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Encyclopedia > Mexican hip hop

Mexican rap Mexican rap refers to a hip hop movement started in Mexico in the early 1990s. In different cities, there were different groups, a lot of them claiming to be "the true pioneers". The Underground scene then spread throughout Mexico, with Latin rap influence The Underground scene has spread throughout Mexico, with Latin rap influences such as Kid Frost (East LA). Later the movement was invigorated by the influence of US-Latin acts such as Tha Mexakinz (from Long Beach), Cypress Hill (South Central LA) Mellow Man Ace and Delinquent Habits (LA). Arturo Molina Jr. ... Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California, who are quite possibly most known for their song Insane in the Brain. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. ... Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (born April 12, 1967) is an Afro-Cuban rapper known as Mellow Man Ace. ... Delinquent Habits is a Chicano hip hop group. ...


The popularity of these US-based acts, Cypress Hill in particular, led to the emergence in the mid-1990s of crossover (rap-rock) acts such as Control Machete and Molotov. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Molotov can refer to: Vyacheslav Molotov - a Soviet politician and diplomat under Stalin The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed by Molotov, also known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact The Molotov Line, a line of fortifications built by the Soviet Union in World War II following the Nazi-Soviet Pact Molotov cocktail...


More than 10 years after the appearance of the first rap act, the Mexican scene remains almost undiscovered by the mainstream, but it is beginning to emerge. Instead, there is a large and well-distributed underground movement.

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Some Mexican Rap Songs:

  • Somos Mexicanos by Legion Marvel ( http://www.myspace.com/legionmarvel )
  • Hip Hop Mexicano by NV Musica ( http://www.myspace.com/NVMusica )
  • Camaleones By Elote el Bárbaro
  • El País de las Maravillas By Bastön
  • Señorita by Arsenal De Rimas ( http://www.myspace.com/crewamable )
  • Una sospecha by Raperoz Klan-Destinoz ( http://www.myspace.com/raperozklandestinoz )
  • La Fuerza del Aguila by zEro XK ( http://www.zEroXK.com )
  • Somos mas que dos by 2enuno( http://www.myspace.com/kampante )
  • Hablarle a de quien hablas by Coy of Arsenal De Rimaz( http://www.myspace.com/ccooyy )
  • La Chika De Mis Sueñoz by Raperoz Klan-Destinoz ( http://www.myspace.com/raperozklandestinoz )

Some Mexican underground groups, categorized by geographical regions:

Central and South Side:

  • kartel aztlan
  • mc luka
  • crimen urbano
  • zEro XK
  • Big Metra(este wey es joto y canta reggaeton...no se porque lo tienen aqui)
  • boca floja
  • Mr. Jat (pincheee lentooo!!!!)eres la mamada compadre...mami mira mi dicc que te di..!

North-West Side:

  • Rango Bajo
  • Underperros
  • Vagabundos Underground
  • Gamberroz
  • Cartel de Santa
  • Arsenal de Rimas
  • Dyktadores
  • Raperoz Klan-Destinoz RKD
  • 2enuno
  • Arte Factor

Cartel de Santa is a Mexican band from Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico. ...

See also

The United States was the nation of origin of hip hop, a cultural movement that began in the 1970s in New York City, among primarily African American and Hispanic audiences. ... Canadian hip hop developed much more slowly than Canadas rock music scene. ...

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Hip hop Kool DJ Herc, in contrast, originated the practice of isolating and extending only the break—a short percussion solo interlude—by mixing between two copies of the same record.
Hip hop music is a part of hip hop, a cultural movement that includes the activities of breakdancing and graffiti art, as well as associated slang, fashion and other elements.
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