Lighter Shade of Brown
Hip-hop band from Riverside, CA · formed 1990
- Chicano Rap
- dttx
- Hip-Hop
- odm
- old school
- rap
- West Coast Rap
- Shows on record
- 13
- Rooms played
- 12
- Cities
- 11
- Releases
- 21
- Last show
- Dec 13, 2025Mortgage Matchup Center
About
Lighter Shade of Brown is a band from Riverside, CA, formed in 1990, tagged Chicano Rap, dttx, Hip-Hop by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2025, across 12 rooms in 11 cities.
- Lighter Shade of Brown formed in 1990 — MusicBrainz
- Fabian Alfaro: member — MusicBrainz
- DTTX: member — MusicBrainz
- ODM: member — MusicBrainz
- Lighter Shade of Brown has 16 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1990–2011 — MusicBrainz
- Lighter Shade Of Brown has 44410 listeners on Last.fm — Lighter Shade Of Brown on Last.fm
- Lighter Shade Of Brown has released 10 recordings between 1998 and 2014 — Lighter Shade Of Brown on Discogs
- Lighter Shade of Brown has 7 followers on Genius — Lighter Shade of Brown on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Riverside, Ca — Lighter Shade of Brown on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
13 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19931 show
- 20182 shows
- 20192 shows
- 20222 shows
- 20233 shows
- 20242 shows
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | Mortgage Matchup Center · PhoenixSupportwith Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Mya, +4 | Support | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Mya, +4 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | SAP Center at San Jose · San JoseSupportwith Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Ja Rule, Too $hort, +5 | Support | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Ja Rule, Too $hort, +5 |
| May 11, 2024 | Glen Helen Amphitheater · San BernardinoSupportwith Art Laboe, Zapp, Rose Royce, +5 | Support | Art Laboe, Zapp, Rose Royce, +5 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Golden 1 Center · SacramentoSupportwith Mya, Blackstreet, Mistah F.A.B., +6 | Support | Mya, Blackstreet, Mistah F.A.B., +6 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | YouTube Theater · InglewoodSupportwith Art Laboe, Zapp, Rose Royce, +5 | Support | Art Laboe, Zapp, Rose Royce, +5 |
| May 13, 2023 | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre · EnglewoodSupportwith Zapp, Midnight Star, Evelyn "Champagne" King, +4 | Support | Zapp, Midnight Star, Evelyn "Champagne" King, +4 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | The Orleans Arena · Las VegasSupportwith Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Digital Underground, +2 | Support | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Digital Underground, +2 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Don Haskins Center, UTEP · El PasoSupportwith Ramon Ayala, Brenton Wood, Malo, +6 | Support | Ramon Ayala, Brenton Wood, Malo, +6 |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Apollo's 2000 · ChicagoSupportwith Malo, George Lamond, DJ Livia, +11 | Support | Malo, George Lamond, DJ Livia, +11 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Abraham Chavez Theatre · El PasoSupportwith Cynthia, Noel, Trinere, +7 | Support | Cynthia, Noel, Trinere, +7 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Illusions Theater, Alamodome · San AntonioSupportwith The Manhattans, Mary Jane Girls, Bloodstone, +4 | Support | The Manhattans, Mary Jane Girls, Bloodstone, +4 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | Don Haskins Center, UTEP · El PasoSupportwith Eddie Holman, Rose Royce, Malo, +3 | Support | Eddie Holman, Rose Royce, Malo, +3 |
| Jul 18, 1993 | JFK Stadium · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Primus, Alice In Chains, Dinosaur Jr., +27 | Support | Primus, Alice In Chains, Dinosaur Jr., +27 |
Where they play
12 rooms in 11 citiesRooms played most
- Don Haskins Center, UTEP · El Paso2 shows
- Abraham Chavez Theatre · El Paso1 show
- Apollo's 2000 · Chicago1 show
- Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre · Englewood1 show
- Glen Helen Amphitheater · San Bernardino1 show
Cities played
- El Paso3 shows
- Chicago1 show
- Englewood1 show
- Inglewood1 show
- Las Vegas1 show
and 6 other cities
Releases
21 releases, 1990–2014Essential Collection 1996 - 1999
2014
It's A Wrap
2011 · Album
In the Parque
2009 · Compilation
The Best of Lighter Shade of Brown's
2008 · Compilation
In The Parque
2006
Greatest Hits
2004
Greatest Hitz
2003
Greatest Hits
2000 · Compilation
If You Could See Inside Me
1999 · Album
Street Life
1998 · Single
Bang To The Boogie
1998
Lighter Shade of Brown
1997 · Album
Whatever U Want
1997 · Single
Dip Into My Ride
1994 · Single
Hey D.J....
1994 · Single
If You Wanna Groove
1994 · Single
Layin’ in the Cut
1994 · Album
Hip Hop Locos
1992 · Album
T.J. Nights
1992 · Single
On a Sunday Afternoon
1991 · Single
Brown & Proud
1990 · Album
Lineup
- Fabian Alfaro
- DTTX
- ODM
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Lighter Shade Of Brown on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Lighter Shade Of Brown on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Lighter Shade of Brown on Genius | Artist facts |
| Lighter Shade of Brown on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.