Baby Rasta & Gringo
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| Origin | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Reggaeton |
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Baby Rasta & Gringo is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo formed in 1988 in Las Monjas, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
Originally known as "the Eazy Boyz", they have released five studio albums since 1998 but has had various collaborations prior to 1998. Most of these collaborations were with DJ Negro albums titled The Noise.
History
Baby Rasta is named Wilmer Alicia[1] and Gringo is named Samuel Gerena. They started in 1988 in Hato Rey[2] as 'the Eazy Boyz', but they didn't debut until 1998 after changing their name with New Prophecy.[1] By their second album, Fire Live, released in 2003, the two were known for their confrontational diss tracks aimed at artists such as with Hector & Tito, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, and many others.[1] In 2004, when the duo began feuding amongst themselves, it resulted in a three-year split that would follow the release of their third studio album, Sentenciados.[1] The Comeback was the title of their 2008 fourth studio album.[1] In 2015, they released Los Cotiziados has collaborations with Alexis & Fido, Tito El Bambino, Farruko, Wisin, Nicky Jam, and Divino.[3] The song 'Un Beso' of the release, became number one in countries such as Honduras, Chile, Peru, and other countries.[4] They are also known as 'Los Lobos'.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- New Prophecy (1998)
- Fire Live (2003)
- Sentenciados (2004)
- The Comeback (2008)
- Los Cotiziados (2015)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Baby Rasta - Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "De vuelta al barrio Baby Rasta y Gringo". Primera Hora. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Baby Rasta y Gringo, reggaetón con sentido social". elnuevoherald.
- ^ https://www.laprensa.hn/vivir/espectaculos/873184-410/baby-rasta-y-gringo-quieren-atraer-a-jóvenes
- ^ "Baby Rasta y Gringo en el primer puesto". www.elsoldemargarita.com.ve.
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