Don Cisco
Don Cisco | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francisco Soto |
| Also known as | Cisco, Don Ciscone, Cisco the Frisco Mack, Don Cisko, Don Cisko tha Frisco Mack |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | West Coast hip hop, rap, gangsta rap, Chicano rap |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Labels | Thump Records, Thizz Latin |
| Associated acts | Latino Velvet, Jay Tee, Frost, Baby Beesh/Baby Bash, Mac Dre, Da' Unda' Dogg |
| Website | Don Cisco on Myspace |
Francisco Soto, better known by his stage name Don Cisco (originally Cisco the Frisco Mac), is an American rapper and producer.
Biography[edit]
Don Cisco has been a part of the San Francisco rap 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 Mac Dre, Kurupt, Soopafly, Roscoe, Roger Troutman, B-Legit and PSD. Critics said "...Balancing a smooth flow with charismatic lyrics, the Latin rapper moves through a stunning number of tracks without exhausting thematic material...this album features an artist capable of going head to head with most major label MCs, along with slick, funk-influenced production. Furthermore, the straight-up Latin moments, such as the chorus to "Mamacita"—featuring the superstar line-up of Cisco, Frost, Soopafly, and Kurupt—bring a new aesthetic to hip-hop.[1]
Around the early 2000s, Don Cisco was one fourth of the Latin rap supergroup, Latino Velvet. The group was originally composed of Jay Tee and Baby Beesh for the 1997 album, Latino Velvet Project. Although the album featured several tracks with Frost and Don Cisco, it wasn't until their 2000 release, Velvet City, 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 E-40, Levitti, Rappin' 4-Tay, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Poppa LQ and The Mary Jane Girls. 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[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Til the Wheels Fall Off (1998)
- Oh Boy (2000)
- Hustler's Paradise (2005)
Collaboration albums[edit]
- Velvet City with Latino Velvet (2000)
Compilation albums[edit]
- West Coast Locos (2002)
- Still Hustlin' (2006)
Mixtapes[edit]
- Menudo Mix with Latino Velvet (2004)
- Mecca of tha Game (2004)
Guest appearances[edit]
Title |
Release | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My Brotha's" | 1995 | African Identity, J-Mack | You Won't Come to My Funeral |
| "Financial Status (Money)" | 1996 | Assassin | Hitworks, Volume One |
| "Holdin on (RIP Tupac)" | 1997 | Born and Raised In the Bay | |
| "On the Run" | Assassin, FunxSoulJaz, Spiderman, Deadly Venoms, Guilty | ||
| "Most Bitchez" | Assassin, Deadly Venoms, China | ||
| "Movin' Thangs" | 1998 | Assassin, Guce, San Quinn | Armed-N-Dangerouz |
| "We Get's Down Like That" | N2Deep | The Rumble | |
| "Where the G's At" | N2Deep, Baby Beesh, Frost, O'Genius, Slow Pain, Nino Brown | ||
| "Bay Area Playaz" | N2Deep, Mac Shawn, Taydatay, Cougnut, Da' Unda' Dogg, Kaveo, Baby Beesh, J Sweets | ||
| "What U Hustle Fo" | 1999 | Celly Cel, Baby Beesh | 18 Wit a Bullet |
| "The Pain" | Frost, Nino Brown | That Was Then, This Is Now, Vol. 1 | |
| "Act Like Ya Want It" | Frost, Nino Brown, Jay Tee, Rappin' 4-Tay & Cameosis | ||
| "Maria" | 2000 | N2Deep, Baby Beesh, Frost | Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish |
| "Come On Now" | 2001 | Baby Beesh | Savage Dreams |
| "Call Me" | Jay Tee, Mr. Kee | So Cold | |
| "They Don't Even Know" | 2002 | Jay Tee, Baby Beesh | Velvetism |
| "Latin Ladies" | |||
| "Tramp Traps" | Miami, Baby Beesh, Jay Tee | Collection of Dope | |
| "My Response" | Miami | ||
| "Gangsta Pimpin'" | Daz Dillinger, Kurupt | To Live and Die in CA | |
| "Bounce Bounce" | Jay Tee, B-12, Miami | High Caliber | |
| "Put in Work" | Daz Dillinger, Frost | Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 2 | |
| "Esquina" | 2003 | Baby Beesh, Frost | The Ultimate Cartel |
| "Gangsta Pimpin" | Baby Beesh, Romero, Bad Boy | ||
| "Got Bud" | Frost, Nino Brown | Somethin' 4 the Riderz | |
| "Menage a Trois" | 2004 | Baby Beesh, Shadow, Frankie J | Menage a Trois |
| "Loyalty" | Scrilla Mac, Blac, Trficante | West Coast Killaz | |
| "Gangsta Pimpin'" | Mr. Shadow, Kurupt | City 2 City | |
| "What Would You Do?" | Romero | On One: The 40 Ounce Album & Mixtape | |
| "Outro" | 2005 | Baby Beesh, Butch Cassidy, Nino Brown, Russell Lee, Mr. Kee | Super Saucy |
| "Esquina" | Baby Beesh, Frost, Mr. Gee, Lawless | ||
| "Crazy Love" | Baby Beesh, Frost | ||
| "Come on Now" | Baby Beesh, Rasheed | ||
| "Cali Weekend" | Napoleon, Kurupt, Mr. Shadow | Presents The Loyalty Fam | |
| "Trippin" | 2006 | MC Magic, Jay Tee | Magic City |
| "Be My Lady" | MC Magic | ||
| "Campaignin'" | Ray Dogg, Corporate Thugs | The Life of Don Rey Vol. 1 | |
| "Think of You" | Dominator | Stereotype Soundtrack | |
| "It's Whatever" | 2008 | Latino Velvet, Natalie | The Camp Is Back |
| "Yaper" | Jay Tee, Chino 4 Real | ||
| "Hands Dirty" | Jay Tee, C-Major | ||
| "In the Bay" | 2010 | Kurupt, Assassin | Trunk of Funk |
| "Roll It Up" | 2012 | B-Legit | Gangsta Zone Party |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Review: Oh Boy. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
External links[edit]
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