thumb|232x232px|Kid Frost (2008) Hip hop culture, which is cited as having formed in the 1980s street culture of African American, West Indian (especially Jamaican), and Puerto Rican New York City Bronx youth and characterized by DJing, rap music, graffiti, and breakdancing, was adopted by many Chicano youth by the 1980s as its influence moved westward across the United States. Chicano artists were beginning to develop their own style of hip hop. Rappers such as Ice-T and Eazy-E shared their music and commercial insights with Chicano rappers in the late 1980s. Chicano rapper Kid Frost, who is often cited as "the godfather of Chicano rap" was highly influenced by Ice-T and was even cited as his protégé.thumb|232x232px|Frank V. of Proper Dos & Conejo & Serio in 2012 Chicano rap is a unique style of hip hop music which started with Kid Frost, who saw some mainstream exposure in the early 1990s. While Mellow Man Ace was the first mainstream rapper to use Spanglish, Frost's song "La Raza" paved the way for its use in American hip hop. Chicano rap tends to discuss themes of importance to young urban Chicanos. Some of the most prominent Chicano artists include A.L.T., Lil Rob, Psycho Realm, Baby Bash, Serio, Proper Dos, Conejo, A Lighter Shade of Brown, and Funky Aztecs. Chicano rap artists with less mainstream exposure, yet with popular underground followings include Cali Life Style, Ese 40'z, Sleepy Loka, Ms. Sancha, Mac Rockelle, Sir Dyno.
thumb|232x232px|Kid Frost (2008) Hip hop culture which is cited as having formed in the 1980s street culture of African American West Indian (especially Jamaican) and Puerto Rican New York City Bronx youth and characterized by DJing rap music graffiti and breakdancing was adopted by many Chicano youth by the 1980s as its influence moved westward across the United States Chicano artists were beginning to develop their own style of hip hop Rappers such as Ice-T and Eazy-E shared their music and commercial insights with Chicano rappers in the late 1980s Chicano rapper Kid Frost who is often cited as "the godfather of Chicano rap" was highly influenced by Ice-T and was even cited as his protégéthumb|232x232px|Frank V of Proper Dos & Conejo & Serio in 2012 Chicano rap is a unique style of hip hop music which started with Kid Frost who saw some mainstream exposure in the early 1990s While Mellow Man Ace was the first mainstream rapper to use Spanglish Frost's song "La Raza" paved the way for its use in American hip hop Chicano rap tends to discuss themes of importance to young urban Chicanos Some of the most prominent Chicano artists include ALT Lil Rob Psycho Realm Baby Bash Serio Proper Dos Conejo A Lighter Shade of Brown and Funky Aztecs Chicano rap artists with less mainstream exposure yet with popular underground followings include Cali Life Style Ese 40'z Sleepy Loka Ms Sancha Mac Rockelle Sir Dyno