World Music: Delinquent Habits, "Return of the Tres"
(Mexico) Formed in 1991, Delinquent Habits is one of the seminal bands of the Southwest U.S. Latin hip hop scene. Their distinctive blend of English and Spanish language lyrics, combined with traditional Latin sounds and rap, has created a following for the band, and their first single, "Tres Delinquents" sold 450,000 units. Delinquent Habits' video "Return of the Tres" marks a literal death and transfiguration of Mariachi music - opening with the familiar embedded brass lines, but augmented with turntable scratches that let you know you aren't in Tijuana any more.
(Mexico) Formed in 1991, Delinquent Habits is one of the seminal bands of the Southwest U.S. Latin hip hop scene. Their distinctive blend of English and Spanish language lyrics, combined with traditional Latin sounds and rap, has created a following for the band, and their first single, "Tres Delinquents" sold 450,000 units. Delinquent Habits' video "Return of the Tres" marks a literal death and transfiguration of Mariachi music - opening with the familiar embedded brass lines, but augmented with turntable scratches that let you know you aren't in Tijuana any more.
