East Side Story (Kid Frost album)

East Side Story
Studio album by
Kid Frost
ReleasedApril 21, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Genre
Length57:51
LabelVirgin
Producer
Kid Frost chronology
Hispanic Causing Panic
(1990) 		East Side Story
(1992) 		Smile Now, Die Later
(1995)
Singles from East Side Story
  1. "No Sunshine"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Thin Line"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Another Firme Rola (Bad Because I'm Brown)"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[2]

East Side Story is the second studio album by American rapper Kid Frost. It was released in 1992 through Virgin Records, making it his final album for the label and also his last album under the alias of 'Kid Frost', as he would change his name to 'Frost'. Production was handled by Will Roc, Tony G., Mr. Mixx of 2 Live Crew, Geoff Rios, Mike Greene, K-Cut and Frost himself. The album features guest appearances from Rich Garcia, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., A.L.T., Denetria Champ, Joe Harris, MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted, Prince Teddy and Scringer Ranks.

The album peaked at number 73 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 54 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It spawned three singles: "No Sunshine", "Thin Line" and "Another Firme Rola (Bad Cause I'm Brown)". Its lead single, "No Sunshine", made it to #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #20 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. "Thin Line" only reached #11 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, and "Another Firme Rola (Bad Cause I'm Brown)" wasn't charted.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Man"
1:09
2."East Side Story"
  • Geoff Rios
  • Mike Greene
  • Kid Frost
4:34
3."The Volo"Mr. Mixx3:49
4."I Got Pulled Over" (featuring MC Eiht & A.L.T.)
  • Mr. Mixx
  • Kid Frost
4:21
5."Penitentiary" (featuring Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.)
  • Will Roc
  • Kid Frost
4:35
6."No Sunshine" (featuring Prince Teddy)
  • Mr. Mixx
  • Kid Frost
4:50
7."Thin Line" (featuring Denetria Champ & Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.)Will Roc6:03
8."Spaced Out" 0:47
9."These Stories Have to Be Told" (featuring Rich Garcia)Tony G.3:58
10."Home Boyz" (featuring Scringer Ranks)K-Cut3:11
11."Chaos on the Streets of East L.A." 0:57
12."No More Wars" (featuring Rich Garcia)Tony G.4:03
13."Raza Unite" 0:33
14."Smiling Faces" (featuring Joe Harris)
  • Geoff Rios
  • Mike Greene
  • Tony G. (add.)
4:45
15."Another Firme Rola (Bad Cause I'm Brown)"
  • Geoff Rios
  • Mike Greene
3:09
16."Throwing Q-Vo's"Will Roc3:01
17."Mi Vida Loca" (featuring Rich Garcia)Tony G.4:06
Total length:57:51

Personnel

  • Arturo Molina, Jr. – rap vocals, producer (tracks: 1-2, 4-6)
  • Aaron Tyler – rap vocals (track 4)
  • Alvin Trivette – rap vocals (track 4)
  • Paul Devoux – rap vocals (track 5)
  • Prince Teddy – vocals (track 6)
  • DeNetria Champ – vocals (track 7)
  • Rich Garcia – vocals (tracks: 9, 12, 17)
  • Scringer Ranks – vocals (track 10)
  • Joe Harris – vocals (track 14)
  • Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. – backing vocals (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Bobby Loco – additional backing vocals (track 5)
  • Ken Strong – additional backing vocals (track 5), drums (track 16), additional drums (track 7)
  • Mike Sanna – additional backing vocals (track 5)
  • William L. Griffin – keyboards (tracks: 1, 5, 7), producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 16)
  • Ronnie King – keyboards (track 9)
  • Lafayette Trey Stone III – guitar (track 14)
  • Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – guitar & bass (track 15)
  • Eric C. Ajaye – bass (tracks: 3, 6)
  • Danny Devoux – bass (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Anton Pukshansky – bass guitar (track 10)
  • Mitch Rafel – saxophone (tracks: 2, 7)
  • Danny "Dice" Padilla – saxophone (track 17)
  • Todd Alexander – drums & percussion (tracks: 1, 4), coordinator
  • "Professor" Dwight Baldwin – percussion (tracks: 2, 12, 17)
  • Antonio Gonzalez – percussion (track 17), producer (tracks: 9, 12, 17), additional producer (track 14)
  • Ralph Medrano – scratches (tracks: 2, 15, 16)
  • Geoff Rios – producer (tracks: 2, 14, 15)
  • Mike Greene – producer (tracks: 2, 14, 15)
  • David P. Hobbs – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 6)
  • Kevin McKenzie – producer & mixing (track 10)
  • Mark Williams – coordinator
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Steve Gerdes – art direction & design
  • Tom Dolan – design
  • Mark Machado – illustration

Chart history

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 73
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 54

References

  1. ^ "East Side Story - Frost | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Kid Frost". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kid Frost Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kid Frost Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

Kid Frost – East Side Story at Discogs (list of releases)