Knightowl originally signed with
Columbia Records, but quickly decided to start his own record label, calling it "Sawed Off Records." His own label gave him the
artistic freedom to do what he wanted. His first artist he brought on board was Mr. Shadow. In 1994,
Eazy-E, founder of Ruthless Records and member of
NWA was going to sign Knightowl, DJ Mikeski and Mr. Lil One from
South San Diego as a weapon against
DeathRow Records,
Suge Knight and
Dr. Dre. Due to the sudden death of Eazy-E, this did not happen. Knightowl, one of the biggest names in
Chicano rap, worked with prominent artists throughout his career:
Big Syke,
Daz Dillinger,
Kid Frost, Eazy-E,
Lil Rob, Mr Criminal, David Salas, and
2Pac in an unreleased track along with Big Syke and
The Outlawz. Knightowl raps in
Caló (Chicano) and
Spanglish, although English is the most prominent language in his raps. In 2000, Knightowl formed a duo with "Mr. Lil' One" for the Hollow-point collaborative venture, which released
The Little & The Owl album. He was considered one of the California's top
gangsta rappers. He changed his name to Mr. Knightowl in 2004. ==Personal life==