Kid Frost or Frost are stage names of the American rapper Arturo Molina Jr. (born May 31, 1964 ). He is considered one of the most famous Chicano rappers next to Cypress Hill .
life and career
Arturo Molina is an American of Mexican descent who spent parts of his childhood on military bases in Germany and Guam and who eventually grew up in East Los Angeles . He called himself Kid Frost to honor his idol Ice-T . Molina began his hip-hop career as a breakdancer in the group Uncle Jamms Army. In 1984 and 1985 he released his first three maxis on Electrobeat Records and Baja Records. Hispanic Causing Panic debut album followed in 1990 and included his biggest hit, DJ Tony G produced La Raza (The Race). The Spanish-English text set the standard for Latino rap.
Discography
Chart positions Explanation of the data
Albums
Hispanic Causing Panic
US
67
08/25/1990
(14 weeks)
East Side Story
US
73
05/16/1992
(10 weeks)
Smile Now, Die Later
US
119
11/11/1995
(3 weeks)
When Hell.A. Freezes over
US
154
07/19/1997
(3 weeks)
Still Up in This Shit!
US
183
05/18/2002
(2 weeks)
Singles
La Raza
UK
78
08/18/1990
(3 weeks)
US
42
07/07/1990
(18 weeks)
No sunshine
US
95
04/18/1992
(3 weeks)
East Side Rendezvous
US
73
10/28/1995
(14 weeks)
La Familia
US
77
03/02/1996
(9 weeks)
Albums
1984: Commando Rock
1984: Rough Cut
1985: Terminator
1990: Hispanic Causing Panic
1992: East Side Story
1995: Smile Now, Die Later
1997: When Hell.A. Freezes over
1999: That Was Then, This Is Now Vol.I
2000: That Was Then, This Is Now Vol. II
2002: Still up in This Shit!
2005: Welcome to Frost Angeles
2006: Till the Wheels Fall Off
2007: Blunts n Ballerz
2011: All Oldies
2012: All Oldies II
2012: Bad Ass (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2013: Old School Funk (as OG Kid Frost)
2013: The Good Man (as OG Kid Frost)
Singles
1984: Rough Cut
1984: Commando Rock
1985: Terminator
1990: La Raza
1992: No Sunshine
1992: Thin Line
1995: East Side Rendezvous
1996: La Raza II
1996: La Familia
1997: What's Your Name (Time of the Season)
2009: Big LA (feat.Frost) - La Raza part 2
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Frost Biography on allmusic.com, accessed August 1, 2015
↑ Discography: Kid Frost's Singles on discogs.com, accessed August 1, 2015
↑ a b Chart sources: UK US1 US2
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