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The first recognized Chicano rap album was the 1990 debut album Hispanic Causing Panic by Kid Frost; [1] the album's lead single, "La Raza", which combined East L.A. and Tex-Mex elements, was a hit song and became an "East L.A. anthem. [2]
The following is a list of notable Chicano rappers, both individuals and groups. "Chicano rap" is defined as a " subgenre of hip hop that embodies aspects of the Mexican American or Chicano culture. 2Mex
The independent label launched the career of fellow Chicano rap super star Mr. Criminal. [9] The label originally was only made up of Chicano rappers in his area, but as the label gained more popularity he signed artists like Bizzy Bone and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Lil Flip, MC Eiht, Bad Azz, and Suga Free, among others.
His most successful single is "La Raza" [2] which hit number 6 on the rap songs chart in August 1990. His 1990 debut album is credited as the first Chicano rap album. Frost's music entered the Billboard 200 again in 2002 with the album Still Up in This Shit!. He is the father of record producer Scoop DeVille.
US Rap [3] US Ind [4] 1997 Crazy Life — — — — 1999 Natural High — — — — 2001 Can't Keep a Good Man Down — — — — 2002 The Album — 94 — 40 2004 Neighborhood Music — 94 — 10 2005 Twelve Eighteen (Part I) 31 16 9 3 2008 1218 (Part II) 101 16 5 12 2009 Love & Hate: 158 49 21 26 2014 R.I.P. (Recording In Progress ...
El Paso Chicano rap artist Fabian Primera 'Payaso915,' 42, began rapping in 2012.
Darkroom Familia is an American Chicano rap group with artists from various parts of Northern California.They were originally formed in 1988. Like other burgeoning gangster rappers of the era, major labels weren't quick to sign such bands, so the band members had to sell their tapes by taking them personally to record stores in the area as word of mouth quickly began to spread.
N2Deep is an American Chicano rap duo formed in Vallejo, California in 1989. Consisting of James "Jay Tee" Trujillo and Timothy "TL" Lyon, they are best known for the 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel", the title track of their debut album. Early third member John "Johnny Z" Zunino officially left the group as a performing member in its first ...