La Recta Final

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La Recta Final
La Recta Final.jpg
Studio album by
Vico C and DJ Negro
Released1990
Genre Rap
Vico C and DJ Negro chronology
La Recta Final
(1990)
Misión La Cima
(1990)

La Recta Final is a 1990 Latin rap album released by Puerto Rican singer and rapper Vico C and by producer DJ Negro. [1] The album is considered to be one of the most influential in the development of Puerto Rican hip-hop and rap music. The title track It was Vico C's first ever songs and the one that started his path to fame. [2] Eventually it sold over 60,000 copies. [3]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "La Recta Final"
  2. "Gusto, Sexo y Consecuencia"
  3. "Viernes 13"
  4. "El Amor Existe"

Side two

  1. "La Recta Final" (Instrumental)
  2. "Gusto, Sexo y Consecuencia" (Instrumental)
  3. "Viernes 13" (Instrumental)
  4. "El Amor Existe" (Instrumental)

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