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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Latin
  • Instrument: Vocal Director

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David Luciano Acosta, better known in the Latin urban world as Baby Ranks, is a veteran of the reggaeton genre, operating in the underground before the style became hot at the turn of the millennium. Of his dozens of tracks and mixtape contributions since his career beginnings in 1994, Ranks' biggest claim to fame is the smash "Mayor Que Yo," a cornerstone of the reggaeton explosion of the mid-2000s along the lines of Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina." A Luny Tunes-produced collaboration with Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Tonny Tun Tun, and Hector El Father, "Mayor Que Yo" went on to make strong showings on three Billboard singles charts, including the Latin Tropical Airplay tally, where the song hit number one in 2005. After more than a decade laying down tracks for other artists, Baby Ranks saw the release of his long-in-the-making solo debut, Mi Flow: This Is It, in the summer of 2008. ~ Andree Farias, All Music Guide
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Baby Ranks
Birth name David Luciano Acosta
Born Carolina, Puerto Rico
Origin Puerto Rico
Genres Reggaeton
Years active 1994-present
Labels Star Dome Latino

David Luciano Acosta, known professionally as Baby Ranks, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist. He was born and grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico to Dominican parents. He has co-billing on the Luny Tunes album Mas Flow 2,[1] and sings on multiple tracks including the single "Mayor Que Yo" ("Older than Me").[2] The album ranked #5 on the Billboard year-end Latin Album Chart, #7 on the year-end Tropical Album Chart, and #9 on the Reggae Album Chart, for the year 2005.[3] "Mayor Que Yo" won Reggaeton Song of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards.[4]

After more than a decade laying down tracks for other artists, Baby Ranks saw the release of his long-in-the-making solo debut, Mi Flow: This Is It, in the summer of 2008.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa. "Critic's Choice: New CD's", The New York Times, 2005-04-25, p. E4.
  2. ^ Cholo, Ana Beatriz. "Reggaeton's Don Omar wins battle of the dueling lineups", Chicago Tribune, 2005-09-12, p. 6.
  3. ^ "Year-end top tens", Orlando Sentinel, 2005-12-30, p. 32.
  4. ^ "Shakira, reggaeton's Daddy Yankee are the Big Winners", The Cincinnati Post, 2006-04-28, p. A20.
  5. ^ Mi Flow: This Is It.

 
 

 

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