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Toker Of Eazy-E’s group Brownside Passed Away At 51

Toker of 90’s gangster rap group Brownside has passed away. He was 51.

Toker, whose real name was Gilbert Izquierdo, helped create and pioneer the West Coast Chicano sound of Hip Hop in the mid-90s with Brownside.

Brownside was founded in 1994 by Ruthless Records/N.W.A. founder the late Eazy-E. Eazy signed the group to his Ruthless records label seeking to create a Chicano version of his critically acclaimed rap group N.W.A. Hit singles “Gang Related “ “Do or die” and “Eastside Drama” garnered Brownside mainstream success and opened many doors for Mexican American rappers.

Known for their raw lyrics and depictions of L.A gang culture, Brownside set a precedent in 90’s hip hop.

“No one had ever seen anything like it.” said friend and fellow Brownside artist L.A Eyekon.

“Toker was with Eazy-E rapping in both English and Spanish. At the time, no one else had ever done that. He spoke about real issues that were happening in our neighborhoods and in our communities. He was a legend.”

Shortly after the deaths of Eazy-E and fellow Brownside member Danger the group disbanded.

Through the years, Toker became an advocate for prison reform and was an active philanthropist.

His cause of death is unknown.

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Toker of Eazy E’s 90’s Hip-Hop Group Brownside Passes at Age 51

Toker of the Eazy-E crated group Brownside has passed away in Mexico last Wednesday (October 10). Toker was born Gilbert Izquierdo and died suddenly.

Brownside was founded by the late Eazy-E in 1994. The group was developed to be a Chicano version of N.W.A. and was signed to Ruthless Records. Brownside had hit singles in “Gang Related,” “Do or Die,” and “Eastside Drama” and created a lane for more Mexican-American rappers to follow. Brownside disbanded in 1995, shortly after the death of Eazy E until 5 years ago when Toker reprised the group.

Publicist and friend Shayna Wilson spoke with HipHopDX regarding Toker’s passing and shared aside from bringing the group back he was working for prison reform, speaking against L.A. gentrification and detailing the impact of ICE-related occurrences of families in the Los Angeles area. In addition to those, Toker donated $30,000 to Mexico for earthquake relief in 2017.

Toker’s cause of death is currently unknown. He was 51-years-old at the time of death.

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