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3 unusual facts about Chicano rap


Chicano rap

In 1990, the Chicano hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown released their album Brown & Proud, which included hits "On a Sunday Afternoon" (a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Latin Active".

The first widely recognized Chicano Rap Artist was former Electro artist Kid Frost, whose 1990 debut album "Hispanic Causing Panic" driven by the hit single "La Raza" brought new attention to Chicano rappers on the West Coast.

Mellow Man, referred to as the "Godfather of Latin Rap", brought mainstream attention to Spanglish rhyming with his platinum single "Mentirosa", which was based on a riff from the song Evil Ways by Chicano Rock musician Carlos Santana.



see also

Eastside Drama

Eastside Drama is the debut album of the Chicano rap group Brownside released on July 12, 1997