''Hispanic Causing Panic'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Kid Frost. It was released in 1990 via

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and is considered one of the first Latin rap albums, setting the stage for later releases by groups like

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. Recording sessions took place at Wildcat Studios and Wide Tracks in

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, with producers Tony G, Will Roc,

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, Julio G and Kid Frost himself. The album peaked at number 67 in the

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and at number 85 in the

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, spawning two singles: "

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" and "¡That's It! (Ya Estuvo)". Its

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, "La Raza", also charted in the Netherlands, Belgium and the United States, and would later feature in the popular video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' on '' Radio Los Santos''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Arturo Molina, Jr. – vocals,

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(tracks: 5, 6) *Mitch Rafel –

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(tracks: 1, 10) *Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

(track 4) *Tommy D. –

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica in ...

(track 6) *"Professor" Dwight Baldwin –

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(tracks: 5, 6) *Antonio Gonzalez – percussion (tracks: 6, 7), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10), co-producer (track 3) * Kevin Gilliam – scratches (tracks: 4, 9) *Julio Gonzalez – scratches & producer (track 7) *Nick Vidal – scratches (track 8), producer (tracks: 2, 3, 8) *Eric Vidal – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 8) *William L. Griffin – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 9), co-producer (track 8), mixing (track 10) *Mark Williams – mixing, A&R *Josh Schneider – recording, mixing (track 10) *David Grant – recording *Dennis "Def-Pea" Parker – recording *John Cavetello – recording *

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– mastering *Melanie Nissen – art direction, photography *Steve J. Gerdes – design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1990 debut albums Frost (rapper) albums Virgin Records albums