"Latin Active" is a song by American hip hop duo A Lighter Shade of Brown and the lead single from their debut studio album Brown & Proud (1990). It features singer Shiro Stokes and rapper Teardrop. It was produced by Fabe Love and Jammin' James Carter.

"Latin Active"
Single by A Lighter Shade of Brown featuring Shiro Stokes and Teardrop
from the album Brown & Proud
Released1991
Recorded1990
GenreHip hop
Length3:31
LabelPump
Songwriter(s)
  • Robert Gutierrez
  • Bobby Ramirez
  • James Carter
  • Fabian Alfaro
  • Chulo
  • Luis Ortiz
  • Darryl Cash
Producer(s)
  • Fabe Love
  • Jammin' James Carter
A Lighter Shade of Brown singles chronology
"T.J. Nights"
(1990)
"Latin Active"
(1991)
"On a Sunday Afternoon"
(1991)
Shiro Stokes singles chronology
"Latin Active"
(1991)
"On a Sunday Afternoon"
(1991)
Music video
"Latin Active" on YouTube

Background and content

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Teardrop rhymes in both English and Spanish in the song.[1] She declares herself as Chicana in the original version, but when the song was released as a single the lyric was substituted with "Latina".[2]

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 59

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby Ramirez, DTTX From A Lighter Shade of Brown, Passes Away at 46". OC Weekly. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ Rodríguez, Richard T. (2000). "Reimagined Communities: Family, Masculinity, and Nationalism in Chicano Cultural Production". 2: 159. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Lighter Shade of Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2023.