"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.
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| Single by A Lighter Shade of Brown featuring Shiro Stokes and Teardrop | ||||
| from the album Brown & Proud | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Pump | |||
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| Shiro Stokes singles chronology | ||||
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| "Latin Active" on YouTube | ||||
Background and content
editTeardrop 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
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 59 |
References
edit- ^ "Bobby Ramirez, DTTX From A Lighter Shade of Brown, Passes Away at 46". OC Weekly. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez, Richard T. (2000). "Reimagined Communities: Family, Masculinity, and Nationalism in Chicano Cultural Production". 2: 159.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Lighter Shade of Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2023.