"La Raza" is a popular song recorded by the Mexican-American rapper Kid Frost and featured on the album Hispanic Causing Panic. "La Raza

La Raza

In the Spanish language the term Raza translates to "race". Its meaning varies amongst various Spanish-speaking peoples. For instance, in Spain, "Raza" may denote specifically Spanish and often of a something or someone of a European Christian heritage. The Francoist film Raza, from 1944, which...

", which is Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 for "the race" or more symbolically "the people", is featured on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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, playing on West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop

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 radio station Radio Los Santos. The song also charted at number 42 at Billboard

Billboard Hot 100

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. It is also considered to be one of the first successful Latin rap

Latin rap

Latin rap is not a homogeneous musical style but rather a term that covers all Hip-Hop music recorded by artists of Latino origin.-Early Latinos in hip hop music:...

 songs. The song samples El Chicano's "Viva Tirado" from 1970. There is a remix featuring Scoop Deville

Scoop DeVille

Elijah Blue Molina, better known by his stage name Scoop DeVille, is a Hip hop producer and rapper from Los Angeles, California, who has produced songs for artists including Snoop Dogg, Baby Bash, Fat Joe, Game, and many others...

, Lil Rob

Lil Rob

Roberto Flores , best known by his stage name Lil Rob, is a Mexican American rapper, producer, and actor-Biography:...

 and Diamonique

Diamonique

Diamonique is the brand name used by television shopping network QVC for their cubic zirconia simulated diamond and other synthetic gem products . QVC acquired the manufacturing facilities, proprietary technology and trade name rights from MSB Industries, Inc...

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