Akwid's Sergio Gomez and Francisco Gomez immigrated to California from Mexico as children and settled into the cross-cultural live wire of South Central Los Angeles. There they formed the Juvenile Style DJ crew as teens and adopted the nicknames "Wikid" (Sergio) and "AK" (Francisco). Obsessed with...
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Video | Ombligo A Ombligo
Chicano hermanos Akwid get their unique sound by blending hip-hop with Regional Mexican music. In their latest hit, los hermanitos learn a few lessons about bellas mujeres muy coquetas.
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Video | Ombligo A Ombligo (Live from Rock Dinner)
Akwid makes some LA-area fans MUY contentos when they perform "Ombligo A Ombligo" live from a lucky winner's backyard on Rock Dinner.
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Video | No Hay Manera (Live from Rock Dinner)
An MTVtr3s.com exclusive! Here's what you didn't see en la tele -- Akwid performs "No Hay Manera" live on Rock Dinner.
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Rock Dinner | Akwid In Da House
Holy guacamole! Guess who's coming to dinner? Akwid makes one lucky winner's dream come true when he shows up for a home-cooked meal on MTV Tr3s' all-new show, Rock Dinner.
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Rock Dinner | Akwid (Full Dinner)
Wanna see more from Rock Dinner? Here's la cena completa con Akwid -- awkward silences, criticisms y todo!
Akwid's Sergio Gomez and Francisco Gomez immigrated to California from Mexico as children and settled into the cross-cultural live wire of South Central Los Angeles. There they formed the Juvenile Style DJ crew as teens and adopted the nicknames "Wikid" (Sergio) and "AK" (Francisco). Obsessed with the beats and attitudes of American hip-hop, the Gomez brothers began to blend that sound with elements of traditional Mexican music. Blending their DJ handles to form Akwid, Sergio and Francisco focused on the banda/rap sound in earnest, rapping in Spanish over street-level beats punctuated by steely blasts from Mexican brass. Signing to Univision's music wing, they dropped their full-length debut in June 2003 and saw its single, "No Hay Manera (There's No Way)," burn up the Latin music charts. By December the Proyecto Akwid album had gone platinum (200,000 copies in the Latin market) and had garnered a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. Akwid continued to enjoy strong publicity into 2004, finishing up a promotional tour of Mexico and aiming for stateside crossover to the mainstream. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
