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Heavy Weight Musik is a Mexican-American hip hop rap and dance duo that consist of two biological brothers from Houston, Texas, formed in 2008, by Cesar "Tripl3 P" Alba and Adrian "Lil A" Alba. They have appeared on Houston Rockets NBA Western Conference Finals, Good Morning America and America's Got Talent.

Background
Tripl3 P, or Cesar Alba, wrote poetry and played various instruments from middle school to college, trumpet being his main instrument. His senior year at Sam Houston High School, the band program was terminated and that's when Tripl3 P turned to dance. Being raised in a family that partied every weekend, he learned a lot of different style of dances and began teaching his friends, Cumbia, Merengue, Bachata, Huapango, Hip Hop and Breakdance forming a group called D'KLIK, or Damn Kids Livin' In Kontrol. After the group had a pretty successful run performing at various events, Lil A inspired by his brother decided to join the group. After graduating high school, Tripl3 P was accepted to Texas Southern University and became a member of the "Ocean of Soul" marching band to pursue his Music Education. That's where Tripl3 P began to learn how to write and arrange music, quickly falling in love with the idea of creating his own original pieces. The D'KLIK didn't last much longer after that and eventually leaving the two brothers. After years of teaching dance and writing music for school bands, Tripl3 P decided to start a new chapter in his life, leaving behind the dance scene to become a producer/song writer. Lil A loved to freestyle, Tripl3 P loved to create music, they put two and two together and formed Heavy Weight Musik.

Born Adrian Alba, his nickname came from joining his brother's dance crew and members calling him Lil Cesar but Tripl3 P found the name too cheesy, changing it to Lil A. Tripl3 P and Lil A's rap/dance style is unorthodox, yet story telling. They'll different rhyme schemes, cadences and choreography, call it a sweet and sour mix with profound flavor.

Career and Recordings
In 2016, the two brothers decided to combine their skills of rapping and dancing to create their unique style. After performing to the song Tootsee Roll by the 69 Boyz at an Austin, Texas competition, the video went viral reaching 1.2 million views and catching the attention of not only millions but also Thrill the main member of the 69 Boyz. Thrill would eventually contact the brothers and invite them to perform at his show in San Antonio, Texas. That same year they would go on to create a lot more videos, go on tour and perform along side various artist such as, Too Short, Slim Thug, Z-ro, King Lil G, and INOJ.

In 2017, they released their first single, I Don't Like The Look Of It independently. The single samples off the song Oompa Loompa from the movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, produced by Beanz N Kornbread. 2017 was a roller coaster ride for the brothers, having high and low moments but still having some success with a few summer shows with up and coming artist NBA Young Boy and Yung Bleu. Also performing on a side stage at the Dub Show in Dallas, Texas, the artist on the main stage were, Migos and Cardi B.

2018 became a breakthrough year for the group. Heavy Weight Musik made a high-profile appearance at the Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors WCF in game 7 and also made a special guest appearance on Good Morning America in Time Square, New York. Both of these high televised performances increased their reputation and their following. Heavy Weight Musik capitalized on that fire and released two new singles, Ride and Life Of The Party. Life Of The Party has become a fan favorite and has also been featured on independent award winning web series, Trap Plane starring Danny Trejo on Amazon Prime Video. Later that year, they would go on to perform on the main stage at Dub Show Houston along side Yo Gotti, Blac Youngsta and Paul Wall.

At the start of 2019, America's Got Talent sent an email to the group stating that they would love to have them on their show's 14th seasons and audition for the judges and a live audience. Heavy Weight Musik appeared on the show and although their audition nor the verdict were televised, Julianne Hough, Howie Mandel, Gabrielle Union, and Simon Cowel l all voted "Yes", sending them to the next round. With such an exciting performance and experience, the group would eventually withdraw from the show due to previous commitments. Tripl3 P and Lil A kept their fire burning, creating new content, performing a series of events and earning recognition from artist like, Chingo Bling and Latin Grammy nominee El Dusty. Back in 2016, Heavy Weight Musik did a dancing skit video called "Growing Up Mexican" using Dusty's song, Cumbia Anthem getting over 4 million views and they finally collaborated in 2019. The duo and Dusty linked up four times, Taco Fest: Music Y Más in San Antonio, Chingo De Mayo in Houston, House of Blues in Houston and Taco Fest in Corpus Cristi. Earlier that year Tripl3 P and Lil A did a tribute video called, "Selena Would've Loved This" for the late Selena Quintanilla, video reaching over 1 million views. The video would eventually fall in the hands of Selena's brother A.B. Quintanilla, who then posted the video on his social media pages, receiving more publicity and recognition. The same day of the House of Blues event, the group would perform along side A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia King Allstarz, where they would meet backstage after the show and talk about the video and future collaborations, "Ya'll keep doing what ya'll doing, ya'll fire dawg", said A.B. Heavy Weight Musik released their 4th single, Time Of My Life that same year. Time Of My Life has also been featured on a web series, Sponsors on Amazon Prime Video. Before closing out the year, the duo performed at the Houston Improv for the Netflix Special of comedian Juan Villareal and also on Fox 26 for the Houston Astros as they battled for the World Series against the Washington Nationals, the Astros would go on to lose that series.

2020 started off promising, collaborating with Chingo Bling, performing their single, Time Of My Life on Fox 26 for the Houston Texans playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs and also at the 89th annual Rodeo Houston Cook Off. Scheduled to perform at various events the upcoming months, those events would eventually be cancelled or postponed due to the notorious pandemic of the Coronavirus.

Dicography
Singles


 * I Don't Like The Look Of It (2017)
 * Ride (2018)
 * Life Of The Party (2018)


 * Time Of My Life (2019)

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