Brownside

Brownside is a Chicano hip-hop group founded in 1994 by the late Eazy-E. The group consists of rappers Toker (Gilbert Izquierdo), Wicked (Pierre Lamas), and Trouble Sureño Gang members from South (Central) Los Angeles. Danger was also a member of the group until his death in 1997.

Their first album was Payback in 1996, although they recorded songs Gang Related and Eastside Drama in 1994 on Ruthless Records, Brownside tend to use Sureño slang in their lyrics, as well as album covers, but in 1997 Brownside member Danger was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in South Central L.A., CA, so later in 1997 Brownside's Toker and Wicked had to make their 1997 LP Eastside Drama with out Danger, during their years of life in the streets of Los Angeles, Toker had attended high school in Compton, CA where he later met Eazy-E, while Danger and Wicked attended high school in South Central, Brownside have been making music with artists such as Dirty Red, Slow Pain, Mr. Gee, Lil Rob, Proper Dos,Akwid, A.L.T. and Frost.

Brownside's newest member in replacement to Danger is another rapper named Trouble, Jose Aguirre from Whittier who is now serving time, but hopes to be out soon. Trouble just came out with a new song on a compilation from charlierowcampo which featured him and Chino Grande, called the Danger Zone.Brownside was one of the most promising Latin Hip-Hop groups coming straight out of Los Angeles. Brownside members were Toker, Danger (Rest In Peace), and Wicked. Their debut album "Eastside Drama" was recorded at the G-Spot Studio, and was as real as they get. They recorded a Chicano version of Eazy-E's "Boyz-N-The Hood" called "Vatos In The Varrio." It was just as good as the original if you can believe that. Brownside weren't rappers trying to be gangsters, they were real gangsters that turn to rap as a way out of the varrio. Unfortunately, the crazy streets of Los Angeles took the life of Toker's sister, brother, and Brownside member Danger. Toker's life has been anything but easy, Toker caught a case and is now serving 25 to life in the state pen. Toker eventually got his case overturned and is now out of the state pen on parol. We wish the best to Toker and Wicked, and would like to dedicate this page in Loving Memory of Toker's family members and Danger. In 2006 Brownside Realeased The Take Over. This October 30 brownside is dropping their newest album called Trece Razones(Thirteen Reasons)Coming Out Soon. The Take Over was released on June 27, 2006 and it has been a hit to all the chicanos and latinos that know what Brownside is about.

* (1997) Eastside Drama
* (2005) Payback
* (2006) The Takeover
* (2008) 13 Reasons (Trece Razones)