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Spanish hip hop music began in the late 1980s. Break dance crews used mainly American recordings, while local rappers practised for very small underground audiences. A few rock bands, like Os Resentidos, Kortatu and TDK tried and recorded some approaches to hip hop music, but kept most of their hard rock background.
In 1989 Troya Dscs&Rcrs label released the first Spanish hip hop LP: Madrid Hip Hop, a compilation of four bands from the province of Madrid: DNI, Estado Crítico, Sindicato del Crimen and QSC. The record presented two cutss of each band.
Later in 1989, Ariola major label tried a new push to establish some hip hop stars, with a new compilation of Madrilene hip hop music: Rappin Madrid, introduced more solists and groups, like MC Randy & D.J. Jonco.
Both attempts mostly failed, but helped to establish a viable scene in Madrid.
Zona Bruta, the first Spanish hip hop specialised label, was founded in 1994. Some Spanish rappers are African.
Some important Spanish hip hop artists are:
- Luchadores Mexicanos
- 7 Notas 7 Colores
- Los Verdaderos Kreyentes de la Religión de Hip Hop
- Frank T
- Solo Los Solo
- Club de los Poetas Violentos
- Ari
- La Mala Rodríguez
- El Payo Malo
- La Puta Opepé
- Jota Mayúscula
- Geronación
- Violadores del Verso
- Doble H
- Vecinos Locox
- Shuga Wuga
- NoNa
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