De La Ghetto
Rafael Castillo Torres, known professionally as De La Ghetto, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, originally part of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto.
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| Born | Rafael Castillo Torres New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Early life and career
Rafael Castillo, Jr. was born in New York and moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the age of eight. He is the son of a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. In 2004, he collaborated with reggaeton artist Arcángel (real name: Austin Santos) to form the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto; the group debuted with the single "Ven Pégate", which was featured on Naldo'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" which has been viewed on YouTube over 200 million times.[2] Masacre Musical was released in 2008.[3] Masacre Musical peaked at #46 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the U.S.;[4] its single "Tú Te Imaginas" single from his album Masacre Musical peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. De La Ghetto is one of the first artist to bring Latin Trap to Puerto Rico, leading the way for many of today's biggest artist. His 2018 album Mi Movimiento was nominated in 2019 for a Latin Grammy Award for "Best Urban Music Album", and the track "Caliente" was also nominated for a Latin Grammy for "Best Urban song".
Discography
Albums
- 2008: Masacre Musical
- 2013: Geezy Boyz: The Album
- 2018: Mi Movimiento
- 2020: Los Chulitos
Mixtapes
- The Boss of the Block (2007)
- The Boss of the Block, Vol. 2 (2007)
- Masacre Musical Mixtape (2007)
- Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento (2008)
- Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento, Vol. II (2010)
As lead artist
| Year | Title | peak chart positions | Album | |
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| 2008 | "Es Difícil" | 42 | — | Masacre Musical |
| 2009 | "Tú Te Imaginas" | 33 | — | |
| "Come Out and See" (featuring Mavado) | — | — | ||
| "Lover (Remix)" (featuring Juelz Santana) | — | — | ||
| "Momento Que Te Vi" | — | — | ||
| "Stripper Pole" (featuring J-Merk) | — | — | Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento Vol. II | |
| 2010–Present | "Tapu Tapu" (With Jowell & Randy) | — | — | El Jefe De La Versatilidad |
| "Nocturno" | — | — | ||
| "Jala Gatillo" | — | — | ||
| "Tumbao" (feat. Yandel) | — | — | ||
| "La Reunión de los Vaqueros" (with Wisin & Yandel, Franco el Gorila, Tego Calderón, Cosculluela) | — | — | La Revolución Live Vol. 1 | |
| "Tú y Yo" | — | — | ||
| "Ya Es Hora" (with Ana Mena and Becky G) | — | — | Index | |
| "F.L.Y." (featuring Fetty Wap) | — | — | Mi Movimiento[5] | |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| 2007 | "Aparentemente" (Yaga & Mackie featuring Arcángel & De La Ghetto) | 42[6] | La Reunión Callejero Flow |
| 2008 | "Inalcanzable (remix)" (RBD featuring Jowell & Randy & De La Ghetto) | — | |
| 2010 | "Mala Conducta (remix)" (Alexis & Fido featuring Franco el Gorila, Arcángel & De La Ghetto) | — | Perreologia |
| "Tú Me Robaste el Corazón (Remix)" (featuring Fidel Nadal) | — | Mi Movimiento | |
| "De La Calle" (with Ivy Queen) | ― | Drama Queen | |
| 2012 | "El Jefe" (Los Vagos featuring De La Ghetto) | — | Vida Acelerada |
| "Actúa (remix)" (J Alvarez featuring Zion & De La Ghetto) | — | Imperio Nazza: J. Alvarez Edition | |
| 2013 | "No es una gial" (Farruko featuring De La Ghetto) | — | Imperio Nazza: Farruko Edition |
| 2014 | "Si tú no Estás" (Nicky Jam featuring De La Ghetto) | — | |
| 2015 | "Nadie Como Yo" (J Alvarez featuring De La Ghetto) | — | |
| "Bailen" (Franco el Gorila featuring De La Ghetto) | — | ||
| 2016 | "Todavía Te Quiero" (Thalía featuring De La Ghetto) | — | Latina |
| 2017 | "Pide Lo Que Tú Quieras" (Ozuna featuring De La Ghetto) | — | Odisea |
| 2020 | "Tócame" (Anitta featuring Arcángel and De La Ghetto) | — | |
| "Mala (Remix)"[7] (Pitbull featuring Becky G and De La Ghetto) | — | ||
| 2021 | "New Calle" (Doeman Dyna and De La Ghetto) | — | |
References
- Mota, Jennifer (September 25, 2019). "The Rise of Spanish Language R&B". Tidal. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
..same year Randy and De La Ghetto dropped "La Sensación Del Bloque," a track singer Lyanno notes as an early R&B-inspired track.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ella Es La Sensacion Del Bloque – via YouTube.
- Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "De la Ghetto > Biography". Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- "De la Ghetto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- "Mi Movimiento by De La Ghetto". Genius. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- "Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- "Mala (Remix) – Single by Pitbull". Mr. 305 Inc. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links
- De La Ghetto discography at Discogs
- De La Ghetto discography at MusicBrainz