Darkroom Familia is a Chicano rap

Chicano rap

Chicano Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music, Latin rap and gangsta rap that embodies aspects of West Coast and Southwest Mexican American culture and is typically performed by American rappers and musicians of Mexican descent.-Early Years:...

 group with members from various parts of Northern California. They were originally formed in 1988

1988 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....

. Like other burgeoning gangster rappers of the era, major labels weren't quick to sign such bands, so the band members had to sell their tapes by taking them personally to record stores in the area as word of mouth quickly began to spread. Darkroom Familia became one of rap's most prolific bands, issuing albums (whether it be by the band or solo releases by its members) at an extremely brisk rate. They also released one of the first all spanish rap

Spanish hip hop

Spanish hip hop music began in the late 1980s. Spanish hip hop was mainly in Puerto Rico for a few years, but then it came to continental America...

albums Los Traficantes - Matan Mi Gente.
Most violent gangster rap group, banned in california

Albums

• Temporary Insanity - Bitchez Never Learn, 1993
• From The Barrio With Love, 1994
• Playerz 4 Life - Major Game, 1995
• Temporary Insanity - Woke Up Hatin' Tha World, 1995
• Barrio Love, 1996
• Los Traficantes - Matan Mi Gente, 1998
• Gang Stories - The Darkroom Uncensored, 1998
• Apocalypse Brown, 1998
• Los Traficantes - No Pararemos Hasta La Muerte, 1999
• From The Barrio With Love, 1999 (re-release)
• Return Of The Living Vets, 1999
• Connected - Felony Consequences, 1999
• Homicide Kings, 2000
• Men Of Honor, 2001
• Family Reunion, 2005
• Northern Cali Finest, 2006
• Last Vets standing, 2007
• Connectionz, 2008
• Los Traficantes - Conecta Del Norte, 2008
• From The Barrio With Hate, 2009
• Norcal Narcotics, 2010

Compilations & Soundtracks

• Penitentiary Chances OST, 1998
• Veteranos OST, 1999
• Enter The Darkroom, 1999
• The Brown Area, 1999
• Blood & Tears OST, 2000
• Northern Killa4Nia Assasins, 2000
• Brown Area - Power N Numbers, 2000
• Smile Now, Cry Later OST, 2001
• Brown Area - California Latins, 2001
• Barrio Classics 88-99, 2001
• Exit The Darkroom, 2002
• Dope Game OST, 2002
• Drug Lords OST, 2003
• Brown Area 4, 2003
• Nasty Latins - The Dirtiest Rappers In The Game, 2004
• Tha Appearances, 2005
• Brown Area 5 - The Mixtape Sessions, 2005
• Temporary Insanity, 2005
• Northpole, 2007
• 20 Years Up In This Game, Vol. 1, 2008
• 20 Years Up In This Game, Vol. 2, 2008
• Northpole 2, 2008
• I Got Five On It OST, 2008
• I Got Five On It Too OST, 2009
• Darkroom's Hardest Hits, Vol. 1, 2009
• Northpole 2009, 2009
• Por Vida, 2009