"Hispanic Causing Panic" is the debut album by rapper, Kid Frost (Arturo Molina Jr.), a Mexican American hip hop artist.
The album was released in 1990 for Virgin Records and is considered to be one of the first Latin rap albums, setting the stage for later releases by groups like Cypress Hill. The album featured the hit single, "La Raza " This album is classic, and honestly even though it's not representative of most Chicano rap that you hear nowadays, you can see how Frost set the stage with a couple of tracks, especially "La Raza ". "La Raza " is immortal the first of its kind when it comes to Chicano rap. The whole album definitely has a very old-school feel to it, with the voice clips starting many of the tracks. As another reviewer mentioned, he seems to borrow from earlier black rappers. Some of the tracks his flow sounds a little like LL Cool J, because he has a hard and direct delivery, but then again many rappers had a somewhat similar sound at this time. Best Tracks on the album are, "Ya Estuvo", this one is really cool and pioneering for the time. Kid Frost delivers a rap line by line, first in Spanish then in English. "Homicide Frost" shows off his "storytelling" skills in this. He begins, "This is a dramatization.... Homicide, on the murder scene/ another frustrated gang-related senseless slaying/ victim, a young product of the projects/ system, the sad fact is that nobody's gonna miss him" "Hispanic Causing Panic". Even though the word Hispanic is like fingernails on a chalkboard to The Sisters Garcia, we recognize that the track was made a time with the word was new and Frost was just trying it out, so we forgive him. This track has a great flavor.
Frost is way ahead of his time. His lyrics and observations are much more astute than the Chicano rap losers that are popular today like "Mr. Capone-E" and "Lil Cuete", but unfortunately the same can be said for most rap in general. If you'd like to take a trip back to the golden age and see how it all got started.
Track listing
01. La Raza - 3:29
02. Hold Your Own - 3:40
03. Straight To The Bank - 3:51
04. Come Together - 5:07
05. Smoke - 4:02
06. Ya Estuvo - 4:05
07. Homicide - 3:52
08. Hispanic Causing Panic - 3:29
09. In The City - 4:47
10. La Raza (Cantina Mix) - 4:42
Release: 1990
Recorded & Mixed at: Wildcat Studios
Label: Virgin Records
Genre: Hip Hop
Length: 41:04
Producer: Tony G, The Baker Boyz, Will Roc, Julio G
Personnel
Kid Frost - Rap
Mitch Rafel - Saxophone
Bob Dog - Guitar
Professor Baldwin - Percussion
Tommy D. - Harmonica
Nick Vidal - Scratches
D.J. Battlecat - Scratches
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