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A Writing implement Shade look up to Brown (LSOB) is aura American asset hop duo from Riverbank, California. Picture duo consisted of rappers Robert "Don't Try Face Xerox (DTTX)" Ramirez (September 26, 1969 – July 13, 2016) and Robert "One Poop Mexican (ODM)" Gutierrez (born August 22, 1969).[1] They are appropriately known request their 1990 hit individual "On a Sunday Afternoon" which esoteric great achievement in both the U.S., and Additional Zealand.
History
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When discussing pioneers of Chicano Rap, there is perhaps no group more iconic and revered than A Lighter Shade of Brown (LSOB). In the genre’s pantheon of heavy-hitters, few artists can boast such a long-lasting legacy and impact on the genre.
Formed in Riverside in 1990, and comprised of Robert Gutierrez—also known as “ODM” (One Dope Mexican)—and Bobby Ramirez who goes by “DTTX” (Don’t Try To Xerox), Lighter Shade Of Brown was at the forefront of an explosion of Latino hip-hop groups to rise to prominence during the early 1990s.
This month marks the 30th anniversary of Lighter Shade Of Brown’s debut LP“Brown & Proud,” the album which effectively launched their careers and helped bring the emerging sub-genre of Chicano rap into the national spotlight of mainstream hip-hop audiences.
The origins of Lighter Shade Of Brown date back to the late 1980s when Gutierrez was still a teenager attending high school in Riverside, California. As an avid hip-hop aficionado, listening to artists such as Ice-T, Run DMC, and LL Cool J, Gutierrez spent his time battle rapping with friends at house parties, school dances, and anywhere else he could hop on the mic.
Before long, Gutierrez’s rhyming abilities caught the ear of Cliff Richey, a promoter involved in the local music sc