Darkroom Familia is a Chicano rap group with members from various parts of Northern California. They were originally formed in 1988. Like other burgeoning gangster rappers of the era, major labels weren't quick to sign such bands, so the band members had to sell their tapes by taking them personally to record stores in the area as word of mouth quickly began to spread. Darkroom Familia became one of rap's most prolific bands, issuing albums (whether it be by the band or solo releases by its members) at an extremely brisk rate.^[1] They have drawn attention for being the first and most famous Norteño affiliated rappers. They also released one of the first all spanish rap albums Los Traficantes - Matan Mi Gente. Apart from being the first Northern Cali Latin rappers to appear on the cover of hip-hop magazine Murder Dog, Darkroom Familia were the first Bay Area rappers to have their films distributed in rental and retail stores worldwide, they have made 16 films.^[2]

Contents 1 Albums 2 Compilations & Soundtracks 3 Solo Albums 4 References

Albums

• Temporary Insanity - Bitchez Never Learn, 1993
• Playerz 4 Life - Major Game, 1995
• Temporary Insanity - Woke Up Hatin' Tha World, 1995
• Barrio Love, 1996
• Los Traficantes - Matan Mi Gente, 1998
• Gang Stories - The Darkroom Uncensored, 1998
• Apocalypse Brown, 1998
• Los Traficantes - No Paraemos Hasta La Muerte, 1999
• From The Barrio With Love, 1999
• Return Of The Living Vets, 1999
• Connected - Felony Consequences, 1999
• Homicide Kings, 2000
• Men Of Honor, 2001
• Family Reunion, 2005
• Northern Cali's Finest, 2006
• Last Vets Standing, 2007
• Connectionz, 2008
• Los Traficantes - Conecta Del Norte, 2008
• From The Barrio With Hate, 2009
• Darkroom Vets - The Evil That Men Do, 2009
• The Bay Team - It's Cold In These Streets, 2009
• Norcal Narcotics, 2010

Compilations & Soundtracks

• Penitentiary Chances OST, 1998
• Veteranos OST, 1999
• Enter The Darkroom, 1999
• The Brown Area, 1999
• Blood & Tears OST, 2000
• Northern Killa4Nia Assasins, 2000
• Brown Area - Power N Numbers, 2000
• Smile Now, Cry Later OST, 2001
• Brown Area - California Latins, 2001
• Barrio Classics 88-99, 2001
• Urban Legends - Barrios, Hoods, & Ghettos, 2001
• Exit The Darkroom, 2002
• Dope Game OST, 2002
• Drug Lords OST, 2003
• Brown Area 4, 2003
• Nasty Latins - The Dirtiest Rappers In The Game, 2004
• Tha Appearances, 2005
• NorCal Factorz, 2005
• Brown Area - Mixtape Sessions, 2005
• Temporary Insanity, 2005
• Northpole, 2007
• 20 Years Up In This Game, Vol. 1, 2008
• 20 Years Up In This Game, Vol. 2, 2008
• Northpole 2, 2008
• I Got Five On It OST, 2008
• I Got Five On It Too OST, 2009
• Darkroom's Hardest Hits, Vol. 1, 2009
• Northpole 2009, 2009
• Por Vida, 2009

Solo Albums

References

• http://www.brownpowerrecords.com/

1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/connected-of-darkroom-familia/176446#/artist/connected-of-darkroom-familia/176446
2. ^ http://www.darkroomstudiosonline.com/bio.htm

Darkroom Familia are a hardcore hip hop group of Chicano and African American rappers. Their CD "Los Traficantes - Matan Mi Gente" was influenced by traditional Mexican corridos. They put out their first tape in 1988, and are still releasing tracks to this day. Lead rapper, Sir Dyno is serving a seven year sentence on Federal charges dating back a few years, and is now said to be retired. Latin gangster rappers DarkRoom Familia hail from Hayward, CA (a town close to Oakland), and were originally formed in 1988. Like other burgeoning gangster rappers of the era, major labels weren't quick to sign such bands, so the bandmembers had to sell their tapes by taking them personally to record stores in the area as word of mouth quickly began to spread. DarkRoom Familia became one of rap's most prolific bands, issuing albums (whether it be by the band or solo releases by its members) at an extremely brisk rate. Eight albums were issued between 1999 and 2001 alone, including such titles as Traficantes, Veteranos, Felony Consequences, From the Barrio With Love, Gang Stories: The Darkroom Uncensored, Homicide Kings, Smile Now Cry Later, and Men of Honor, as well as the compilation Barrio Classics: 1988-1998.

Members of Darkroom include Sir Dyno, Oso, D-Roll and Duke, Crooked.

Discography

Northern Cali's Finest (Darkroom Studios) (2006)

Family Reunion (Darkroom Studios) (2005)

Exit the Darkroom (Brown Power) (2002)

Temporary Insanity (Brown Power) (2005)

Men of Honor (Brown Power) (2001)

Barrio Classics: 1988-1998 (Brown Power) (2001)

Smile Now, Cry Later (Darkroom Studios) (2001)

Homicide Kings (Darkroom Studios) (2000)

From the Barrio with Love (Darkroom Studios) (1999)

Los Traficantes - Matan Mi Gente (Darkroom Studios) (1999)

Veteranos (Darkroom Studios) (1999)

Penitentiary Chances (Darkroom Studios) (1998)

From The Barrio With Love (1988)

External links

Official Myspace