after, the group parted, with each member going their separate way.

When 1994 rolled around, 2 of the group members “Citric” and “D.J. Clear” hooked up with new manager “Yogie”. The group decided to start anew, added to their name, and called themselves “Brown Town Looters”. “Looters” was taken from the L.A. Uprising that occurred in and around the groups’ homes. In the process, they brought in another Emcee “Cash Flow” from South Central L.A. to be featured on their CD entitled “Koncrete Phunk”, which was released in the underground in 1995. Once again they went on tour. During this time the Brown Town Looters were gaining recognition and respect, appearing in the magazines: High Times, LowRider, and Rap Pages. Before the group could wallow and capitalize on their success, they disbanded once again.

In late 1996, “Citric”, “D.J. Clear”, and the old school homie “Skinny” put the group back together- releasing the underground project entitled “Live and Learn”. With this album, Brown Town Looters began headlining shows in Japan, bringing in full capacity crowds. Two years of constant touring took its toll on the group, which decided to take some time off from each other in 1998 to work on other projects.

As the 90’s ended and 2000 began, “D.J. Clear” and “Citric” got their creative juices flowing again and began working on the CD entitled “Take it All” and an all Spanish version for Latin America entitled “Pueblo Café”. The New Year brought in fresh recruits: “Brown Huero”, “Kiki” and “Reaper”. Each Emcee is preparing to drop lyrical bombs on the hip-hop nation.

With the eminent release of “Take it All”, due out in 2002, Brown Town Looters are anxiously awaiting the response from the hip-hop community. Big Latin Entertainment and I.M.C. Digital Studios are providing distribution for the CD. Furthermore, be on the lookout for “The Looters Klick Organization”.

Recently, “Citric” created a new label catered to the die-hard hip-hip fans called Big and Bad Ent. Besides producing and creating music, “Citric” hosts the L.A. based T.V. show called The Hip Hop Show (aired on Friday nights at 9:00 p.m. on KJLA and LATV.COM on Fridays 9:00 pacific standard time).

The new millennium is bringing bigger things for the Brown Town Looters, who are on a mission to take their underground style to the next level. Now Veterans of the game, Brown Town Looters are simultaneously displaying a new flavor for the music community and leaving a permanent mark in hip-hop’s history.