| Hip Hop Locos | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | A Lighter Shade of Brown |
| Cover: | Hip Hop Locos.jpg |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 42:09 |
| Label: | Pump Records |
| Prev Title: | Brown & Proud |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Layin' in the Cut |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Hip Hop Locos is the second studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown.[1] [2] It was released in 1992 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records.
Hip Hop Locos was not a success, peaking at No. 87 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. "Homies" made it to No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the Hot Rap Singles. ""Interrogated Cause I'm Brown" was also released as a single.[3] The duo supported the album with a North American tour.[4]
The recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, at Image Recorders, at 38 Fresh, and at Ameraycan Studios in Hollywood. The 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. Fabian Alfaro, who appeared on the debut, left A Lighter Shade of Brown before the recording sessions.[5] The duo somewhat moved away from the Latin music sounds of Brown & Proud.[6]
The Washington Post deemed the album "considerably stronger in both beats and lyrics" than the debut.[7] The San Antonio Express-News considered it "a satisfying mix of Latino pride, social consciousness and plain fun."[8] The Los Angeles Times noted that "the production values ... are much improved, with crisper beats and more riveting raps."