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. The group originally consisted of Toker (Gilbert Izquierdo), Fello (Tokers brother) but he died before being involved with recording, Wicked (Pierre Lamas),and Danger (Carlos Martinez), who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996. With Trouble (Jose Phillip Aguirre) and Klever (Alex Izquierdo) Tokers baby brother joining later on. Originally, Eazy-E had signed Brownside to

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. Toker was murdered in Rosarito, Baja California in 2018. Following Toker’s murder, Brownside’s status is currently unknown.

History

Their debut album, ''Eastside Drama'', released early 1997. In 1999, they released ''Payback'' which contains unreleased tracks and some remixes of their tracks from ''Eastside Drama''. In 2006, they released ''The Takeover'' which introduced a new member to Brownside, Trouble, whom Toker met while incarcerated. On May 27, 2016 Brownside released ''Bangin' Story'z'', with the introduction of a new Brownside member, Klever (Toker’s young brother).

Discography

* ''Brownside'' (1993) * ''Eastside Drama'' (1997) * ''Payback'' (1999) * ''The Take Over'' (2006) * ''Trece Razones (13 Reasons)'' (2008) * ''Bangin Story'z'' (2016)

References

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