Gerardo - Gerardo: Fame, Sex y Dinero

Not all commercial pop-rap is created equal. Some of it is respectable -- Salt-n-pepa's "Push It" and Ton Loc's "Wild Thing" immediately come to mind -- and some of it is very lightweight (Vanilla Ice, Icy Blu). In the early '90s, hip-hop's hardcore dismissed Gerardo as the Latino equivalent of Vanilla Ice -- and the Ecuadorian-born rapper did record his share of teen-oriented drivel. But this self-titled CD (which was originally called Fame, Sex Y Dinero) is surprisingly good. Read More