A Lighter Shade of Brown
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| A Lighter Shade of Brown | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Riverside, California  |
| Genre(s) | Latino rap |
| Years active | 1990-1999 |
A Lighter Shade of Brown (LSOB) was a Latino hip hop group from Riverside, California.
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[edit] History
LSOB was formed in 1990 by Robert Gutierrez, AKA ODM (One Dope Mexican) and Bobby Ramirez, alias DTTX (Don't Try to Xerox).[1] They recorded demos and landed a record deal soon after, debuting with the 1991 disc Brown and Proud. After their second LP, 1992's Hip Hop Locos, they provided songs for Latino-market movies such as Mi Vida Loca and I Like It Like That. Their chart performance (which included "On a Sunday Afternoon", a #1 hit in New Zealand for two weeks in 1992) netted them a deal with major label Mercury Records, who released their third disc, Layin' in the Cut, in 1994. Their earlier hit "On a Sunday Afternoon", a success in the U.S., was written by David Dunson & Micah Carson. The music video was directed by Alan Calzatti. The album did not sell as well as was hoped, and the group went on a temporary hiatus,[1] returning in 1997 on indie Thump Records. The self-titled fourth album featured guest appearances from Rappin' 4-Tay and Dwayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone. 1999 marked the last of their releases, including a greatest hits album and a single, "Sunny Day", that failed to chart. In 1999, Gutierrez became a DJ at a San Bernardino radio station.[1]. The group had reunited with a third member. It is not sure if a new album has been confirmed. But on the myspace profile it declares a long anticipated album is under way between the years 2007 and 2008
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Label | US R&B Chart[2] | US Top 200[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brown & Proud | Pump Records | - | #184 |
| 1992 | Hip Hop Locos | Quality Records | #87 | - |
| 1994 | Layin' in the Cut | Mercury Records | #54 | #169 |
| 1997 | A Lighter Shade of Brown | Thump Records | - | - |
| 1999 | If You Could See Inside Me | Associated Records | - | - |
| 1999 | Greatest Hits | Thump Records | - | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[3] | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles | US Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 1991 | "Latin Active" | #59 | - | - | Brown & Proud |
| 1991 | "On a Sunday Afternoon" (feat.Shiro and Huggy Boy) |
#39 | - | - | Brown & Proud |
| 1992 | "Homies" | #57 | #54 | #13 | Hip Hop Locos |
| 1994 | "Hey D.J." | #43 | #67 | #18 | Layin' in the Cut |
| 1994 | "If You Wanna Groove" (feat.Novelist) |
- | - | #45 | Layin' in the Cut |
