Christian Estremera Ramos, known as Temperamento, is a Puerto Rican born

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artist living in

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Early years

Temperamento was born in

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. At the age of 10 after the suicide of his father, Temperamento and his family moved to

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Early music career

Temperamento began writing rap songs in 1999. In 2005 Temperamento met Caracas Nel, a Venezuelan living in Rhode Island that would eventually become his music manager. Despite not being signed to a record label, Temperamento quickly gained attention from fans of

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rap music due to his sound and controversial subject matters. Producer SPK, best known as producer of the Reggaeton song '

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', offered Temperamento the opportunity to appear on his first album with Gemstar & Big Mato's "Mas Pure." The song, which featured popular

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artists such as

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and

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, was a commercial success. Temperamento recorded several albums from 2005 to 2010, with individual music videos garnering hundreds of thousands of views on

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Incarceration and conversion to Christianity

In 2010, Temperamento was sentenced to 27 months in

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for having committed an

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one and a half years prior to the sentencing. A month before he began serving his prison sentence, Temperamento received online messages from his fans stating that God had a plan for his life. During that time period, the artist reflected on the cover of his most recent album ''El M.E.J.O.R'', in which he was depicted as a gold

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. Temperamento considered his self-depiction as a form of

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, and began to have stronger faith in God. Prior to his incarceration, Temperamento did not have traditional

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beliefs. For several years prior to his imprisonment, the artist was a practitioner of the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria. Shortly after his release from prison in 2011, Temperamento began writing and performing rap music with strong Christian themes. His first music video was titled "Abre Tu Corazon" (Open Your Heart), and represented the artist's transition from gangster rapper to Christian rapper.

Album ''Bajo Control''

During the years 2011 and 2012, Temperamento developed Christian-themed rap songs in Spanish for his album ''Bajo Control''. In August 2012, the rapper released a video titled "Mensaje Para el Mundo" (Message to the World), which he describes as a wake-up call to music fans.Temperamento Offers World a Message with New Rap Video
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. Temperamento described releasing the video as a

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experience, and that it also served to show his fans that he himself is not free from

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. ''Bajo Control'' is tentatively scheduled for a 2012 release.

Discography

* 2005: ''Lo Que La Calle Esperaba'' * 2006: ''Cadena Perpetua'' * 2007: ''Hip Hop For Dummies Vol.1 & 2'' * 2008: ''El Fin Del Mundo'' * 2009: ''El M.E.J.O.R'' (Muchos Enemigos Juran Odiar Al Rey) * TBA: ''Bajo Control''

References

External links

Temperamento official Twitter account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Temperamento Living people Puerto Rican musicians Puerto Rican rappers Performers of Christian hip-hop American hip-hop musicians 21st-century American rappers Year of birth missing (living people)