''Latino Velvet Project'' is the debut album of West Coast supergroup Latino Velvet. The group is composed of

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and Don Cisco both make multiple guest appearances on the album, as well as several other West Coast heavy-weights. The original version of the album was released on Swerve Records on September 16, 1997, and was quickly out-of-print and is now considered rare.''Latino Velvet Project'' description

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. Retrieved on 2009-11-02. On April 14, 1998 ''Latino Velvet Project'' was

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and the cover photo altered and title changed to '' Latino Velvet Clique''.

Latino Velvet Project

Original 1997 release on Swerve Records.

Track listing

#"The Experience" (featuring

) #"West Coast Radio" (featuring Don Cisco) #"Brand Nu Playa" (featuring

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) #"Come Take a Ride" (featuring

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) #"Die on My Feet" (featuring Frost, Nino Brown, O Genius,

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& ODM) #"Game Tight" (featuring

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) #"Raza Park (Original Version)" (featuring Don Cisco) #"Head Above Water" (featuring Frost) #"Good Perkin'" #"Whuzz' Up Homeboy" #"Dolla' Signs" (featuring Merciless) #"Threesome" (featuring PSD & Mac Lee) #"Buzzin'" (featuring Levitti) #"What You Do" (featuring ODM) #"Livin' a Dream" #"It Goes Down" (featuring St. Nick, Don Cisco, and Eric Chivo) #"Club Hoppin'" #"If You Let Me" (featuring Levitti & Down for Brown)

Latino Velvet Clique

1998 re-release on Lightyear Entertainment.
On April 14, 1998 ''Latino Velvet Project'' was

and the cover photo altered and title changed to ''Latino Velvet Clique''. This version includes two new

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of the song "Raza Park", featuring Frost,

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and Don Cisco. The original version of "Raza Park" featuring Don Cisco isn't included here, however it does appear on the 2004

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, ''Menudo Mix''. Other than two other tracks being omitted, "Whuzz' Up Homeboy" and "It Goes Down", the rest of the original 1997 release is available here on ''Clique''.

Track listing

#"The Experience" (featuring Frost) #"West Coast Radio" (featuring Don Cisco) #"Brand Nu Playa" (featuring N2Deep) #"Come Take a Ride" (featuring Mac Dre) #"Die on My Feet" (featuring Frost, Nino Brown, O Genius, Mellow Man Ace & ODM) #"Game Tight" (featuring Celly Cel) #"Raza Park" (featuring Frost, Don Cisco & Roger Troutman) #"Head Above Water" (featuring Frost) #"Good Perkin'" #"Dolla' Signs" (featuring Merciless) #"Threesome" (featuring PSD & Mac Lee) #"Buzzin'" (featuring Levitti) #"What You Do" (featuring ODM) #"Livin' a Dream" #"Club Hoppin'" #"If You Let Me" (featuring Levitti & Down For Brown) #"Raza Park (remix)" (featuring Frost, Don Cisco & Roger Troutman)

References

External links

* '' Latino Velvet Clique' at

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