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| Born | (1964-05-31)May 31, 1964 (age 60) Windsor,California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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| Website | theraza |
Arturo R. Molina Jr. (born May 31, 1964),[1] better known asFrost (originallyKid Frost), is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Windsor California who later moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career. He charted in the 1990s with his first four albums:Hispanic Causing Panic,East Side Story,Smile Now, Die Later andWhen Hell.A. Freezes Over. His most successful single is "La Raza"[2] which hit number 6 on the rap songs chart in August 1990. His 1990 debut album is credited as the firstChicano rap album.
Frost's music entered theBillboard 200 again in 2002 with the albumStill Up in This Shit!. He is the father of record producerScoop DeVille.
Molina was born and raised by his Grandma Lola Molina in Windsor California & later moved with his mom toLos Angeles, California, and occasionally lived with his family in military bases inGuam andGermany.[3] He is ofMexican descent. He began his music career in 1982 as Kid Frost as a tribute to his rivalIce-T, whom he often battled in the music industry. In an interview Frost stated that his first actual DJ was in factDr. Dre andDJ Yella. He soon became abreakdancer forUncle Jamms Army.[4]
In the mid-1980s, Frost released several pre-gangsta 12" singles on Los Angeles-based labels Electrobeat and Baja.[3] In the late 1980s, Kid Frost moved toVirgin Records.[3] His biggest hit, "La Raza", from his debut albumHispanic Causing Panic (1990), combinedEast L.A. andTex-Mex elements and became an "East L.A. anthem."[5]Hispanic Causing Panic is credited as the firstChicano rap album,[6] and brought attention to Chicano rappers on the West Coast.[7]
Frost also established a Latin rapsupergroup called Latin Alliance,[3] which released their only album,Latin Alliance, in 1991. His second album,East Side Story was released in 1992.[3]
In 1995, Frost dropped the "Kid" from his nickname and signed withRuthless Records,Eazy-E's label (distributed byRelativity).[3]Smile Now, Die Later was released that year.[3]Above The Law were featured as guest rappers, alongsideA.L.T., O.G.Enius andKokane.Rick James also appeared on Frost's version of "Mary Jane". His second album for Ruthless,When Hell.A.Freezes Over, was released in 1997.Ice-T, Scoop, O.G.Enius andDomino also appeared as guest rappers. In 1998, Frost collaborated withSouth Park Mexican in "El Jugador" music video along with Low-G released byDope House Records in thePower Moves: The Table album. Frost was also featured in the songs: Cali-Tex Connect, and West Coast, Gulf Coast, East Coast also from thePower Moves: The Table album.[8]
In 1999, Frost moved to a smallindependent label called Celeb Entertainment Inc. His first album for Celeb Entertainment titledThis Was Then This Is Now Vol. I was released in 1999.Kurupt,King T,Baby Bash,Jay Tee,Jayo Felony,Xzibit,B-Legit andCameo were featured on the CD.That Was Then This Is Now Vol. II was released in 2000. Frank V., Clika One, Jay Tee, Baby Bash and other guest rappers were also featured on the CD.
2002'sStill Up In This Shit!, released by Hit-A-Lick andKoch Records, featured more Latin rap style andg-funk tracks as well as a hidden bonusrock track titled "Cannabis".Mellow Man Ace,Daz Dillinger,Baby Bash,A.L.T., Nino Brown, Don Cisco and other guest rappers appeared, and one track featured the groupTierra.
In 2004Welcome to Frost Angeles was released onThump Records, which was produced almost entirely by Frost and his son Scoop DeVille. Only the Intro is produced by Binky Womack, and Philly Blunt co-produced one track. Guest rappers included Cameosis, Genovese and Jay Tee. Frost again signed to Low Profile Records and released his albumTill The Wheels Fall Off in 2006. It had various guest appearances which included Baby Bash, Scoop DeVille and Mr. Sancho.
Frost also performed music for films including "Bite the Bullet (Theme from Gunmen)" in the 1993 filmGunmen and "Tears Of A Mother" in the filmNo Mothers Crying, No Babies Dying, which featured Ice-T.
Frost is also an actor, having his feature film debut in the movie Platinum Illusions.[9] He also provided the voice of fictional characterT-Bone Mendez fromGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas and contributed his song "La Raza" to the soundtrack.[10]
He was named vice president of the Music Division of Goldmark Industries on August 30, 2006.[11] Frost also appeared in a cameo role inSnoop Dogg's "Vato" music video. In 2009 Frost collaborated with Serio on the song In L.A. from the album N.T.I.R. Part 2 The Revenge of Serio. He was also featured on the Frost and Serio Skit on the album.[12]
In 2016, Frost announced he has been diagnosed with cancer.[13]
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