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Cuban Link

 
Artist: Cuban Link
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Similar Artists:

Nino Bless, A & P Project, A Camp, Terror Squad

Formal Connection With:

Big Punisher, Fat Joe, The Beatnuts
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Instrument: Vocals
  • Representative Albums: "Chain Reaction," "24-K"

Biography

Born Felix Delgado, Cuban Link is best known as a member of the Latino hip-hop group, the Terror Squad, which consists of Big Punisher, Fat Joe, Prospect, Armageddon, and Triple Seis. As his name would suggest, Cuban Link was born in Havana, Cuba, and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1980, eventually settling in the South Bronx. Cuban Link first garnered national attention with his appearance on the Beatnuts' classic, "Off the Books," along with fellow Latino rapper Big Pun. Cuban Link got even more acclaim as a member of the Terror Squad, where the young rapper was mentored by Fat Joe and Big Punisher. While often overshadowed by the large presence of Joe and Pun, Cuban Link more than held his own with his charisma and stage presence. In 2000, Cuban Link released 24-K, his first solo album. ~ Jon Azpiri, All Music Guide
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Cuban Link
Birth name Felix Delgado
Also known as Cuban Link
Born December 18, 1974 (1974-12-18) (age 34)
Havana, Cuba
Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genres Hip hop, reggaeton
Years active 1997 – present
Associated acts Bang Bang Boogie, Big Pun, Remy Ma

Felix Delgado (born December 18, 1974),[1], better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban-American rapper.

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Biography

Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1980 and settled in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City.[2] When Delgado was growing up, hip hop music was rising in popularity in his neighborhood. Delgado took on stage name Cuban Link and associated with fellow rappers Big Pun and Triple Seis in a trio under names Caribbean Connection and Full-A-Clips.[3]

Cuban Link and Big Pun both made guest performances on The Beatnuts' single "Off the Books" in 1997. They joined the local rap group Terror Squad, and Link performed on the track "Tell Me What You Want" from the group's self-titled debut album. Link previously did guest appearances on Squad members' solo albums: Big Pun's Capital Punishment and Fat Joe's Don Cartagena. Cuban Link was signed to Atlantic Records and began recording his debut album 24K. Big Pun died on February 7, 2000, so Link wrote single "Flowers for the Dead" in Pun's honor.[3] However, without Pun's mediation, contract disputes between Fat Joe and Cuban Link and leaks prevented the release of 24K.[4]

In April 2001, during an album release party for Angie Martinez at Jimmy's Bronx Cafe, Cuban Link got in an altercation and had his face slashed when he was trying to break up a fight between Fat Joe and rapper Sunkiss. By that time, Cuban Link left Terror Squad. He released a mixtape, Broken Chains, in 2003.[4] He joined independent label Men of Business in 2005 and released album Chain Reaction. It included singles "Sugar Daddy" (featuring Mýa) and "Scandalous" (featuring Don Omar) and combined some reggaeton sound as well.[5]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions[6]
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2000 24K Unreleased
2005 Chain Reaction 188 44 22

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions[7] Album
U.S. R&B U.S. Rap U.S. Latin
2000 "Flowers for the Dead" (featuring Tony Sunshine) 50 2 — 24K
"Still Telling Lies" (featuring Tony Sunshine) 92 — —
2005 "Sugar Daddy" (featuring Mýa) — — — Chain Reaction
"Scandalous" (featuring Don Omar) — — 45

Guest appearances

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
1997 "Off the Books" (The Beatnuts feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link) 86 52 12 Stone Crazy
1998 "Someone to Hold" (Veronica feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link) — 101 — Rise
"On the Mic" (DJ Honda feat. Cuban Link, Ju Ju, A. L. And Missin Linx) — 89 — HII
1999 "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)" (Fat Joe feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link) — 54 37 Don Cartagena
1999 "When I Die" (Krayzie Bone feat. Fat Joe, Big Pun & Cuban Link) — Thug Mentality 1999
2001 "Live at Jimmy's" (Angie Martinez featuring Big Pun, Cuban Link, Domingo & Sunkiss) — — — Up Close and Personal

Mixtapes

Year Title
2003 Broken Chains

Broken Chains 2: Chainsaw Mascare

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External links

References

  1. ^ "Cuban Link's hi5 profile". http://felix4delgado.hi5.com/friend/p274589175--Cuban+Link--html. Retrieved 2009-05-14. 
  2. ^ Azpiri, Jon. "Cuban Link > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3zfexqekldse~T1. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  3. ^ a b "Cuban Link - Full Biography". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/cuban_link/artist.jhtml#bio. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  4. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (2003-02-03). "Cuban Link". Mixtape Mondays (MTV News). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459811/20030203/cuban_link.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  5. ^ Gutierrez, Evan C. (2005-08-16). "Chain Reaction > Overview". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:knfixqysldde. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  6. ^ "Artist Chart History - Cuban Link - Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=401255&model.vnuAlbumId=727219. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  7. ^ "Artist Chart History - Cuban Link - Singles". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=401255&model.vnuAlbumId=727219. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 

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