Brownside
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Brownside | |
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Origin | South Los Angeles,California |
Genres | Hip hop,Gangsta rap,Chicano rap |
Years active | 1993- present |
Labels | East Town Records (current)Ruthless Records,Relativity Records,Fellon Records,Triple X Records,PR Records (former) |
Members | Wicked Klever Trouble |
Past members | Danger (deceased) Toker (deceased) Fello (deceased) |
Website | brownside13 |
Brownsideis an Americanhip-hopgroup founded in 1993 byEazy-E.[1]The group originally consisted of Toker (Gilbert Izquierdo), Fello (Toker's brother) but he died before being involved with recording, Wicked (Pierre Lamas), and Danger (Carlos Martinez), who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996. With Trouble (Jose Phillip Aguirre) and Klever (Alex Izquierdo) Toker's baby brother joining later on. Originally, Eazy-E had signed Brownside toRuthless Recordsto create aChicano rapversion of the rap groupN.W.A.Toker was murdered in Rosarito, Baja California in 2018.[2]Following Toker’s murder, Brownside’s status is currently unknown.
History
[edit]Their debut album,Eastside Drama,released early 1997. In 1999, they releasedPaybackwhich contains unreleased tracks and some remixes of their tracks fromEastside Drama.In 2006, they releasedThe Takeoverwhich introduced a new member to Brownside, Trouble, whom Toker met while incarcerated. On May 27, 2016 Brownside releasedBangin' Story'z,with the introduction of a new Brownside member, Klever (Toker’s young brother).
Discography
[edit]- Brownside(1993)
- Eastside Drama(1997)
- Payback(1999)
- The Take Over(2006)
- Trece Razones (13 Reasons)(2008)
- Bangin Story'z(2016)
References
[edit]- ^"The Originators: Brownside Raises Hip-Hop Flag over Southern California".
- ^"Gilbert 'Toker' Izquierdo of Eazy-E's Group Brownside Dies".The Boombox.Retrieved2018-10-18.