The Funky Aztecs
are a hip-hop/
rap
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...
group from
Vallejo, California
Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California, United States, and the second largest city in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the ci ...
formed in 1989.
Career
The group was founded by members Merciless, Sapo Loco and Indio. Their debut album ''Chicano Blues'' was recorded from August 1990 to October 1991. In 1997 Sapo Loco left the group, leading to the addition of two new members Juego and Mainey Mo. They are most well-known for the track "Slippin' Into Darkness", a collaboration with
2Pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...
.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Chicano Blues'' (1992)
* ''Day of the Dead''/''Dia De Los Muertos'' (1995)
* ''Addicted'' (1998)
Solo projects
* Merciless presents – ''Real Tales of the Funky Aztecs'' (2000)
* Merciless – ''Step Into My World'' (2002)
* Merciless – ''Flesh & Ink'' (2004)
References
External links
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American hip-hop groups
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