Temperamento
Cristian Estremera, known as Temperamento, is a Puerto Rican born Rap artist living in Providence, Rhode Island.
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[edit] Biography
Temperamento was born on February 21, 1981 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At the age of 10 after the suicide of his father Ramon Estremera, Temperamento and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island.
[edit] Musical beginning and rise to fame
In 1999, he began to write his own songs which were based the pain and suffering he had experienced in his life. In 2005, Temperamento met Caracas Nel, a Venezuelan from Providence who would eventually became his manager. With the use of internet forums and music web pages, Caracas Nel published Temperamento's recordings. Without a record deal or funds, Temperamento's music soon spread and appeared on many reggaeton and Latin hip hop mixtapes including those of Dj Moets and Dj Sincero, whom where the first to introduce his music to the mixtape world. DVD magazines such as La Manteca and Hustle Up Latino picked up on Temperamento and he was eventually featured on the cover of Perrealo's "Unsigned Hype" Edition.
[edit] Mainstream success
Producer SPK, the beatmaker of the track 'Oye Mi Canto' which opened reggaeton doors, reached out and gave Temperamento the chance to appear on his first album with Gemstar & Big Mato's "Mas Pure" which featured artists like Tony Touch, N.O.R.E, and Carlos Santana. Soon after, Cuban rapper Don Dinero approached Tempermaneto in SOB's and told him he was going to sign him. Don Dinero's album "El Ultimo Guerrero" featured a track with Temperamento titled "Mentira". Temperamento's biggest accomplishment is probably the participation of Immortal technique's "3rd World" album in 2009 which hit stores worldwide. Block Royal, the biggest Hip-Hop family of all time (with members in almost every Capital and Country in the world) is his music crew or "Family", as he calls it .
[edit] Lyrics and themes
Temperamento creates songs like "Tears", which is dedicated to victims of domestic abuse and "Coje Consejo" which gives advice to the youth.
[edit] Discography
- 2005: Lo Que La Calle Esperaba
- 2006: Cadena Perpetua
- 2007: Hip Hop For Dummies Vol.1 & 2
- 2008: El Fin Del Mundo
- 2009: El M.E.J.O.R (Muchos Enemigos Juran Odiar Al Rey)
- TBA: CHRIST-IAN 29:33
