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Latino Velvet Project
Studio album by Latino Velvet
Released	September 16, 1997 April 14, 1998 (re-release)
Genre	West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap Hip hop Chicano rap
Length	70:46 (re-release)
Label	Swerve Records Lightyear Ent. (re-release)
Producer	Johnny Z Jay Tee Baby Beesh K-Lou Ken Franklin Funk Daddy Greg G. Keith Martin Jeeve Levitti
Professional reviews
Allmusic [1]
Latino Velvet chronology
Latino Velvet Project (1997) Velvet City (2000) Jay Tee chronology N2Deep: The Golden State (1997) Latino Velvet Project (1997) N2Deep: The Rumble (1998)
Alternative 1998 re-release cover
Latino Velvet Clique
Singles from Latino Velvet Clique
"Raza Park" Released: March 31, 1998 "What You Do" Released: October 13, 1998

Latino Velvet Project is the debut album of West Coast supergroup Latino Velvet. The group is comprised of Jay Tee & Baby Beesh. Frost and Don Cisco both make multiple guest appearances on the album, as well as several other West Coast heavy-weights. The original version of the album was released on Swerve Records on September 16, 1997 and was quickly out-of-print and is now considered rare.^[2]

On April 14, 1998 Latino Velvet Project was reissued on Lightyear Entertainment and the cover photo altered and title changed to Latino Velvet Clique.

Latino Velvet Project

Original 1997 release on Swerve Records.

Track listing

1. "The Experience" (featuring Frost)
2. "West Coast Radio" (featuring Don Cisco)
3. "Brand Nu Playa" (featuring N2Deep)
4. "Come Take a Ride" (featuring Mac Dre)
5. "Die on My Feet" (featuring Frost, Nino Brown, O Genius, Mellow Man Ace & ODM)
6. "Game Tight" (featuring Celly Cel)
7. "Raza Park (Original Version)" (featuring Don Cisco)
8. "Head Above Water" (featuring Frost)
9. "Good Perkin'"
10. "Whuzz' Up Homeboy"
11. "Dolla' Signs" (featuring Merciless)
12. "Threesome" (featuring PSD & Mac Lee)
13. "Buzzin'" (featuring Levitti)
14. "What You Do" (featuring ODM)
15. "Livin' a Dream"
16. "It Goes Down" (featuring St. Nick, Don Cisco, and Eric Chivo)
17. "Club Hoppin'"
18. "If You Let Me" (featuring Levitti & Down For Brown)

Latino Velvet Clique

1998 re-release on Lightyear Entertainment.
On April 14, 1998 Latino Velvet Project was reissued on Lightyear Entertainment and the cover photo altered and title changed to Latino Velvet Clique. This version includes two new remixes of the song "Raza Park", featuring Frost, Roger Troutman and Don Cisco. The original version of "Raza Park" featuring Don Cisco isn't included here, however it does appear on the 2004 mixtape, Menudo Mix. Other than two other tracks being omitted, "Whuzz' Up Homeboy" and "It Goes Down", the rest of the original 1997 release is available here on Clique.

Track listing

1. "The Experience" (featuring Frost)
2. "West Coast Radio" (featuring Don Cisco)
3. "Brand Nu Playa" (featuring N2Deep)
4. "Come Take a Ride" (featuring Mac Dre)
5. "Die on My Feet" (featuring Frost, Nino Brown, O Genius, Mellow Man Ace & ODM)
6. "Game Tight" (featuring Celly Cel)
7. "Raza Park" (featuring Frost, Don Cisco & Roger Troutman)
8. "Head Above Water" (featuring Frost)
9. "Good Perkin'"
10. "Dolla' Signs" (featuring Merciless)
11. "Threesome" (featuring PSD & Mac Lee)
12. "Buzzin'" (featuring Levitti)
13. "What You Do" (featuring ODM)
14. "Livin' a Dream"
15. "Club Hoppin'"
16. "If You Let Me" (featuring Levitti & Down For Brown)
17. "Raza Park (remix)" (featuring Frost, Don Cisco & Roger Troutman)

References

External links

• Latino Velvet Clique at Allmusic
• Latino Velvet Clique at Musicbrainz