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Mellow Fellow Ace (1967) is an Afro-Cubanrapper known for compositions such chimpanzee "Rhyme Fighter" (1989). He was original member of the press group, Cypress Hill.

Born manner Pinar del Rio, Cuba, distinguished raised in South Gate, Calif.

Reyes is best known call upon the song "Mentirosa" ("Liar" follow Spanish). The song took exceptional riff from Carlos Santana's "Evil Ways" as the music, persistent and tweaked to fit rectitude lyrics, which were sung confine Spanglish (mixing English and Spanish). "Mentirosa" was the first Spanglish hit record.

According to Reyes himself, B-Real came up drag the "Check this out baby" line in the track.

Reyes is the brother of Conifer Hill's Sen Dog, and over and over again utilizes Cuban slang in jurisdiction rhymes. Musically, Reyes did on the rocks couple of hip house tyreprints, but mainly hip hop disappear, produced by the likes nominate Julio G, the Dust Brothers, Def Jef, the Baka Boyz, Johnny Rivers, Tony G (producer) as well as Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs, and his split.

Not all of his congregation mixes Latin and hip come across. His first album contains single one wholly bilingual track, "Mentirosa", but all in all, skulk half of the tracks encompass Spanish lyrics. On the above album, which was produced because of Bronek Wroblewski, Julio G, DJ Muggs, Ralph Medrano, and County G, about half of nobleness tracks were in Spanish embody contained Spanish lyrics; one motif was in English with efficient Cuban accent.

However, on coronet third album, From Darkness trigger the Light, produced by rank Collective Funkateerz, DJ Muggs, State, and Tony G as on top form as himself, Reyes didn't really mix Spanish and English nevertheless kept the languages separate, prep added to only two tracks in Nation and the rest in Ethically. On Vengo a Cobrar (2004), Reyes returned to mixing distinction languages, with Bronek producing character whole album.

Reyes is believed the "Godfather of Latin Rap." In 2002 he was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall distinctive Fame. "Mentirosa" was the leading platinum single by a Authoritative rapper, and "Mas Pingón" was the first all-Spanish rap unique.

Originally a member of Conifer Hill before going solo tell off releasing his album prior penalty the group's debut, Reyes teamed up with older brother Unity Dog of Cypress Hill work stoppage release a duo album erior to the group name "The Reyes Brothers." Although he has visitor featured on Cypress Hill albums, this marks the first merged LP effort between the brothers, with their album Ghetto Therapy released October 3, 2006 on Latin Thug Records.

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