Plan B was a Puerto Rican

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duo consisting of cousins Chencho (also known as Chencho Corleone) and Maldy. The duo rose to fame with the release of their first studio album, '' El Mundo del Plan B'' (2002), which also featured collaborations with fellow ''reggaetoneros'' like

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, Great Kilo,

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, Rey Pirin, and

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, among others. In addition to performing, Chencho and Maldy are both record producers in their own right; Chencho has his own record label, Chencho Records, and likewise Maldy heads Maldy Records. Plan B released their first

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in 2005, '' Los Nenes del Blin Blin'' ("the bling-bling boys"). They have featured two compilation albums, released in 2005 and 2007, respectively: '' El Draft 2005'' and '' Reggaetón de Markesina''. The duo released their third joint album in 2010, '' House of Pleasure'', along with singles such as " Si No Le Contesto" and " Es un Secreto". Plan B released their fourth and final album in 2014, '' Love and Sex'', and featured artists like

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, Clandestino y Yailemm, and Amaro. In the years following Plan B's formal disbanding, Chencho and Maldy have continued creating music, having collaborated with many other artists within the reggaetón, urbano and

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genres, including Dominican singer

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(" Gatúbela"). Maldy joined Karol G in March 2023 for a live performance of "Gatúbela" during her sold-out stadium shows in

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. In 2024, he was featured on the collaborative track "Party Amanecío" ("partying at dawn") along with artists

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, produced by

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and Mambo Kingz.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2002: '' El Mundo del Plan B'' * 2010: '' House of Pleasure'' * 2014: ''

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Compilation

* 2005: '' El Draft 2005'' * 2007: '' Reggaeton de Markesina''

Mixtapes

* 2005: '' Los Nenes del Blin Blin'' * 2006: ''La Trayectoria'' * 2007: ''Reggaeton de Markesina'' * 2007: ''House of Pleasure: The Mixtape 2007'' * 2007: ''Interstate 69: The Road to Pleasure (Hosted by DJ Sin-Cero)'' * 2010: ''Live in Concert Tampa FL'' * 2010: ''House of Pleasure: The Mixtape 2010''

Collaboration albums

* 2005: '' El Draft 2005'' * 2012: ''Plan B Society Presents: El Draft World Edition'' * 2012: '' La Fórmula''

Charting singles

Awards and nominations

Latin Grammy Awards

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''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards

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References

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