Legacy of C-Kan
Artists and genres C-Kan directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Santa Fe KlanartistÁngel Jair Quezada Jasso, known professionally as Santa Fe Klan, is a Mexican rapper and singer-songwriter. He featured on several songs which were highly certified by AMPROFON in Mexico, including 4× Platinum for "Por Mi México" by Lefty SM and 3× Platinum for "El Catrín" by Gera MX. He was ranked 31st on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "50 greatest rappers in the history of Spanish rap," published in 2024.
B-RealartistLouis Mario Freese, known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog, and the only constant member of the band. He has also been a part of the rap metal band Kush (2000–2002), the hip hop supergroup Serial Killers (2014–present) and the rap rock supergroup Prophets of Rage (2016–2019). He has released a variety of solo mixtapes, as well as two solo albums: Smoke n Mirrors (2009) and Tell You Something (2020).
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Baby BashartistRonald Ray Bryant, better known by his stage name Baby Bash, is an American rapper. His first two albums, Savage Dreams (2001) and On Tha Cool (2002), were released by the independent Houston-based label Dope House Records under his former stage name "Baby Beesh". It was changed to "Baby Bash" before he signed with Universal Records in 2003 and released his pop rap single, "Suga Suga", in July of that year. The song became his first hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and serving as lead single for his third album and major label debut, Tha Smokin' Nephew (2003).
50 CentartistCurtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive, and businessman. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album, Power of the Dollar, for Columbia Records. During a shooting in May 2000, he was struck by nine bullets, causing its release to be canceled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape Guess Who's Back? was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records that year.
Kinto SolartistKinto Sol is a Mexican hip hop group based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The group consists of three brothers: DJ Payback Garcia, El Chivo and Skribe ; originally from Iramuco, Guanajuato, Mexico, they moved to the US at a very young age due to financial struggle. Initially, they would rap in English, but after their first self-titled album they began rapping mainly in Spanish. The group would blend traditional Mexican music with hip hop style beats, giving them their unique sound. They own their own independent record label, Virus Enterprises LLC, which specializes in Latin hip hop. The group's name is a phonetic spelling of "quinto sol", and is taken from an Aztec legend in which the Fifth Sun will be the last one to set in this lifetime.
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