Austin Agustín Santos (born December 23, 1985), better known by his stage name Arcángel, is an American rapper and singer. He is often described as one of the most influential artists in the
Latin urban genre, as well in
Latin music
Latin music (Portuguese language, Portuguese and ) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Music of Latin America, Latin America, Music of Spain, Spain, Mu ...
overall, and one of the pioneers of
Latin trap music.
Around 2002, he became interested in becoming a performer of
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
. While living in Puerto Rico, he met fellow singer
De la Ghetto, where they eventually formed a popular then-underground reggaeton duo,
Arcángel & De la Ghetto.
While releasing music with De la Ghetto during the mid-2000s, they would release songs that eventually became popular in the United States and Puerto Rico, including "
Aparentemente", "Agresivo", "Sorpresa" and "Mi Fanática". The duo went on to pursue solo careers following their separation in 2007; Arcángel would also start a record label of his own. Since the start of his solo career in 2008, he has released hit singles such as "
Pa' Que la Pases Bien", "
Por Amar a Ciegas", "
Hace Mucho Tiempo", "Me Prefieres a Mí", "Me Acostumbré", "Tú No Vive' Así", "
Sigues Con Él", "
La Jumpa", and "ALV". Arcángel's second major-label album ''
Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad'' (2013) peaked at number one on the US
Top Latin Albums
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chart, with his later solo studio albums—''
Ares
Ares (; , ''Árēs'' ) is the List of Greek deities, Greek god of war god, war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for ...
'' (2018), ''
Historias de un Capricornio'' (2019), and ''
Los Favoritos 2'' (2020)—appearing on the chart's top five.
Early life
Austin Agustín Santos Rosas was born on December 23, 1985, in
New York City
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to
Dominican parents.
He and his family moved to
Puerto Rico
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when he was 3 months old, and eventually began moving back and forth between New York City and Puerto Rico, starting when he was 12. His mother, Carmen Rosa, was a former member of the all-women
merengue group,
las Chicas del Can, who were popular during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.
Santos grew up listening to various types of music and has been a fan of
rock music
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, particularly
Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
, a Puerto Rican
pop rock
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artist and a former member of
Menudo.
Santos was not always a fan of
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
; he claims that it is not his favorite type of music, but it is easy to sing to.
During the early 2000s, Santos grew fond of the new kind of music.
Music career
2004–2007: Career beginnings with De la Ghetto
After returning to Puerto Rico in 2002, Santos had decided to follow in the footsteps of the upbringing of
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
music.
He went on to form part of an underground reggaeton act with
De la Ghetto,
Arcángel & De la Ghetto. The duo was signed to reggaeton artist
Zion
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The name is found in 2 Samuel (), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE. It o ...
's record label, Baby Records, a subsidiary of
Universal Music Group
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. The duo were also involved with
Machete Music in 2004 during the time that they were recording for reggaeton compilation albums. Arcángel & De la Ghetto rose to fame in 2006 on the reggaeton compilation album hosted by
Héctor el Father
Héctor Luis Delgado Román (born September 4, 1979), also known by his stage name Héctor el Father, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and pastor. He rose to fame as a member of the duo Héctor & Tito Los Bambinos. ...
, ''
Sangre Nueva'', with their hit song, "Ven Pégate".
[ Arcángel Biography '']AllMusic
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'' (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved on March 10, 2009 They were also featured on the
Luny Tunes
Luny Tunes is an American reggaeton production duo consisting of Francisco Saldaña (Luny) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes) who have been known for creating unique musical rhythms for some of the most popular reggaeton artists since the early 2000s ...
-hosted compilation ''
Mas Flow: Los Benjamins'' in 2006.
Though an active musical duo, Arcángel & De la Ghetto never released a studio album since the formation of the duo. Any production they had been involved with only resulted in tracks and recordings being included on compilation albums or
leaked onto the Internet. This was due to a conflict with Baby Records because the company was not releasing any material by Arcángel & De la Ghetto onto an album of their own. Arcángel claimed to have even spent $150,000 on producing an albu
K-Libre(2006), which resulted in the label not releasing it to market. The tracks produced were said to have been leaked onto the Internet instead.
Arcángel had then filed a lawsuit with Baby Records in 2007 for US$1,000,000 and eventually left the record company in December 2006, when he announced that he was embarking on a solo career and founding a label of his own.
2008–2013: Solo career, ''El Fenómeno, and Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad''
After the separation of the duo in early 2007, Arcángel began his solo career, working with various reggaeton producers and performers on compilation albums. Most notable of them was a compilation album produced in 2007, ''
Flow la Discoteka 2'', which was produced by songwriter and record producer
DJ Nelson. The album was an upbringing of different artists trying to rise to fame, one of those including Arcángel, who made a track titled "
Chica Virtual", which went on to be one of his most recognizable songs, as well as being a popular airplay single on American Latin Urban radio stations, charting at number 9 on the ''
Billboard
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'' Latin Rhythm Airplay chart. It also charted at number 22 on the ''Billboard''
Hot Latin Tracks
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, ...
chart.
In July 2008, Arcángel told ''
Billboard
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'' that he was working on his debut album ''La Maravilla'', which was set to be a
Latin urban album and was set to release in September or October 2008. The album was eventually cancelled due to tracks of the album being leaked onto the internet that same year. One of the internet leaks, a song titled "
Pa' Que la Pases Bien", went on to be a popular airplay track on American Latin Urban radio stations across the United States. The unreleased album being leaked onto the internet resulted in making Arcángel more popular among reggaeton fans in the United States, as well as Puerto Rico.
Arcángel founded Flow Factory Inc. in 2006, and his mother became his manager afterward.
He claimed that it was easier having his mother be his manager so that he would not have to pay 20 percent of money received from record sales to his record label and manager.
He went on to release his debut album, ''
El Fenómeno'', in late 2008.
The album included songs that were produced in the last quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008, including the DJ Nelson produced "
Chica Virtual". Half of the album was tracks that he originally produced for an album that was to be released in the first quarter of 2008. The other half of the album also included newly produced tracks, ones including "
Por Amar a Ciegas", which went on to become a successful airplay single on Latin urban radio stations across the United States.
In mid-January 2009, Arcángel announced plans of a European tour sometime during 2009, in promotion of his debut album, ''El Fenómeno'', and to receive more exposure across the world from reggaeton fans.
To comment on the tour, he claimed that in order for it to be successful, good equipment would be highly important, and by going on the tour, he would be able to learn more about a continental tour experience.
Arcángel confirmed to be touring in several countries, including Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, England, the Netherlands and Denmark. His mixtape ''The Problem Child'' was released in April 2010, with his following mixtape ''Optimus A.R.C.A.'' released in October 2010.
In February 2012, Arcangel signed with
Pina Records
Pina Records is a Puerto Rico-based record label founded by music producer Rafael "Raphy" Antonio Pina Nieves in 1996. Pina Records is one of the longest-running reggaetón record labels; in 2026, the label will celebrate its 30-year anniversary ...
, which is based in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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and operates offices in Colombia and Venezuela. Through the label, Arcángel released "Hace Mucho Tiempo", the lead single from his 2013 album ''
Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad'', which both performed successfully. The album debuted at number one on the US
Top Latin Albums
Top Latin Albums (formerly Latin 50) is a record chart published by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the United States, American music market. ...
chart, making it his first number-one, and first top-10, studio album.
2015–2019: ''Ares'' and ''Historias de un Capricornio''
In 2015, Arcángel and fellow producer
DJ Luian would release their collaborative album ''Los Favoritos'', which features
Nicky Jam
Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante"; the latter three are from his 20 ...
, fellow Puerto Rican artist
Farruko
Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Farruko, is a Puerto Rican singer. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2010 with his first solo alb ...
, and Colombian singer
Maluma
Juan Luis Londoño Arias (born 28 January 1994), known professionally as Maluma, is a Colombian singer. Born and raised in Medellín, he developed an interest in music at a young age, recording songs since age sixteen. Arias released his debu ...
. The album was successful, debuting atop the US
Latin Rhythm Albums chart and at number two on the US
Top Latin Albums
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chart.
In 2016, he signed with Hear This Music and released "
La Ocasión" along with Ozuna,
De la Ghetto, and
Anuel AA
Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Often called "The God of Latin trap" by himself and major Latin artists. His music often contains samples and interpola ...
, which was a big hit. In 2017, he collaborated with
Ozuna
Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. Five of his studio albums have topped ...
and
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to th ...
on the
Chris Jedi-produced track "
Ahora Dice", and also collaborated with
Snow Tha Product on "Nuestra Canción Pt. 2".
In 2018, he released his third studio album ''
Ares
Ares (; , ''Árēs'' ) is the List of Greek deities, Greek god of war god, war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for ...
'', which was composed mostly of
Latin trap, something much different compared to his past albums which were mostly reggaeton. The album featured Puerto Rican artist
Bad Bunny and Colombian artist
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to th ...
.
In 2019, he would collaborate with
Myke Towers
Michael Anthony Torres Monge (born January 15, 1994), known professionally as Myke Towers, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He was recognized as New Artist of the Year by the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards in 2021 and has been nominated ...
,
Farruko
Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Farruko, is a Puerto Rican singer. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2010 with his first solo alb ...
,
Sech and
Zion
Zion (; ) is a placename in the Tanakh, often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole.
The name is found in 2 Samuel (), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE. It o ...
on the remix for "Si Se Da". That same year, he would end his contract with Pina Records and sign with
Rimas Entertainment, where he released singles to promote his fourth studio album, ''
Historias de un Capricornio'', which contains collaborations with
Ozuna
Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. Five of his studio albums have topped ...
,
Bad Bunny, Myke Towers, among others. He would release "Te Esperaré" on August 16, 2019, as the album's lead single; "Memoria Rota" with Towers was released on October 25, 2019, as its second single. Within the album, its fourth single, "
Sigues Con Él" featuring Sech, would mark a major breakthrough for Arcángel, as it peaked at number 78 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, which marked his first appearance on the chart.
2020–2021: ''Los Favoritos 2'' and ''2.5''
In April 2020, Arcángel and Sech would release a remix version of "Sigues Con Él" with
Romeo Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión ...
. After, the rapper would release a few more singles to promote his fifth studio album ''Los Favoritos 2'', which is a sequel to his 2015 album with DJ Luian, ''Los Favoritos''; the singles "Tussi" and "Amantes y Amigos" were released on September and October 2020. The album, which was originally planned to be released in 2017, contains a sequel to "
Aparentemente" with
Yaga & Mackie and
De la Ghetto titled "Aparentemente 2," as well as other collaborations with
Cosculluela
José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez (born October 15, 1980) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was caught up in a controversy after fellow rapper Anuel AA released a diss track.
Early life and education
Cosculluela ...
,
Ozuna
Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. Five of his studio albums have topped ...
,
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only regga ...
,
Romeo Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión ...
, among others.
In April 2021, Arcángel and Colombian rapper
Farina would release their collaborative EP ''FloWres'', which was supported by their single "La Boca". In September of the same year, he released his sixth studio album ''Los Favoritos 2.5'', which was supported by the single "Insegura" and contains collaborations with
Zion & Lennox,
Nicky Jam
Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante"; the latter three are from his 20 ...
,
Tempo
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, among others. In November 2021, Arcángel's younger brother, Justin Santos, died in a car accident while on a visit to Puerto Rico.
2022–present: ''Sr. Santos'' and ''Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad''
A year after the death of Justin Santos, Arcángel would release the single "
JS4E" and would also announce his seventh studio album ''Sr. Santos'' to be a tribute to his brother, in November 2022. A week later, he released the album's second single, "
La Jumpa" with
Bad Bunny, which became another hit single for Arcángel, peaking at number 68 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Sr. Santos'' was released on December 1, 2022, containing other collaborations with
Myke Towers
Michael Anthony Torres Monge (born January 15, 1994), known professionally as Myke Towers, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He was recognized as New Artist of the Year by the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards in 2021 and has been nominated ...
,
Young Miko,
Eladio Carrión,
Bizarrap, among others. The album peaked at number three on the US Top Latin Albums chart, achieving his sixth top 10 on the chart.
In March 2023, Arcángel would join Bizarrap to release his
54th "Music Sessions", which was originally teased on social media before release. After the release of several singles, the singer would announce his eighth studio album, ''
Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad'', which is a sequel to his second album ''Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad''. Following the announcement, Arcángel would release the album's lead single, "
La Chamba" with
Peso Pluma, which was announced with a trailer which featured American actor
Danny Trejo
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A native of Los Angeles, Tr ...
, being released on October 30, 2023. The album was released on November 17, 2023, with most of the album's production done by
Dímelo Flow. Within the album, "ALV" with
Grupo Frontera would become a hit in other countries.
Controversy
Since 2007, Arcángel has released a series of ''tiraderas'' (
diss track
A diss track, diss record or diss song (an abbreviation of ''disrespect'' or ''disparage'') is a song whose primary purpose is to verbally attack someone else, usually another artist. Diss tracks are often the result of an existing, escalating feu ...
s) under the title "Feliz Navidad", with most of them being produced by DJ Luian.
Farruko
Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Farruko, is a Puerto Rican singer. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2010 with his first solo alb ...
,
Wisin
Juan Luis Alberto Morera Luna (; born December 19, 1978), known professionally as Wisin (), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper, singer and record producer, best known as a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. Wisin is noted for his uniq ...
,
Tito El Bambino, among others has been mentioned by Arcángel in at least one of his diss tracks.
In December 2023, Arcángel released "Feliz Navidad 8", which is a diss track against
Anuel AA
Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Often called "The God of Latin trap" by himself and major Latin artists. His music often contains samples and interpola ...
, Rochy RD and
Ozuna
Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. Five of his studio albums have topped ...
. The release of the track would start a feud against the singer and Anuel; its reason for release is due to Anuel ending his business relationship with his longtime manager Frabián Eli, who is Arcángel's brother-in-law.
Anuel would respond with the release of the "Glock, Glock, Glock", where he mentions that without
Bad Bunny, Arcángel cannot make a hit single. Titled after the
substance of the same name, Arcángel would respond with "El Narcan", where its lyrics claim that Anuel has
substance abuse
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issues.
Anuel responded again with a second diss track "Arcángel Es Chota", a song where he mentions
Karol G
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and
Cosculluela
José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez (born October 15, 1980) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was caught up in a controversy after fellow rapper Anuel AA released a diss track.
Early life and education
Cosculluela ...
, and also mentions Arcángel's arrest in 2019 for
domestic battery. Also responding to the singer again through an
Instagram
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post, Anuel claims that nobody noticed that he released his album, ''
Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad'', adding that "
e's
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and drawn by Satoru Yuiga. It was originally serialized in '' Monthly GFantasy'' from 1997 through 2005, and later published in 16 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Square Enix from March 18, 2003, to Febr ...
waiting for Bad Bunny to collaborate with him to revive his career."
Arcángel would release a third diss track titled "3 a 0", where he mentions Anuel's ex-partner
Yailin La Más Viral and defends Karol G and
Feid
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in the track.
Personal life
Family
Arcángel has two children. The first was born while in a relationship with Alejandra Pascual, while the second was born during Arcángel's relationship with Janexsy Figueroa. He is also stepfather to the son of Figueroa and
Nicky Jam
Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante"; the latter three are from his 20 ...
. Justin Santos, who was Arcángel's brother, died at the age of 21 on November 21, 2021, in a
car accident
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on the
Teodoro Moscoso Bridge in Puerto Rico.
Legal issues
In July 2010, Arcángel was arrested in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...
, for driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding. In February 2012, he was arrested again for something similar, despite refusing to take a
field sobriety test. In 2019, Arcángel got into legal trouble for
domestic battery and was set to appear in court in June 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
K-libre(2006)
* ''
El Fenómeno'' (2008)
* ''
Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad'' (2013)
* ''
Ares
Ares (; , ''Árēs'' ) is the List of Greek deities, Greek god of war god, war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Historias de un Capricornio'' (2019)
* ''Los Favoritos 2'' (2020)
* ''Los Favoritos 2.5'' (2021)
* ''
Sr. Santos'' (2022)
* ''
Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad'' (2023)
* ''Papi Arca'' (2024)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
*
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1985 births
Living people
American hip-hop singers
American reggaeton musicians
American singers of Dominican Republic descent
Latin trap musicians
Latin music songwriters
Machete Music artists
People from East Harlem
Puerto Rican people of Dominican Republic descent
Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians
Singers from New York City
Songwriters from New York (state)
Sony Music Latin artists
Spanish-language singers of the United States
Universal Music Latino artists
21st-century American rappers
Rimas Entertainment artists
Musicians from Santurce, Puerto Rico