Editing Latin hip-hop (section)

===East Coast===
[[DJ Charlie Chase]] fused hip-hop with [[Salsa music|salsa]] and other music genres. Chase was the DJ for the New York hip-hop group [[the Cold Crush Brothers]], from 1978 and through the '80s.<ref>Roberts, Ed. "Cold Crush Brothers." [http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/emcees/coldcrushbrothers.htm Oldschoolhiphop.Com.] Oldschoolhiphop.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024</ref> East Coast Latin artists such as the [[Beatnuts]] emerged in the early 1990s, with New Jersey native [[Chino XL]] earning recognition for his lyricism and equal controversy for his subject matter. In 1992, Mesanjarz of Funk, led by the Spanish/English flow of Mr. Pearl, became the first Spanish rap group signed to a major label (Atlantic Records).  In 1994, Platinum Producer and DJ [[Frankie Cutlass]] used his own label, Hoody Records, to produce his single “Puerto Rico” which became a classic. In the late 1990s, Puerto Rican rapper [[Big Pun|Big Punisher]] became the first Latino solo artist to reach platinum sales for an LP with his debut album ''[[Capital Punishment (Big Pun album)|Capital Punishment]]'', which included hit song "[[Still Not a Player]]". The genre even spawned a bicultural novelty, the Brooklyn-based crew [[Hip Hop Hoodíos]], who fused their dual Jewish and Latino cultures on songs like "Havana Nagila" and "Raza Hoodía."