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By Cristi Takacs, Reggaetonline.net - Victor Santiago, better known as Noreaga, or more recently N.O.R.E., has been in the rap business for a long time now. When he first started out, N.O.R.E. was part of the popular rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga, with fellow rapper Kiam “Capone” Holley, whom he met while they were both serving prison sentences. However, after a few years together, Capone ended up in prison again and Noreaga was left to fend for himself in the harsh industry of rap music. There was not much for him to do except to continue on ra ...
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Rakim y Ken first started performing together at house parties in a small city called Urao just a couple of years ago, which led to their being signed to a local record label and consequently noticed by producer Chencho. “One of our biggest strengths is that we are no different on stage than off – we don’t pretend to be anything other than we really are,” says Ken about the duo. “Our mission is to use our music to reach all kinds of people: young kids, adolescents, adults, rappers, Christians – everybody – and bring Reggaeton into ...
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When your rap moniker name means “voltage” in Spanish, you better be confident that your lyrical skills are powerful enough to sizzle, roast and execute the competition. The name befits 28-year-old reggaetón artist Julio Voltio, whose gritty street poetry has garnered comparisons to legendary hip-hop MC Nas. But ironically, Voltio’s name was not the result of a self-assured moment of artistic braggadocio.
“I had a series of odd jobs while I was trying to make it in the music business,” Voltio says humbly. “I worked for ...
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Destiny united Zion ( Felix Ortiz ) and Lennox ( Gabriel Pizarro ) in the small town in Carolina, Puerto Rico, by making them neighbors. As kids they connected through a common interest in Rap, Hip Hop, and Dance Hall. Their musical collaboration quickly evolved into a serious passion through working on Reggaeton together. From an early age Zion And Lennox deeply believed in the potential of young genre. Zion And Lennox embarked on their professional career through appeareances on many prestigious compilations. The Noise, Godfather, MVP, Desafi ...
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Puerto Rican rapper Vico-C experienced wavering popular success throughout the '90s in the United States while remaining consistently popular in Latin America. Born Luis Armando Lozada on September 8, 1971, in Brooklyn, NY, Vico grew up surrounded by the rough streets of New York, where crime, violence, and drugs are often a part of life. He took an early interest in hip-hop when it first blossomed in the early '80s with such artists as Run-D.M.C. and, in turn, took the stage name Vico-C in a bid to become a rapper himself. In additio ...
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DJ Joe and Trebol Clan is the name that was given to this group halfway through 1997.
Before that Trebol Clan was composed of four people: DJ Joe, Berto, Hector and Omar. And their first musical appearances were on CDs entitled “DJ Joe, Vol. 3”, “Rican Muffin”, DJ Joe, Vol. 4,5 and 6.”
Then, because of the chemistry that they had with DJ Joe, the latter decided in 2000 to be the musical producer of his first record company production entitled, “DJ Joe y Trebol Clan – Los Genios Musicales”.
Later, aft ...
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