Proper Dos is an American hip hop group formed in early 90s in
California
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, composed of
rapper
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Frank Villareal and
producer Ernie Gonzalez. The duo released their debut album, ''Mexican Power'', in 1992 through Skanless Records, which peaked at #32 on the
''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers
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. Their second album, ''We're at It Again'', was released in 1995, followed by ''Heat'' in 1998 and ''Overdose'' in 1999.
A street-style group, Proper Dos' main lyricist is Frank Villareal. However, Proper Dos has also had help on some recordings by special guests including Big Shady,
Lil Rob
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Biography
Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...
, Point Blank,
Royal T,
Knightowl and others.
The release of ''Mexican Power'' was supported by several singles, including "One Summer Night", "Life of a Gangster", "No Turning Back" and "Hard Time".
Proper Dos recorded a number of additional singles and released ''We're at It Again'' through Skanless Records in 1995. The group's third album, ''Heat'', was released in 1998, followed by ''Overdose'' in 1999. ''Overdose'' was supported by singles including "Shake the Ground", "We Run This Mutha" and "Can You Rock Like This".
During their most prolific stages of musical output, Proper Dos released music videos for tracks including "Firme Hina", "Tales From the Westside" and "Hard Times".
In 2000, Proper Dos appeared on the Low Profile Records
compilation
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M ...
, ''Brown Pride Riders, Vol. 2'', which the group completed with Lil Rob and Knightowl.
Discography
*1992 – ''Mexican Power''
*1995 – ''We're at It Again''
*1998 – ''Heat''
*1999 – ''Overdose''
*2005 – ''Ol' Skool Wayz''
References
External links
Proper Dos discographyat
Discogs
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Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups from California
Hip hop duos
Chicano rap
American people of Mexican descent
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