Uno, Dos: Bandera is the third and final studio album by Mexican hip hop group Control Machete. It was released on April 27, 2004 via Universal Music Latino. Production was handled by members Pato Machete and Toy Selectah, as well as Jason Roberts and Sacha Triujeque. It features guest appearance from Randy "El Gringo Loco" Ebright. At the 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album, but lost to Vico C's En Honor a la Verdad.[4]

Uno, Dos: Bandera
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
GenreLatin hip hop
Length1:05:02
LabelUniversal
Producer
Control Machete chronology
Artillería Pesada, Presenta...
(1999)
Uno, Dos: Bandera
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]
RapReviews7/10[3]

Background

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Uno, Dos: Bandera was released following a four year gap for Control Machete. After Fermín IV left the group no original work was lreased by Control until this more collaborative album released by Toy Selectah and Pato Machete.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bandera"4:31
2."Bien, Bien"3:18
3."Como Ves"3:45
4."Paciencia"3:01
5."Toda la Casa"4:08
6."Nostalgia"3:55
7."En el Camino"6:38
8."El Apostador"5:08
9."De"3:04
10."Ahora" (featuring Randy "El Gringo Loco" Ebright)3:54
11."Nociones (En Alta)"4:37
12."Verbos"4:34
13."El Genio del Dub"14:29
Total length:1:05:02

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Control Machete - Uno, Dos: Bandera Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Gässlein, Philipp. "Knallharter spanischer Rap abseits des Buena Vista S.C." laut.de (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ Chan, Nin (November 2, 2004). "Control Machete :: Uno Dos Bandera – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Ybarra, Rose (2004-07-16). "Hip-hopsters Control Machete reinvent image, sound with Uno, Dos: Bandera". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. pp. 13F. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ^ Cobo, Leila (2003-11-19). "Control Machete plans return to hip-hop's top". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. pp. B-2. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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