Don Cisco

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Don Cisco
Birth nameFrancisco Soto
Also known asCisco, Don Ciscone, Cisco the Frisco Mack, Don Cisko, Don Cisko tha Frisco Mack
Origin San Francisco, California, United States
Genres West Coast hip hop, rap, gangsta rap, Chicano rap
Years active1992-present
Labels Thump Records, Thizz Latin
Website Don Cisco on Myspace

Francisco Soto, better known by his stage name Don Cisco (originally Cisco the Frisco Mac), is an American rapper and producer.

Biography

Don Cisco has been a part of the San Francisco rap scene since the early 1990s. He released his first single, "Audi 5000", on 12" vinyl and cassettes in 1992. His first full-length studio album, Til the Wheels Fall Off, was released in 1998. Both projects were released under his early moniker, Cisco the Frisco Mack.

In 2000 he released his second studio album, Oh Boy . The album featured guest performances by Mac Dre, Kurupt, Soopafly, Roscoe, Roger Troutman, B-Legit and PSD. Critics said "...Balancing a smooth flow with charismatic lyrics, the Latin rapper moves through a stunning number of tracks without exhausting thematic material...this album features an artist capable of going head to head with most major label MCs, along with slick, funk-influenced production. Furthermore, the straight-up Latin moments, such as the chorus to "Mamacita"—featuring the superstar line-up of Cisco, Frost, Soopafly, and Kurupt—bring a new aesthetic to hip-hop. [1]

Around the early 2000s, Don Cisco was one fourth of the Latin rap supergroup, Latino Velvet. The group was originally composed of Jay Tee and Baby Beesh for the 1997 album, Latino Velvet Project . Although the album featured several tracks with Frost and Don Cisco, it wasn't until their 2000 release, Velvet City , that both rappers were featured on the cover of a Latino Velvet album with equal billing to Jay Tee and Baby Beesh. Velvet City featured several west coast artists, including E-40, Levitti, Rappin' 4-Tay, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Poppa LQ and The Mary Jane Girls. Since their first release in 1997, Don Cisco has remained a presence on all of the Latino Velvet albums, either as a group member or as a featured performer.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

Guest appearances


Title

ReleaseOther artist(s)Album
"My Brotha's"1995African Identity, J-MackYou Won't Come to My Funeral
"Financial Status (Money)"1996AssassinHitworks, Volume One
"Holdin on (RIP Tupac)"1997Born and Raised In the Bay
"On the Run"Assassin, FunxSoulJaz, Spiderman, Deadly Venoms, Guilty
"Most Bitchez"Assassin, Deadly Venoms, China
"Movin' Thangs"1998Assassin, Guce, San Quinn Armed-N-Dangerouz
"We Get's Down Like That" N2Deep The Rumble
"Where the G's At"N2Deep, Baby Beesh, Frost, O'Genius, Slow Pain, Nino Brown
"Bay Area Playaz"N2Deep, Mac Shawn, Taydatay, Cougnut, Da' Unda' Dogg, Kaveo, Baby Beesh, J Sweets
"What U Hustle Fo"1999 Celly Cel, Baby Beesh18 Wit a Bullet
"The Pain"Frost, Nino BrownThat Was Then, This Is Now, Vol. 1
"Act Like Ya Want It"Frost, Nino Brown, Jay Tee, Rappin' 4-Tay & Cameosis
"Maria"2000N2Deep, Baby Beesh, Frost Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish
"Come On Now"2001Baby Beesh Savage Dreams
"Call Me"Jay Tee, Mr. Kee So Cold
"They Don't Even Know"2002Jay Tee, Baby Beesh Velvetism
"Latin Ladies"
"Tramp Traps"Miami, Baby Beesh, Jay TeeCollection of Dope
"My Response"Miami
"Gangsta Pimpin'" Daz Dillinger, Kurupt To Live and Die in CA
"Bounce Bounce"Jay Tee, B-12, Miami High Caliber
"Put in Work"Daz Dillinger, Frost Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 2
"Esquina"2003Baby Beesh, FrostThe Ultimate Cartel
"Gangsta Pimpin"Baby Beesh, Romero, Bad Boy
"Got Bud"Frost, Nino Brown Somethin' 4 the Riderz
"Menage a Trois"2004Baby Beesh, Shadow, Frankie J Menage a Trois
"Loyalty"Scrilla Mac, Blac, TrficanteWest Coast Killaz
"Gangsta Pimpin'"Mr. Shadow, KuruptCity 2 City
"What Would You Do?"RomeroOn One: The 40 Ounce Album & Mixtape
"Outro"2005Baby Beesh, Butch Cassidy, Nino Brown, Russell Lee, Mr. Kee Super Saucy
"Esquina"Baby Beesh, Frost, Mr. Gee, Lawless
"Crazy Love"Baby Beesh, Frost
"Come on Now"Baby Beesh, Rasheed
"Cali Weekend" Napoleon, Kurupt, Mr. ShadowPresents The Loyalty Fam
"Trippin"2006 MC Magic, Jay Tee Magic City
"Be My Lady"MC Magic
"Campaignin'"Ray Dogg, Corporate ThugsThe Life of Don Rey Vol. 1
"Think of You"DominatorStereotype Soundtrack
"It's Whatever"2008Latino Velvet, NatalieThe Camp Is Back
"Yaper"Jay Tee, Chino 4 Real
"Hands Dirty"Jay Tee, C-Major
"In the Bay"2010Kurupt, AssassinTrunk of Funk
"Roll It Up"2012 B-Legit Gangsta Zone Party

See also

List of Chicano Rappers

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References

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