La Raza (song)

"La Raza" is a song by American rapper Kid Frost and featured on the album Hispanic Causing Panic.[1] "La Raza" is Spanish for "the race" or more symbolically "the people" as metonymy; the song is featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the West Coast hip hop radio station Radio Los Santos.[2] The song reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] It is also considered to be one of the first successful Latin hip hop songs. The song samples El Chicano's "Viva Tirado" from 1970 (a cover of the famous Gerald Wilson jazz composition). There is also a remix, featuring his son; Scoop DeVille, Lil Rob and Diamonique.

"La Raza"
Single by Kid Frost
from the album Hispanic Causing Panic
Released1990
RecordedOctober 1989
Genre
Length3:29
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Arturo Molina, Jr.
Producer(s)
Kid Frost singles chronology
"La Raza"
(1990)		 "No Sunshine"
(1992)

Music video

The music video, which aired regularly on Yo! MTV Raps, was among the first to feature lowrider cars and trucks equipped with hydraulic suspensions. It was also groundbreaking in featuring various elements of the Chicano culture.

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gollark: Although the regexy version (below) is better.
gollark: Now, *arguably* it might not have been entirely tactically optimal to publicly release it so early, but it was a cool idea so I had to share it early.
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References
  1. Kid Frost - La Raza
  2. GTA San Andreas : Soundtrack
  3. billboard.com
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