Hip Hop Locos

Hip Hop Locos is the second studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released in 1992 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, at Image Recorders, at 38 Fresh, and at Ameraycan Studios in Hollywood. Production was handled by Angelo "Stone Tha Lunatic" Trotter IV, DJ Romeo, Eddie "Coze Tha Grinch" Goodman, Jason Roberts, Jesse "Tootie" Lars, K.T., Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones and DTTX. Hip Hop Locos was not a success, only peaking at #87 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. One single did fairly well, "Homies" made it to #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 an #13 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Hip Hop Locos
Studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown
Released	September 29, 1992
Recorded	1992
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA) Image Recorders (Hollywood, CA) 38 Fresh (Hollywood, CA) Ameraycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	42:09
Label	Pump Records
Producer	Cliff Richey Jr (exec.) Angelo "Stone Tha Lunatic" Trotter IV DJ Romeo DTTX Eddie "Coze Tha Grinch" Goodman Jason Roberts Jesse "Tootie" Lars K.T. Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones
A Lighter Shade of Brown chronology
Brown & Proud (1990) Hip Hop Locos (1992) Layin' in the Cut (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 0:23
2. "Hip Hop Locos" - 3:30
3. "A Young Vato" - 3:47
4. "Spill the Rhyme" - 3:57
5. "Viva Zapata" - 2:05
6. "Check It Out" - 3:45
7. "Raize Up" - 4:05
8. "Alla en el Rancho Grande" - 0:22
9. "The Huggy Boy Show" - 0:40
10. "Homies" - 3:31
11. "Low Rider Madness" - 3:27
12. "Brownies" - 3:37
13. "Interrogated Cause I'm Brown, Pt. 1 & 2" (featuring A.L.T., Aztlan Nation, KAOS, Pee Bee, Street Mentality) - 5:16
14. "Spill the Wine" (DJ Muggs Remix) - 3:46

Sample credits

• "Check It Out"
  • "Plantation Inn" by The Mar-Keys
  • "Terminator X Speaks With His Hands" by Public Enemy
  • "Caught, Can We Get a Witness?" by Public Enemy
• "Homies"
  • "The Tracks of My Tears" by The Miracles
• "Brownies"
  • "UFO" by ESG

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	87

References

1. "Hip Hop Locos - Lighter Shade of Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
2. "Lighter Shade Of Brown Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

External links

• Hip Hop Locos at Discogs (list of releases)