Proper Dos is an American hip hop group formed in early 90s in

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, composed of

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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''

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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,

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, 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

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, ''Brown Pride Riders, Vol. 2'', which the group completed with Lil Rob and Knightowl. In 2012, Chicano rapper Serio released “Don’t Hate Me Cause I’m Mexican.” which featured Conejo and Proper Dos.

Discography

*1992 – ''Mexican Power'' *1995 – ''We're at It Again'' *1998 – ''Heat'' *1999 – ''Overdose'' *2005 – ''Ol' Skool Wayz''

References

External links

Proper Dos discography
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Musical groups established in 1992 Musical duos from California American hip-hop duos Chicano rap American musicians of Mexican descent {{US-hiphop-band-stub