Chicano rap
Chicano rap is not a style of rap, but rather rap by all Chicanos. It started in the early eighties with Kid Frost. In the early nineties, he started using Spanish. His track "La Raza" started a whole generation of rappers using some Spanish in their English rhymes. Sometimes this usage is termed Spanish, although most of it is English, and usually only single words are from Spanish. In the late nineties, some rappers started rapping exclusively in Spanish. The first Chicano rap album that was wholly in Spanish was probably the Dark Room Familia's "Matan Mi Gente".
Mellow Man Ace preceded Kid Frost with his bilingual rhymes, and even though he is not Mexican-American himself, he also used Chicano slang in his rhymes. Cypress Hill may be viewed as Chicano rappers – their lead rapper B Real is half-Chicano; and like Mellow Man Ace they also use Chicano slang. Sen Dog from Cypress Hill is Mellow Man Ace's brother.
In the late nineties, some Chicano rappers started using influences from Mexican music, for example Akwid and Darkroom Familia. Not surprisingly, both groups also rap exclusively in Spanish on some of their albums.
The two most famous Sardinian rap groups were influenced by Chicano rap; Sa Razza (SR Raza) even named themselves after Kid Frost's track "La Raza"; and La Fossa also identified with and were inspired by Chicano rap.
List of Chicano rappers and Chicano hip hop artists
- 2 Cent Associates
- 2nd State
- 24/7 Hustlaz
- 254
- 5th Battalion
- 707 Hustlers
- 805 Locos
- Afaze from Las Vegas
- Akwid from South Central LA
- A.L.T.
- The Answer
- Aztech
- Aztec Tribe from San Diego
- Aztlan Nation
- Aztlan Underground
- Benny Loco
- Bluntmaster C from San Antonio, Texas
- B Real from Cypress Hill (Cuban/Chicano); from South Central LA
- Brown Factor aka Chicano Conspiracy; from San José, California
- Brown Intentions
- Brownside
- Brown Underground
- Brown Pride
- Brown Town Looters
- Brown Tribe from Texas
- BSA (Brown Skin Artists)
- Burque Style
- Cali Life Style
- Candyman
- Capone
- C-Blunt
- Central Coast Clique
- Chocstilli aka El Rey
- Clika One
- Conejo
- Crooked Stilo
- Darkroom Familia
- Defkon Unit
- Delinquent Habits
- DJ Ralph M the Mexican from Funkdoobiest
- D-Lyrical
- Don Cisco
- Down 2 Be Brown
- Down for the Brown
- Down Forever
- The Dukes Click
- Dyablo
- Dynamic Lo
- Earthquake Institute
- East Side Ghetto
- Eddie Montelongo
- El Capone
- El Matador
- El Nuevo Xol
- Enhanced Vision Project
- Ese Lil Joker
- Espanto
- Estilo Sureño
- Fade Dawg
- The Fifth
- Fifth Sun* Filero
- Frontline Officials
- Funky Aztecs
- Funky Minoriteez
- G Fellas
- Grimm
- Hit Squad
- Ikeman
- Illegal Amigos
- Juan Gotti
- Junebug
- Junebug Slim
- Juvenile Style
- J.V.
- Jonny Z
- Kid Frost aka Frost
- K.C.P. Boys
- KC Smooth
- Kinto Sol
- Knight Owl
- Krazy Race
- La Paz
- Latin Ambassy
- Latin Circle
- Latin Gambinos
- Latino Velvet Clique
- Latin Prince
- Lawless
- Lethal Assassins Clique
- Lifestyl
- Lighter Shade of Brown aka A Lighter Shade of Brown, LSOB
- Lil Bing
- Lil Blacky
- Lil Demon
- Lil Dopey
- Lil Dreamer
- Lil J. Barrios
- Lil One
- Lil Puppet
- Lil Rob
- Lil Russ
- Lil Tweety
- Lil Villain
- Los Kaotics
- Los Marijuanos
- Lost Prophets
- Lost Tribe
- Los Tumbados
- Low G
- L.S.D.
- Lucky
- Lyrical Asasinz Clique
- Madogg
- Mad One
- Malo Mac
- Malo Sneeks
- M.C. Blvd.
- MCG – Mexicans Covering Ground
- M.C. Man
- Merciless
- Midknightdreamer aka MKD
- Mista Hogg
- Mister D
- Monsie
- Mr. Capone-e
- Mr. Criminal
- Mr. Malo
- Mr. Sancho
- Mr. Shadow
- Mr. Silent
- Mr. Vic
- Mr. Wicked
- Murdaholics
- Murder 1
- N2 Deep
- Nasty Boy Klick
- N'Cognito
- O.G. Sancho
- O.G. Spanish Fly
- Oso
- O.T.W.
- Payaso
- P.B.C.
- P.C.P. – Pure Chicano Poetry
- Phantom Knight
- Proper Dos
- Psycho Realm
- The Real Spanish Fly
- Rhyme Asylum
- Rhyme Poetic Mafia
- DJ Ace
- Powerlord Jell
- Raza Deep
- Rolo
- Royal T
- The Ruffians
- The Rugged One
- Salcapone
- Scrappy Loco
- Shysti
- Sir Dyno
- Slow Pain
- Slush the Villain
- Snapper
- Southbound 2000
- South Park Mexican aka SPM
- South Side Criminal
- Street Mentality
- Street Platoon
- Street Sweepaz
- Terminal Madness
- Tha Mexakinz
- Tommy Gun
- Trilogy
- True Enough
- Voodoo Click
- West P.D.S. Crew
- Wicked Minds
- X3
- X Ray
- Young Sicc