| La Recta Final | ||||
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| Studio album by Vico C and DJ Negro | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Vico C and DJ Negro chronology | ||||
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La Recta Final is a 1990 Latin Hip hop 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]
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Vivo is a live album released by Puerto Rican singer Vico C released on June 5, 2001, by EMI Latin. It offers a collection of Vico C's greatest hits recorded entirely live in a concert held at the Luis Muñoz Marín Amphitheater in Hato Rey recorded in 1999. Also, Vivo presents a medley made up of some of Vico C's most popular songs: "El Filósofo", "La Calle", "En Coma", "Sin Pena" and "La Recta Final" and the unreleased song "El Super Heroe" along with a comic book focused on that character was included in the album.
Misión: La Cima is a Hip hop album released by Puerto Rican singer Vico C. The songs "Me acuerdo", "Viernes 13, "She likes my reggae" and "Tony Presidio" are considered standouts. This last track appeared in "Aquel Que Había Muerto" under the guise of being a new version, and was more popular than the original.
Hispanic Soul is the debut album released by Puerto Rican singer Vico C released on 1991 by Prime Records. Recorded at Unicornio Studios, the album is credited, along with his previous EP La Recta Final (1990) and Misión La Cima (1990), to take the Hip Hop moviment in Puerto Rico, known as "Rap en Español", from Underground to international exposure. Eventually, the album reached number ten on US Billboard Tropical/Salsa and was his first album to be officially distributed in Latin America. Following the success of the album, he was nominated for the 1992 Lo Nuestro Awards.
Dos Tiempos Bajo Un Mismo Tono is a rap album released by Puerto Rican singer Vico C and Jossie Esteban on 1990 in Puerto Rico by Prime Records and BMG on 1990 and on January 18, 1994 by RCA records in the United States.It is a compilation of six Vico`s C previous hits and two new songs. In the first song titled "Blanca", appear Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15, being a great hit in Latin America. Also, they appear in the song "Que Cante La Esperanza".
Con Poder is the third studio album by the Puerto Rican rap and hip hop singer Vico C, released on January 31, 1996 by Sony BMG. Encompassing Latin Hip Hop, conscious hip hop and alternative reggaeton It is his first album with Christian content. It contains social conscious lyrcias and confessions of his personal life; drug addiction and his health following motor vehicle collision. The album was supported by the release of two official singles: "Humolandia" and "Necesitamos de Él" both released in 1995. Also it contains the theme "Plomo", based on the soundtrack of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and the song "Un beso y una flor" by Nino Bravo, played by the band Seguridad Social and Vico C.
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