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


Biography

Don Cisco has been a part of the San Francisco
rap Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
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
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, Roscoe,
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and
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. Around the early 2000s, Don Cisco was one fourth of the
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supergroup, Latino Velvet. The group was originally composed of
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for the 1997 album, ''
Latino Velvet Project ''Latino Velvet Project'' is the debut album of West Coast supergroup Latino Velvet. The group is composed of Jay Tee & Baby Beesh. Frost and Don Cisco both make multiple guest appearances on the album, as well as several other West Coast hea ...
''. Although the album featured several tracks with Frost and Don Cisco, it wasn't until their 2000 release, ''
Velvet City ''Velvet City'' is the second studio album by American rap supergroup Latino Velvet. It was released May 23, 2000 on Celeb. Entertainment. The group is composed of Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Frost and Don Cisco. The album was produced by Bosko, Dee 4 ...
'', 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
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, Levitti,
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, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Poppa LQ and
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. 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

*''Til the Wheels Fall Off'' (1998) *'' Oh Boy'' (2000) *''Hustler's Paradise'' (2005)


Collaboration albums

*''
Velvet City ''Velvet City'' is the second studio album by American rap supergroup Latino Velvet. It was released May 23, 2000 on Celeb. Entertainment. The group is composed of Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Frost and Don Cisco. The album was produced by Bosko, Dee 4 ...
'' with Latino Velvet (2000)


Compilation albums

*''West Coast Locos'' (2002) *''Still Hustlin (2006)


Mixtapes

*''
Menudo Mix ''Menudo Mix'' is a mixtape of classic and remixed songs compiled from the Latino Velvet and N2Deep music catalogs, as well as the members, Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Frost & Don Cisco, own solo projects and guest appearances. The last two tracks, ...
'' with Latino Velvet (2004) *''Mecca of tha Game'' (2004)


Guest appearances


See also

List of Chicano Rappers The following is a list of notable Chicano rappers who have articles at Wikipedia. * 2Mex (Los Angeles California) * A.L.T. (El Monte, California) *Akwid (Los Angeles, California) *Axe Murder Boyz (Denver, Colorado) *B-Real (Cypress Hill) (South ...


References


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cisco, Don American rappers of Mexican descent Living people Rappers from San Francisco Underground rappers American hip hop record producers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American rappers Record producers from California