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Brownside | |
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| Origin | South Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip hop, Gangsta rap, Chicano rap |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Labels | East Town Records (current) Ruthless Records, Relativity Records, Fellon Records, Triple X Records, PR Records (former) |
| Members | Wicked Klever Trouble |
| Past members | Danger (deceased) Toker (deceased) Fello (deceased) |
| Website | brownside13 |
Brownside is an American hip-hop group founded in 1993 by Eazy-E.[1] The group originally consisted of Toker (Gilbert Izquierdo), Fello (Toker's brother) but he died before being involved with recording, Wicked (Pierre Lamas), and Danger (Carlos Martinez), who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996. With Trouble (Jose Phillip Aguirre) and Klever (Alex Izquierdo) Toker's baby brother joining later on. Originally, Eazy-E had signed Brownside to Ruthless Records to create a Chicano rap version of the rap group N.W.A. Toker was murdered in Rosarito, Baja California in 2018.[2] Following Toker’s murder, Brownside’s status is currently unknown.
- ^ "The Originators: Brownside Raises Hip-Hop Flag over Southern California".
- ^ "Gilbert 'Toker' Izquierdo of Eazy-E's Group Brownside Dies". The Boombox. Retrieved 2018-10-18.