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Description of Latin Rap/Hip-Hop

 
Rap from the Latino community has been around since rap's beginnings, but it didn't break into the pop mainstream until much later. The twin successes of Mellow Man Ace's "Mentirosa" and Kid Frost's "La Raza" in 1990 brought Latin Rap hallmarks -- rapping in multilingual "Spanglish," Latin rhythms, and images of urban Latino lifestyles -- to the pop charts. Mellow Man Ace's brother, Sen Dog, is a founding member of the most famous Latino rap act, Cypress Hill.
 

Top Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. Hotel Room Service Pitbull
$1.29
2. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Radio Edit Cold) Pitbull
$0.99
3. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Extended Mix) Pitbull
$0.99
4. The Anthem (featuring Lil Jon) Pitbull
$0.99
5. Go Girl (featuring Trina & Young Boss) Pitbull
$0.99
6. El Amor Tito El Bambino
$0.99
7. Insane In The Brain Cypress Hill
$1.29
8. Krazy Pitbull
9. Cyclone Baby Bash
$1.29
10. Abusadora Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
11. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) Pitbull
$0.99
12. Gasolina Daddy Yankee
$0.99
13. Virtual Diva Don Omar
$0.99
14. Suga Suga Baby Bash
$1.29
15. Hits From The Bong Cypress Hill
$1.29
16. Culo Pitbull
$0.99
17. Off Wit His Head Big Punisher
$0.99
18. Cyclone (Featuring T-Pain) Baby Bash
$1.29
19. Pose Daddy Yankee
$0.99
20. (Rock) Superstar (Explicit LP Version) Cypress Hill
$1.29
21. Outta Control Baby Bash
$1.29
22. Me Estas Tentando Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
23. Make It Rain Fat Joe
$1.29
24. Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera) Pitbull
$0.99
25. Que Tengo Que Hacer Daddy Yankee
$0.99
26. Ojos Que No Ven Alexis y Fido
$0.99
27. Rompe Daddy Yankee
$0.99
28. Sexy Movimiento Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
29. Krazy Pitbull
$0.99
30. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Spanish Bridge) Pitbull
$0.99
31. In The Air Tonight (album version) Nonpoint
32. I Wanna Get High Cypress Hill
$0.99
33. Fuego Pitbull
$0.99
34. How I Could Just Kill A Man Cypress Hill
$1.29
35. The Anthem (featuring Lil Jon) Pitbull
$0.99
36. Summer Nights Lil Rob
$0.99
37. Bullet With A Name Nonpoint
$0.99
38. Te Quiero Flex
$0.99
39. Bojangles Pitbull
$0.99
40. Llamado De Emergencia Daddy Yankee
$0.99
41. Mujeres In The Club featuring 50 Cent Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
42. I'm Not A Player Big Punisher
$0.99
43. Mujeres In The Club featuring 50 Cent Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
44. Toma Pitbull
$0.99
45. I Must Be High South Park Mexican
$0.99
46. Krazy (Main Version) Pitbull
$0.99
47. Rakata Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
48. Lean Back (Remix feat. Lil Jon, Eminem, Mase & Remy Martin) Fat Joe
$0.99
49. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (More English Extended) Pitbull
$0.99
50. Blanco featuring Pharrell (Explicit Version) Pitbull
$0.99
 

Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Key Albums

 
Brown And Proud
$9.99
Cypress Hill
(Explicit) $9.99
Nuestra Cosa - Deluxe Edition
$6.99
Oye Mi Canto
(Single) $0.99
The Smokin' Nephew
(Explicit) $9.99
Yeeeah Baby
(Explicit) $9.99

 

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Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Key Artists

 
A Lighter Shade of Brown

A Latino duo out of Los
Angeles, L.O.S.B. fuse
hip-hop beats with a heavy
Spanish influence and have
scored several hits. Their...

A.L.T.

A long-time emcee from El
Monte, Calif., A.L.T. has
been refining his potent
Latino hip-hop since the
'80s. A.L.T. stands for Ano...

Aztlan Underground

A five-man crew from San
Bernadino, Calif., AUG fuse
rock guitars, hip-hop
vocals, Funk bass, and Latin
percussion.

Baby Bash

This Latin rapper cites
influences as diverse as
Steel Pulse, Too Short and
Tom Petty. While in
California, Bash was part...

Big Punisher

A Bronx-based superemcee
down with the Terror
Squad, Big Punisher left a
lyrical legacy that will live
on forever. Big Pun (origi...

Cuban Link

A childhood friend of Big
Pun, Cuban Link is a New
York emcee down with the
Terror Squad. After Pun's
death, he recorded the si...

Cypress Hill

A long-standing,
weed-promoting trio from
L.A., Cypress Hill are
B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ
Muggs on the beats. Cypr...

DarkRoom Familia

Cali's premier hardcore
Latino crew, the Darkroom
Fam roll over a dozen deep
and have an extensive
catalog of G'd-up albums....

Delinquent Habits

A Latino trio from LA,
Delinquent Habits are
known for their Spanglish
rhymes and brassy
production. Comprising K...

Frost

Now known simply as Frost,
this veteran emcee is
known for his fierce
Latino-pride lyrics and
catchy production. His 19...

Funkdoobiest

Sort of like a cross between
Cypress and Tha Liks, this
LA duo flip comical and
hardcore rhymes over
beats from DJ Muggs. Thei...

Latin Alliance

A Latino supergroup, Latin
Alliance featured Frost,
Mellow Man Ace, and A.L.T.
They released their one
and only LP in 1991, scori...

Mellow Man Ace

A Cuban emcee based in
LA, Mellow Man Ace
popularized "Spanglish" with
his 1990 hit single
"Mentirosa." His first albu...

Orishas

Cuba's best known rap
group lives in Paris, France.
The Orishas toned down
their style slightly on
"Emigrante," but the ense...

Psycho Realm

A trio representing LA,
Psycho Realm are known
for their dark production
and Cypress Hill-ish vocals.
Psycho Realm is B-Real (C...

South Park Mexican

An emcee/producer/label
owner from Houston, SPM is
amongst the most successful
Latino artists in hip-hop. A
reformed drug dealer, he...

Tony Touch

A veteran DJ from New
York, Tony Touch is best
known for his long line of
exceptional hip-hop
mix-tapes. Tony's "50 Emc...

Tres Coronas

"Mi Tumbao," performed by
Tres Coronas and Michael
Stuart, was nominated for a
Latin Grammy for Best Urban
Song. The group's dance-...

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