Young Killer

Canary Islands native Jorge Gonzalez Villar is a singer/songwriter and rapper better known as Young Killer. Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1994, Villar started writing poetry at age 8 and singing at age 12. As a teenager, he formed Quitate un Kasko with friends CHK, Xriz, and Critika y Saik, before trying his hand as solo artist Young Killer (sometimes known simply as Young). Influences on his hip-hop- and R&B-inspired Latin sound came from American artists like Usher, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Eminem. Early singles like "Mirame Ahora" and "Las Cosas Cambian," with Miriam, bu...