Osvaldo ElÃas Castro Hernández (born January 5, 1990), better known by the stage name Darell, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. Born in Puerto Rico, he moved to
New York. He is signed to
White Lion Records and
Sony Music Latin
Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (often referred to as Sony Music Latin) is an American record label owned by Sony Music. The label focuses on artists of Latin music. Sony Latin was also a division of the Sony Discos label.
History
In ...
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Darell & Belto
He met Belto who was also interested in playing music and they formed a duo called Darell & Belto or Belto & Darell in 2010. Their first release was "Entrega a la maldad" followed the same year by "Sateo", "Si te dicen" in 2011 and "De Cali a Medellin" in 2012.
Solo career
Darell also has his own solo career. Very early on he appeared as a solo act in the 2011 album ''Parandoles La Movie'' by Pichy Boy & Skaary in the song "Bala" and collaborated in "No quiere compromiso" and "Inmortal", and in 2013 released his solo hit "Despedida de un hermano". In 2014, with La Pompa Music he released a number of hits like "La verdad" in 2014, "La calle esta mala" and "No digas na" in 2015. He continued with La Pompa Music in 2015 and 2016 with "To' el mundo carga un arma", "La noche es larga" and "Liberar el estrés" leaving the label in 2016.
In 2016, he released "Ninguno se monta" establishing himself as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist. His mixtape ''La Verdadera Vuelta'' in collaboration with
Ñengo Flow,
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 ...
, Tempo, Tali and Lito Kirino was a major success.
He is most famous for the single "
Te Boté" (English: "I Dumped You"), a song recorded with Puerto Rican rappers Nio GarcÃa and Casper Mágico. The song was released by Flow La Movie Inc. as a single on December 1, 2017, for
digital download and
streaming
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. On April 13, 2018, a remixed version of the song featuring American artist
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 ...
and Puerto Rican artists
Bad Bunny 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 ...
was released as a single. An English remix of the song by
Conor Maynard
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featuring Anth was released on May 19, 2018. The song ranked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs of Billboard.
In 2018, he participated as a featured artist in Brytiago's hit "
Asesina" which was positioned at #50 on Hot Latin Songs. In 2019, he took part in the song "
Otro trago" by
Sech, that reached number 1 on the US Hot Latin Songs. It was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in Best Urban Fusion and Best Song of the Year categories. The song reached number one in Sech's native Panama, as well as in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and Mexico. In the United States, the song peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Sech's first entry as a solo artist on the chart. A remix featuring
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 ...
,
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
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 ...
was also released.
Darell recorded "VacÃa sin mÃ" in collaboration with Ozuna which was released in 2019. In 2020, Darell released his debut studio album ''LVV: The Real Rondon''.
Prensaescenario.com: Darell estrena su nuevo álbum LVV: The Real Rondon
Alternatively known as ''La Verdadera Vuelta 2'', it has collaborations with Ñengo Flow, Miky Woodz, De La Ghetto, Kevvo
Kevin Manuel Rivera Allende (born February 10, 1998), known by his stage name Kevvo (stylized in all caps), is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper.
He first came to prominence with his song "105F", which included a remix with Ñengo Flow, Myke To ...
, Gerardo Ortiz and others.
Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Singles
As lead singer
As featured artist
Notes
References
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Puerto Rican rappers
1990 births
Living people
Sony Music Latin artists
Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians
Puerto Rican trap musicians