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Francisco Soto, better known by his stage name Don Cisco (originally Cisco the Frisco Mac), is a Mexican American
rapper and producer
.
scene since the mid 90's and was one fourth of the Latino supergroup
Latino Velvet. The group was originally composed of Jay Tee
and Baby Beesh in 1997 on the album Latino Velvet Project
. Although the album featured several tracks with Frost and Don Cisco, it wasn't until 2000 that they were featured on the cover with equal billing to Jay Tee
and Baby Beesh. Velvet City
featured several west coast artists including: E-40
, Levitti, Rappin' 4-Tay
, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Poppa LQ and The Mary Jane Girls. Don Cisco has remained a presence on all six Latino Velvet albums, either as a group member or featured performer.
Don Cisco's first album Til The Wheels Fall Off was released in 1998 and is currently out of print. The album was released under his early moniker Cisco the Frisco Mack. In 2000 he released Oh Boy
. Don Cisco has remained an underground presence in Northern California since his debut over a decade ago.
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! Year
! Album
! Song
|-
|1995
|You Won't Come to My Funeral
|"My Brotha's" (African Identity featuring J-Mack & Don Cisco)
|-
|1997
|Hitworks, Volume One
|"Financial Status (Money)" (Assassin featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="3"|1998
|rowspan="3"|The Rumble
| "We Get's Down Like That" (N2Deep
featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|"Where The G's At" (N2Deep
featuring Don Cisco, Baby Beesh, Frost, O'Genius, Slow Pain
& Nino Brown)
|-
|"Bay Area Playaz (N2Deep
featuring Mac Shawn, Taydatay, Cougnut
, Da' Unda' Dogg, Kaveo, Baby Beesh, Don Cisco & J Sweets)"
|-
|rowspan="2"|1999
|rowspan="2"|That Was Then, This Is Now, Vol. 1
| "The Pain" (Frost featuring Don Cisco & Nino Brown)
|-
|"Act Like Ya Want It" (Frost featuring Don Cisco, Nino Brown, Jay Tee
, Rappin' 4-Tay
& Cameosis)
|-
| 2000
| Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish
| "Maria" (N2Deep
featuring Latino Velvet)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
| Savage Dreams
| "Come On Now" (Baby Beesh featuring Don Cisco)
|-
| So Cold
| "Call Me" (Jay Tee
featuring Mr. Kee)
|-
|rowspan="7"|2002
| Song'z U Can't Find
| "What U Hustle Fo?" (Celly Cel
featuring Don Cisco & Baby Beesh)
|-
| To Live and Die in CA
| "Gangsta Pimpin'" (Daz Dillinger
featuring Kurupt
& Don Cisco)
|-
| High Caliber
| "Bounce Bounce" (Jay Tee
featuring Don Cisco, B-12
& Miami)
|-
|rowspan="2"|Velvetism
| "They Don't Even Know" (Latino Velvet featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|"Latin Ladies" (Latino Velvet featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="2"|Collection Of Dope
| "Tramp Traps" (Miami featuring Baby Beesh, Jay Tee
& Don Cisco)
|-
|"My Response" (Miami featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="3"|2003
|rowspan="2"|The Ultimate Cartel
| "Esquina" (Baby Beesh featuring Frost & Don Cisco)
|-
|"Gangsta Pimpin" (Baby Beesh featuring Romero, Bad Boy & Don Cisco)
|-
| Somethin' 4 the Riderz
| "Got Bud" (Frost featuring Don Cisco & Nino Brown)
|-
|rowspan="5"|2004
| Menage a Trois
| "Menage a Trois" (Baby Beesh featuring Shadow, Don Cisco & Frankie J.)
|-
|Appearances
| "Me & Cisco" (Mac Dre
featuring Don Cisco)
|-
| West Coast Killaz
| "Loyalty" (Scrilla Mac featuring Blac & Trficante)
|-
| City 2 City Compilation
| "Gangsta Pimpin'" (Don Cisco, Mr. Shadow & Kurupt
)
|-
| On One: The 40 Ounce Album & Mixtape
| "What Would You Do?" (Don Cisco & Romero)
|-
|rowspan="5"|2005
|rowspan="4"|Super Saucy
| "Outro" (Baby Beesh featuring Butch Cassidy
, Nino Brown, Russell Lee, Mr. Kee & Don Cisco)
|-
|"Esquina" (Baby Beesh featuring Frost, Mr. Gee, Lawless & Don Cisco)
|-
|"Crazy Love" (Baby Beesh featuring Don Cisco & Frost)
|-
|"Come on Now" (Baby Beesh featuring Don Cisco & Rasheed)
|-
| Presents The Loyalty Fam
| "Cali Weekend" (Napoleon
featuring Don Cisco, Kurupt
& Mr. Shadow)
|-
|rowspan="4"|2006
|rowspan="2"|Magic City
| "Trippin" (MC Magic
featuring Don Cisco & Jay Tee
)
|-
|"Be My Lady" (MC Magic
featuring Don Cisco)
|-
| The Life of Don Rey Vol. 1
| "Campaignin'" (Ray Dogg featuring Don Cisco & Corporate Thugs)
|-
| Stereotype Soundtrack
| "Think of You" (Dominator & Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|rowspan="2"|The Camp is Back
| "It's Whatever" (Latino Velvet featuring Don Cisco & Natalie)
Mexican American
Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
rapper and producer
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
.
Biography
Don Cisco has been a part of the San Francisco's rapHip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
scene since the mid 90's and was one fourth of the Latino supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Latino Velvet. The group was originally composed of Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
and Baby Beesh in 1997 on the album Latino Velvet Project
Latino Velvet Project
Latino Velvet Project is the debut album of West Coast supergroup Latino Velvet. The group is composed of Jay Tee & Baby Beesh. Frost and Don Cisco both make multiple guest appearances on the album, as well as several other West Coast heavy-weights...
. Although the album featured several tracks with Frost and Don Cisco, it wasn't until 2000 that they were featured on the cover with equal billing to Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
and Baby Beesh. Velvet City
Velvet City
Velvet City is the second studio album by American rap supergroup Latino Velvet. It was released May 23, 2000 on Celeb. Entertainment. The group is composed of Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Frost and Don Cisco. The album was produced by Bosko, Dee 4, Ferg, Massive and Philly Blunt. It features several...
featured several west coast artists including: E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
, Levitti, Rappin' 4-Tay
Rappin' 4-Tay
Anthony Forté , better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California.-Music career:...
, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Poppa LQ and The Mary Jane Girls. Don Cisco has remained a presence on all six Latino Velvet albums, either as a group member or featured performer.
Don Cisco's first album Til The Wheels Fall Off was released in 1998 and is currently out of print. The album was released under his early moniker Cisco the Frisco Mack. In 2000 he released Oh Boy
Oh Boy (Don Cisco album)
Oh Boy is the second studio album by American rapper Don Cisco, released August 29, 2000 on Thump Street. It was produced by Bigg Robb, Fingazz, Fredwreck, Mall, Philly Blunt and Tone Capone...
. Don Cisco has remained an underground presence in Northern California since his debut over a decade ago.
Studio albums
- 1998: Cisco the Frisco Mack - Til The Wheels Fall Off
- 2000: Don Cisco - Oh BoyOh Boy (Don Cisco album)Oh Boy is the second studio album by American rapper Don Cisco, released August 29, 2000 on Thump Street. It was produced by Bigg Robb, Fingazz, Fredwreck, Mall, Philly Blunt and Tone Capone...
- 2002: Don Ci$co - West Coast Locos
- 2005: Don Cisko - Hustler's Paradise
- 2006: Don Cisko - Still Hustlin
Group albums with Latino Velvet
- 2000: Velvet CityVelvet CityVelvet City is the second studio album by American rap supergroup Latino Velvet. It was released May 23, 2000 on Celeb. Entertainment. The group is composed of Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Frost and Don Cisco. The album was produced by Bosko, Dee 4, Ferg, Massive and Philly Blunt. It features several...
- 2004: Menudo MixMenudo MixMenudo Mix is A mixtape of classic and remixed songs compiled from the Latino Velvet and N2Deep music catalogs, as well as the members, Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Frost & Don Cisco, own solo projects and guest appearances...
- 2008: The Best of Latino Velvet
Guest appearances
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! Year
! Album
! Song
|-
|1995
|You Won't Come to My Funeral
|"My Brotha's" (African Identity featuring J-Mack & Don Cisco)
|-
|1997
|Hitworks, Volume One
|"Financial Status (Money)" (Assassin featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="3"|1998
|rowspan="3"|The Rumble
The Rumble
The Rumble is the fourth studio album and eighth album overall released by N2Deep. Although this album was released under the artist name N2Deep, The Rumble can actually be considered a Jay Tee solo album as TL only participates on one track, "1st We Drink Then We Smoke"...
| "We Get's Down Like That" (N2Deep
N2Deep
N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."-Biography:Formed in 1989 in Vallejo, CA by Johnny Z , Jay Tee , and TL...
featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|"Where The G's At" (N2Deep
N2Deep
N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."-Biography:Formed in 1989 in Vallejo, CA by Johnny Z , Jay Tee , and TL...
featuring Don Cisco, Baby Beesh, Frost, O'Genius, Slow Pain
Slow Pain
Slow Pain is a chicano rapper.In 1994 he released an album from Thump Records called The Baby O.G. with the hit "Money Maid".-Albums:* * * Slow Pain is a chicano rapper.In 1994 he released an album from Thump Records called The Baby O.G. with the hit "Money Maid".-Albums:* (1995) (Saturday...
& Nino Brown)
|-
|"Bay Area Playaz (N2Deep
N2Deep
N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."-Biography:Formed in 1989 in Vallejo, CA by Johnny Z , Jay Tee , and TL...
featuring Mac Shawn, Taydatay, Cougnut
Cougnut
-Biography:Cougnut, real name Ronald Fields was a rap artist from Lakeview, San Francisco.As frontman of rap group Ill Mannered Playas , and later as solo artist he was known for his real street credibility. His best known release is I.M.P...
, Da' Unda' Dogg, Kaveo, Baby Beesh, Don Cisco & J Sweets)"
|-
|rowspan="2"|1999
|rowspan="2"|That Was Then, This Is Now, Vol. 1
| "The Pain" (Frost featuring Don Cisco & Nino Brown)
|-
|"Act Like Ya Want It" (Frost featuring Don Cisco, Nino Brown, Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
, Rappin' 4-Tay
Rappin' 4-Tay
Anthony Forté , better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California.-Music career:...
& Cameosis)
|-
| 2000
| Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish
Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish
Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish is the fifth studio album and eighth album overall released by N2Deep. Although this album was released under the name N2Deep it is actually a Jay Tee solo album as TL does not participate on this project. The album was released in 2000 for Swerve Records and was...
| "Maria" (N2Deep
N2Deep
N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."-Biography:Formed in 1989 in Vallejo, CA by Johnny Z , Jay Tee , and TL...
featuring Latino Velvet)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
| Savage Dreams
Savage Dreams
Savage Dreams is the debut album by American rapper Baby Beesh, released June 19, 2001 on Dope House Records. It was produced by BR, Happy Perez, Hotan, Mario Ayala and Pain. The album exhibited a mixture of West Coast style with a southern flow in beats. It features guest performances by SPM, ...
| "Come On Now" (Baby Beesh featuring Don Cisco)
|-
| So Cold
So Cold (album)
- Track listing :#"Ha Naw"#"She Gon' Hate This" #"Call Me" #"So Cold"#"Shake Yo' Thang" #"I Got What You Like" #"West Coast"#"Playa Perkin'"...
| "Call Me" (Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
featuring Mr. Kee)
|-
|rowspan="7"|2002
| Song'z U Can't Find
Song'z U Can't Find
Song'z U Can't Find is a compilation of Celly Cel's guest appearance on other rappers albums and compilations. The project was released in 2002 for Boss Up Muzik and was produced by Celly Cel, Studio Ton and G-Man Stan. This compilation marked the first Celly Cel album not to chart on any album...
| "What U Hustle Fo?" (Celly Cel
Celly Cel
Marcellus McCarver, better know by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992 called "Lifestyle of a Mack." Celly Cel then debuted in 1994 with Heat 4 Yo Azz and released Killa Kali...
featuring Don Cisco & Baby Beesh)
|-
| To Live and Die in CA
To Live and Die in CA
To Live and Die in CA is the second compilation album by rapper Daz Dillinger. It was released on October 1, 2002 through D.P.G. Recordz.-Track listing:...
| "Gangsta Pimpin'" (Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger
Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
featuring Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
& Don Cisco)
|-
| High Caliber
High Caliber
High Caliber is an album by Vallejo, California rapper Jay Tee, from N2Deep/Latino Velvet.- Track listing :#"When I Come Thru"#"Everybody Love"#"Big Caddy"#"Boss to Preciseness" #"We Bubble"...
| "Bounce Bounce" (Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
featuring Don Cisco, B-12
Brandon C. Rodegeb
Brandon C. Rodegeb, better known as B-12 is a music executive, film maker and rap artist. Brandon was born in San Francisco, CA at San Francisco General Hospital and raised in the public housing projects between Palou and Oakdale Avenue in the Hunter's Point District of San Francisco, California...
& Miami)
|-
|rowspan="2"|Velvetism
Velvetism
Velvetism is the third studio album by American rap group Latino Velvet. It was released June 18, 2002 on Jay Tee's own label, 40 Ounce Records. The album was produced by Big Ice, Happy Perez, Johnny Z, Oral Bee and Philly Blunt. Latino Velvet was composed of Jay Tee & Baby Beesh...
| "They Don't Even Know" (Latino Velvet featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|"Latin Ladies" (Latino Velvet featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="2"|Collection Of Dope
| "Tramp Traps" (Miami featuring Baby Beesh, Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
& Don Cisco)
|-
|"My Response" (Miami featuring Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="3"|2003
|rowspan="2"|The Ultimate Cartel
| "Esquina" (Baby Beesh featuring Frost & Don Cisco)
|-
|"Gangsta Pimpin" (Baby Beesh featuring Romero, Bad Boy & Don Cisco)
|-
| Somethin' 4 the Riderz
| "Got Bud" (Frost featuring Don Cisco & Nino Brown)
|-
|rowspan="5"|2004
| Menage a Trois
Menage a trois (Baby Bash album)
-Track listing:#Menage a Trois #Hot Zone #Esquina...
| "Menage a Trois" (Baby Beesh featuring Shadow, Don Cisco & Frankie J.)
|-
|Appearances
| "Me & Cisco" (Mac Dre
Mac Dre
Andre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper.-Biography:Andre Hicks was born in Oakland, California but moved to Vallejo while still a child...
featuring Don Cisco)
|-
| West Coast Killaz
| "Loyalty" (Scrilla Mac featuring Blac & Trficante)
|-
| City 2 City Compilation
| "Gangsta Pimpin'" (Don Cisco, Mr. Shadow & Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
)
|-
| On One: The 40 Ounce Album & Mixtape
| "What Would You Do?" (Don Cisco & Romero)
|-
|rowspan="5"|2005
|rowspan="4"|Super Saucy
Super Saucy
Super Saucy is the first official studio album by Baby Bash released in March 2005. It spawned the hit single, "Baby I'm Back" which reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also his last release on Universal Records before signing with Arista Records...
| "Outro" (Baby Beesh featuring Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy (singer)
Danny Elliott Means II or better known by his stage name, Butch Cassidy, is an R&B singer, cousin of the deceased rapper, Nate Dogg, who started to sing in the church choir with him...
, Nino Brown, Russell Lee, Mr. Kee & Don Cisco)
|-
|"Esquina" (Baby Beesh featuring Frost, Mr. Gee, Lawless & Don Cisco)
|-
|"Crazy Love" (Baby Beesh featuring Don Cisco & Frost)
|-
|"Come on Now" (Baby Beesh featuring Don Cisco & Rasheed)
|-
| Presents The Loyalty Fam
| "Cali Weekend" (Napoleon
Napoleon (rapper)
Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale , better known as Napoleon, is a former member of Tupac Shakur's rap group the Outlawz. Beale has since converted to Islam and is now a motivational speaker....
featuring Don Cisco, Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
& Mr. Shadow)
|-
|rowspan="4"|2006
|rowspan="2"|Magic City
Magic City (MC Magic album)
-Track listing:From allmusic.com:# Intro - 1:53# Ride It Out - 4:57# All My Life - 3:43# DJ Kane - 0:31# Sexy Lady - 3:54...
| "Trippin" (MC Magic
MC Magic
Marco Cardenas better known by his stage name MC Magic is a Mexican rapper, songwriter and record producer, known for rapping and singing, both in English and Spanish.-Background:...
featuring Don Cisco & Jay Tee
Jay Tee
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
)
|-
|"Be My Lady" (MC Magic
MC Magic
Marco Cardenas better known by his stage name MC Magic is a Mexican rapper, songwriter and record producer, known for rapping and singing, both in English and Spanish.-Background:...
featuring Don Cisco)
|-
| The Life of Don Rey Vol. 1
| "Campaignin'" (Ray Dogg featuring Don Cisco & Corporate Thugs)
|-
| Stereotype Soundtrack
| "Think of You" (Dominator & Don Cisco)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|rowspan="2"|The Camp is Back
The Camp Is Back
The Camp Is Back is a mixtape of new material by American rap group Latino Velvet. It was released June 19, 2007 on Jay Tee's own label 40 Ounce Records.-Background:...
| "It's Whatever" (Latino Velvet featuring Don Cisco & Natalie)
External links
- [ Don Cisco] at Allmusic
- Don Cisco at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...