Los Mariachis del Hip-Hop Latino

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Hip-hop isn't bilingual -- it's multilingual -- and outside the United States, MCs have been busting rhymes in languages ranging from Italian to Japanese to German to Swahili. There are MCs in Moscow who flow in Russian; there are carioca rappers in Rio de Janeiro who flow in Portuguese exclusively. But if hip-hop has any language that is second only to English in terms of importance, it is Spanish -- and Spanish-language hip-hop can be anything from the huge, Caribbean-flavored reggaeton phenomenon to Castilian rapping in Barcelona (although some barcelonenses prefer to rap in Catalan). Los Mariachis del Hip-Hop Latino (The Mariachis of Latin Hip-Hop) is a somewhat misleading title for this 2005 release because it implies that all of the artists are Mexican -- and that isn't the case. While El Boodah, for example, is Mexican, Don Dinero is Cuban -- and not many Cuban, Puerto Rican, or Dominican artists would describe themselves as mariachis. But despite having a questionable title, this is a generally decent rap en espanol compilation. The disc is fairly diverse, ranging from reggaeton to urban regional (Mexican hip-hop). And while not everything on the CD is a five-star gem, Los Mariachis del Hip-Hop Latino has its share of noteworthy tracks -- among them Don Dinero's "Nada Queda Igual," El Boodah's "Las Calles," and P. Blades' "Gatilleros." One of the best tunes is Los Nandez's "El Mero Mero," a haunting number about los narcotrafficantes (drug smugglers). Lyrically, the tune covers the same ground as the narco-corridos of Los Tigres del Norte, Grupo Exterminador, and the late Chalino Sanchez, but with hip-hop -- not norteno -- as the means of communication. Los Mariachis del Hip-Hop Latino has a few forgettable tracks, but overall, it paints a likable picture of Universal Latino's contributions to Spanish-language rap in the mid-2000s. ~ Alex Henderson
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