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"Rico Suave" is a 1990 single by Ecuadorian-born American rapper and singer Gerardo. It appeared on his 1991 album Mo' Ritmo . The track peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of April 13, 1991, [ 1 ] and reached number 2 on the Hot Rap Singles chart a week earlier. [ 2 ]
Gerardo Mejía (born April 16, 1965 [1]), better known by his mononym Gerardo, is an Ecuadorian-born American singer, rapper and actor.He gained wide visibility with his 1990s hit song "Rico Suave", and later became a recording industry executive and a Christian pastor.
Entertainment Weekly wrote that Gerardo's "heavy use of Latin rhythms and melodies may give the music a twist, but Spanglish rap is delivered with more finesse by Mellow Man Ace and Kid Frost." [ 10 ] Rolling Stone deemed Mo' Ritmo "a Latin-tinged debut album of bilingual just-a-gigolo raps."
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Rico Suave may refer to: "Rico Suave" (song), a 1990 single issued by the rapper Gerardo; Rico Suave (wrestler), Puerto Rican professional wrestler;
The group was also the first major hip-hop music group to include Spanish and Latin slang in their lyrics. Cypress Hill gained hit "Insane in the Brain"(1993) and Platinum record. [3] Ecuadorian-born American rapper Gerardo received heavy rotation on video and radio for his single Rico Suave. While commercially watered-down, his album enjoyed a ...
As of 2025, 369 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in the 1950s, 1 in the 1960s, 2 in the 1970s, 1 in the 1980s, 5 in the 1990s, 36 in the 2000s, 80 in the 2010s and 243 in the 2020s. A total of 25 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016.