| Hispanic Causing Panic | |
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 Studio album by Kid Frost | |
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Released |
July 10, 1990 |
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Recorded |
August 1989 - March 1990 |
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Studio |
Wildcat Studios |
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Genre |
West Coast hip hop, Golden age hip hop, Latin rap, Gangsta rap |
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Length |
41:10 |
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Label |
Virgin Records |
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Producer |
The Baka Boyz, Tony G., Kid Frost, Julio G., Will Roc |
| Kid Frost chronology | |
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Next |
East Side Story (1992) |
Hispanic Causing Panic is the debut studio album by American rapper Kid Frost. It was released on July 10, 1990 via Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at Wildcat Studios and Wide Tracks in Los Angeles through August 1989 to March 1990. Production was handled by Tha Baka Boyz, Will Roc, Julio G., Tony G. and Kid Frost himself. It is considered to be one of the first Latin rap albums, and its popularity paved the way for groups such as Cypress Hill.
The album peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200 and #45 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, also reached #85 on the Dutch Album Top 100 chart in the Netherlands. Hispanic Causing Panic released the two singles: "Ya Estuvo (That's It!)" and "La Raza" (which peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on the Rap Tracks chart, respectively).
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Raza" | Gonzales, Molina, Wilson | Tony G. | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Hold Your Own" | Molina, Vidal, Vidal | The Baker Boyz, Tony G. | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Straight to the Bank" | Santiago, Vidal, Vidal | The Baker Boyz, Tony G. (co.) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Come Together" | Griffin, Molina | Will Roc | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Smoke" | Gonzales, Molina | Tony G., Kid Frost | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Ya Estuvo (That's It!)" | Griffin, Perez | Will Roc, Kid Frost | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Homicide" | Gonzales, Molina | Tony G., Julio G. | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Hispanic Causing Panic" | 3rd Generation, Molina, Trivette, Vidal, Vidal | The Baker Boyz, Will Roc (co.) | 3:29 |
| 9. | "In the City" | Griffin, Molina | Will Roc | 4:47 |
| 10. | "La Raza (Cantina Mix)" | Gonzales, Molina, Wilson | Tony G. | 4:41 |
Samples[]
La Raza
- "The Jam" by Graham Central Station
- "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano
Straight to the Bank
- "Dead on It" by James Brown
- "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
- "Problems" by James Brown
- "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie
Come Together
- "Yes We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters
- "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
- "Be a Man Mookie!" from Do the Right Thing!
Smoke
- "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by Black Sabbath
- "One Mand Band (Plays All Alone)" by Monk Higgins and The Specialties
Ya Estuvo (That's It!)
- "Smile Happy" by War
Homicide
- "Black Grass" by Bad Bascomb
- "Devil With the Bust" by Sound Experience
- "Joyous" by Pleasure
- "Public Enemy #1" by Public Enemy
- "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Coke Escovedo
Hispanic Causing Panic
- "Hand of Doom" by Black Sabbath
- "Earache My Eye" by Cheech and Chong
- "Welcome to Mexico" by Cheech and Chong
In the City
- "From the Love Side" by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
- "Bad" by Michael Jackson
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" by The Brothers Johnson
- "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow