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Lighter Shade Of Brown
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Part of the early-'90s explosion of Latin rap, Lighter Shade of Brown (LSOB) was formed in Riverside, CA, in 1990, when the teenage <a href="spotify:artist:10lRezWihfZkkaUsPpU32Z">ODM</a> (One Dope Mexican, born Robert Gutierrez) was introduced to <a href="spotify:artist:1iZKQiBqj5pk8EqIVRo9f6">DTTX</a> (Don't Try to Xerox, born Bobby Ramirez). The duo began cutting demos and secured a record deal within the year; they debuted with 1990's Brown and Proud for Quality Records hip-hop subsidiary Pump. Though they didn't break out on the level of <a href="spotify:artist:4P0dddbxPil35MNN9G2MEX">Cypress Hill</a>, the group garnered some positive reviews and established themselves as one of the better Latin rap outfits around. The follow-up, Hip Hop Locos, was released in 1992, and helped LSOB land a major-label shot with Mercury, where they contributed to the soundtracks of the Latino-oriented films Mi Vida Loca and I Like It Like That. 1994's full-length Layin' in the Cut proved disappointing, however, and the disillusioned partners took a temporary break from the music business. They returned in 1997 on Oakland's much smaller Thump Records (in partnership with the Greenside label), issuing a self-titled album with guests including <a href="spotify:artist:4tzxCsdhR0IIUNyzwrag4C">Rappin' 4-Tay</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7vWlb4pM85jCHvV771qZZW">Tony! Toni! Toné!</a>'s Dwayne Wiggins. Thump released a greatest-hits collection in 1999, and their fifth album, If You Could See Inside Me, followed, producing a minor hit single in "Sunny Day." In late 1999, Gutierrez became a radio DJ in the Los Angeles area. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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