La Raza (song)
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"La Raza" is a popular song recorded by the Mexican-American rapper Kid Frost and featured on the album Hispanic Causing Panic. "La Raza
", which is Spanish
for "the race" or more symbolically "the people", is featured on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
, playing on West Coast hip hop
radio station Radio Los Santos. The song also charted at number 42 at Billboard
. It is also considered to be one of the first successful Latin rap
songs. The song samples El Chicano's "Viva Tirado" from 1970. There is a remix featuring Scoop Deville
, Lil Rob
and Diamonique
.
La Raza
In the Spanish language the term Raza translates to "race". Its meaning varies amongst various Spanish-speaking peoples. For instance, in Spain, "Raza" may denote specifically Spanish and often of a something or someone of a European Christian heritage. The Francoist film Raza, from 1944, which...
", which is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "the race" or more symbolically "the people", is featured on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
, playing on West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
radio station Radio Los Santos. The song also charted at number 42 at Billboard
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It is also considered to be one of the first successful Latin rap
Latin rap
Latin rap is not a homogeneous musical style but rather a term that covers all Hip-Hop music recorded by artists of Latino origin.-Early Latinos in hip hop music:...
songs. The song samples El Chicano's "Viva Tirado" from 1970. There is a remix featuring Scoop Deville
Scoop DeVille
Elijah Blue Molina, better known by his stage name Scoop DeVille, is a Hip hop producer and rapper from Los Angeles, California, who has produced songs for artists including Snoop Dogg, Baby Bash, Fat Joe, Game, and many others...
, Lil Rob
Lil Rob
Roberto Flores , best known by his stage name Lil Rob, is a Mexican American rapper, producer, and actor-Biography:...
and Diamonique
Diamonique
Diamonique is the brand name used by television shopping network QVC for their cubic zirconia simulated diamond and other synthetic gem products . QVC acquired the manufacturing facilities, proprietary technology and trade name rights from MSB Industries, Inc...
.