Latin Active

"Latin Active" is a song by American hip hop duo A Lighter Shade of Brown and the lead single from their debut studio album Brown & Proud (1990). It features singer Shiro Stokes and rapper Teardrop. It was produced by Fabe Love and Jammin' James Carter.

"Latin Active"
Single by A Lighter Shade of Brown featuring Shiro Stokes and Teardrop
from the album Brown & Proud
Released	1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:31
Label	Pump
Songwriters	Robert Gutierrez Bobby Ramirez James Carter Fabian Alfaro Chulo Luis Ortiz Darryl Cash
Producers	Fabe Love Jammin' James Carter
A Lighter Shade of Brown singles chronology
"T.J. Nights" (1990) "Latin Active" (1991) "On a Sunday Afternoon" (1991)
Shiro Stokes singles chronology
"Latin Active" (1991) "On a Sunday Afternoon" (1991)
Music video
"Latin Active" on YouTube

Background and content

Teardrop rhymes in both English and Spanish in the song.^[1] She declares herself as Chicana in the original version, but when the song was released as a single the lyric was substituted with "Latina".^[2]

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	59