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De La Ghetto

 
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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Reggae

Biography

De la Ghetto is a reggaetón artist from Puerto Rico who established himself in tandem with onetime partner Arcangel before embarking on a solo career in 2007. Born Rafael Castillo on September 17, 1982, in New York City, he later moved with his family to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and became involved with the city's burgeoning reggaetón scene. In 2004 he founded Arcangel y De la Ghetto, a duo with fellow New York City-born Puerto Rican artist Arcangel (born Austin Santos). The duo first established themselves with the song "Pégate," which is featured on the popular Hector El Father-hosted mixtape album Sangre Nueva (2005). Throughout 2005 and 2006, Arcangel y De la Ghetto were featured on a variety of reggaetón albums, including Luny Tunes' Mas Flow: Los Benjamins (2006), and were associated with Baby Records, the label of Zion (of the duo Zion & Lennox). However, Arcangel announced in December 2006 that he was embarking on a solo career and founding a label of his own. In the wake of Arcangel's announcement, De la Ghetto embarked on a solo career of his own and was subsequently featured on his biggest hit to date, the Tito El Bambino and Randy remix of "Siente el Boom" featured on the album Top of the Line: El Internacional (2007). Also in 2007 he scored his second major hit with "Sensación del Bloque," another of his collaborations with Randy. Following these mainstream breakthrough hits, De la Ghetto made his major-label full-length album debut with Masacre Musical (2008). ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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De La Ghetto
Also known as El Jefe del Bloque, The Boss Of The Block
Born September 17, 1982 (1982-09-17) (age 27)
New York, New York, United States
Origin San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres Reggaeton
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2004-present
Labels Masacre Musical Inc.
Associated acts Arcángel, Jowell & Randy, Zion & Lennox, Juelz Santana,
Website www.delaghetto.com

Rafael Castillo (born September 17, 1982), better known by his stage name De La Ghetto, is a Puerto Rican and Dominican reggaeton singer originally of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto. [1]

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Biography

Castillo was born in New York City and raised in La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother. He recently discovered that he is half Chinese. In 2004, he collaborated with reggaeton artist Arcangel (born Austin Santos) to form the duo Arcángel & De la Ghetto; the group debuted with the single "Pégate", which was featured on Hector el Father's mixtape Sangre Nueva in 2005. He along with Arcángel, signed to Zion's label Baby Records, and have appeared on numerous reggaeton albums including the compilation Mas Flow: Los Benjamins. In 2006, De la Ghetto began his solo career and appeared the next year on two hit singles, the remix of "Siente el Boom" by Tito el Bambino and a collaboration with Randy, "Sensación del Bloque". De la Ghetto's solo debut album which has been watched on Youtube over 11 millions of times.Masacre Musical was released in 2008.[2] Masacre Musical peaked at #46 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the U.S.;[3] its single "Tu te Imaginas" peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.[4]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart Positions
U.S. Latin[3] U.S. Heat (SA)[5]
2008 Masacre Musical
  • Released: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD, digital download
 46 4


Mixtapes

  • Masacre Musical Mixtape (2007)
  • The Boss of the Block (2007)
  • El Jefe del Bloque (2007)
  • The Boss of the Block Vol. II (2007)
  • Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento (2008)
  • Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento Vol. II (2009)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions[4][6] Album
U.S. Latin
2008 "Es Difícil" 42 Masacre Musical
"Ryder" —
2009 "Tu Te Imaginas" 33
"Come Out and See" (featuring Movado) —
2009 "Lover [Remix]" (featuring Juelz Santana) —
"Stripper Pole" (featuring J-Merk) —

As featured artist

Year Title Chart Positions Album
U.S. Latin
2007 "Aparentemente" (Yaga & Mackie featuring Arcángel & De La Ghetto) 42[7] La Reunión

References

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  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "De la Ghetto > Biography". allmusic. http://www.delagheto.com. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  3. ^ a b "De la Ghetto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kvfixz85ld6e~T5. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  4. ^ a b "De la Ghetto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kvfixz85ld6e~T51. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  5. ^ "Masacre Musical". Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic). Billboard. 2008-11-22. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=301&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Heatseekers+(South+Atlantic)&ci=3102698&cdi=10042729&cid=11%2F22%2F2008. 
  6. ^ "Es Dificil". Hot Latin Songs. Billboard. 2008-07-26. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=363&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Latin+Songs&ci=3097921&cdi=9839701&cid=07%2F26%2F2008. 
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=363&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Latin+Songs&ci=3084538&cdi=9286135&cid=06%2F30%2F2007

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