Hispanic Causing Panic

Hispanic Causing Panic is the debut studio album by American rapper Kid Frost.^[1] It was released in 1990 via Virgin Records and is considered one of the first Latin rap albums, setting the stage for later releases by groups like Cypress Hill.^[2] The recording sessions took place at Wildcat Studios and Wide Tracks in Los Angeles, with producers Tony G, Will Roc, the Baka Boyz, Julio G, and Kid Frost.

Hispanic Causing Panic
Studio album by Kid Frost
Released	July 10, 1990
Studio	Wildcat Studios, Los Angeles Wide Tracks, Hollywood
Genre	Latin hip hop
Length	41:10
Label	Virgin
Producer	Tony G Will Roc The Baka Boyz Frost Julio G
Kid Frost chronology
Hispanic Causing Panic (1990) East Side Story (1992)
Singles from Hispanic Causing Panic
"La Raza" Released: 1990 "¡That's It! (Ya Estuvo)" Released: 1990

The album peaked at number 67 in the United States and at number 85 in the Netherlands, spawning two singles: "La Raza" and "¡That's It! (Ya Estuvo)". Its lead single, "La Raza", also charted in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Select	[4]

The Globe and Mail concluded that Kid Frost "spends more time ignoring his heritage than exploiting it, so the cleverly titled album mostly comes across as just another rhyme-and-swagger fest."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"La Raza"	Arturo Molina, Jr. Antonio Gonzalez Gerald Wilson	Tony G.	3:29
2.	"Hold Your Own"	Arturo Molina, Jr. Nick Vidal Eric Vidal	The Baker Boyz Tony G.	3:40
3.	"Straight to the Bank"	Mark Santiago Nick Vidal Eric Vidal	The Baker Boyz Tony G. (co.)	3:51
4.	"Come Together"	Arturo Molina, Jr. William Griffin	Will Roc	5:07
5.	"Smoke"	Arturo Molina, Jr. Antonio Gonzalez	Tony G. Frost	4:02
6.	"Ya Estuvo" (That's It)	George Perez William Griffin	Will Roc Frost	4:05
7.	"Homicide"	Arturo Molina, Jr. Antonio Gonzalez	Tony G. Julio G.	3:52
8.	"Hispanic Causing Panic"	Arturo Molina, Jr. Alvin Trivette 3rd Generation	The Baker Boyz Will Roc (co.)	3:29
9.	"In the City"	Arturo Molina, Jr. William Griffin	Will Roc	4:47
10.	"La Raza" (Cantana Mix)	Arturo Molina, Jr. Antonio Gonzalez Gerald Wilson	Tony G.	4:41
Total length:				41:10

Personnel

• Arturo Molina, Jr. – vocals, producer (tracks: 5, 6)
• Mitch Rafel – saxophone (tracks: 1, 10)
• Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson – guitar (track 4)
• Tommy D. – harmonica (track 6)
• "Professor" Dwight Baldwin – percussion (tracks: 5, 6)
• Antonio Gonzalez – percussion (tracks: 6, 7), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10), co-producer (track 3)
• Kevin Gilliam – scratches (tracks: 4, 9)
• Julio Gonzalez – scratches & producer (track 7)
• Nick Vidal – scratches (track 8), producer (tracks: 2, 3, 8)
• Eric Vidal – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 8)
• William L. Griffin – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 9), co-producer (track 8), mixing (track 10)
• Mark Williams – mixing, A&R
• Josh Schneider – recording, mixing (track 10)
• David Grant – recording
• Dennis "Def-Pea" Parker – recording
• John Cavetello – recording
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Melanie Nissen – art direction, photography
• Steve J. Gerdes – design

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	85
US Billboard 200[7]	67
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	45