click click boom
daily dos
tue 10/6/2009
De La Ghetto lets off a couple during a trip to a shooting range. Previously: Jowell eats fajitas. (via Blog Reggaetón)
hide and sneak
daily dos
thu 8/20/2009
De La Ghetto flips Drake's "Best I Ever Had" in Spanish in a new video, "Tu Eres La Mejor." (via Blog Reggaetón)
Arcángel vs. De La Ghetto
versus
thu 1/8/2009
| name | Austin Santos. | Rafael Castillo. |
| hometown | Born in New York. Raised in Puerto Rico. | Born in New York. Raised in Puerto Rico. |
| born on | December 23, 1986. | September 17, 1986. |
| Dominican roots | Dominican mother. | Dominican father. |
| nicknames | El Fenómeno and La Maravilla. | Mr. Versatility and De La Geezy. |
| the look | Long curly hair (often in cornrows) and sunglasses. | Short, trimmed hair and sunglasses. |
| primeros pasos | Partnered with De La Ghetto before going solo in 2007. | Partnered with Arcángel before going solo in 2007. |
| style | Tropical and electro-influenced romantic reggaetón. | Bachata and electro-influenced romantic reggaetón. |
| standout single as a duo | Ven Pégate. | Traficando. |
| killer collabos | Jadiel, Jowel y Randy, Yaga y Mackie, Luis Fonsi and Vakero. | Zion, Daddy Yankee, Héctor "El Father," Jowell & Randy, Ivy Queen y Tego Calderón. |
| tiraera (beef) | Jowell y Randy, Polaco, Yomo. | Franco "El Gorila," Yomo, Masacre. |
| words of wisdom | "A true artist does not get involved in tiraera. If I stay in a tiraera I won't go anywhere. You won't hear any more tiraera from Arcángel." - Arcángel. | "The schools in Puerto Rico are kind of bad, there is a lot of talent and nobody helps. We need to keep talking to the youth to follow their dreams." - De La Ghetto. |
| aspiring actor | Appears in the movie Muerte En El Paraíso. | Rumored to be working on a film called Ghettologia. |
| most recent release | El Fenómeno. | Masacre Musical. |
| the critics | Real Talk Reggaetón: "Arcángel tried to release an album and he cancelled it because it was quickly pirated. Millions of downloads. You know why? Because he's La Maravilla. This dude has pure talent and people like his stuff even if they diss it." | Real Talk Reggaetón: "If you are going to name an album Masacre you would expect it to feature some malianteo, perreo or something hard-hitting on the speakers, not 98 percent romantic music." |
| webprops | 127,736 friends on official MySpace. | 62,156 friends on official MySpace. |
| best video moment | Spending his days in jail thinking about his ex-girl in Por Amar A Ciegas. | Spending time at the beach with his girl in Es Difícil. |
faux pause
daily dos
tue 8/12/2008
De La Ghetto parties in France in a new video, "Es Dificil." (via Blog Reggaetón)
De La Ghetto
as seen on myspace
thu 6/19/2008
De La Ghetto is taking his break-up well.
The fresh-faced 27-year-old split up with his partner of three years, Arcángel, before the duo could release its highly-anticipated debut album. Arcángel y De La Ghetto earned a buzz with club-ready singles like Ven y Pégate (Get Close), Sorpresa (Surprise) and Ella Quiere (She Wants To) and appeared alongside Daddy Yankee, Don Omar and Wisin y Yandel on Mas Flow: Los Benjamins by Luny Tunes.
After management and label disputes, tiraera magnet Arcángel went solo, leaving De La Ghetto (Rafael Castillo) with doubts about his own solo career: "I was always worried that [fans] wouldn't support me, because Arcángel had many solo songs and I didn't have any." The Puerto Rican-Dominican began to fill out his resume by teaming up with Zion, Roc-a-fella rapper Memphis Bleek and Jamaican reggae artist Mavado. Sensación del Bloque (The Hit of the Block), De La Ghetto's collaboration with Randy, proved that "De La Geezy" could drop hits without his former partner.
Nicknamed "Mr. Versatility," De La Ghetto is prepping his solo debut, Masacre Musical, for a late September release. The album's first single, Es Difícil (It's Difficult), is an electro-R&B jam about learning to cope with a lost love. The New York-bred De La Ghetto promises hip hop, house, reggae, bachata and salsa on Masacre Musical, but quickly adds: "I'm not gonna forget about the reggaetón."
there's the grub
daily dos
tue 6/10/2008
De La Ghetto and Alexandra sing on rooftops and in the rain in a new video, Te Imagino (Remix). (via Blog Reggaetón)
nouveau sheesh
daily dos
thu 2/7/2008
De La Ghetto joins Jowell & Randy at the club in a new video, "Ese Mahon." (via El Chiko Kevo)
little wittle computers
daily dos
mon 1/28/2008
A reggaeton remix of RBD's "Inalcanzable" will feature Jowell & Randy and De La Ghetto.
little wittle computers
daily dos
mon 1/28/2008
A reggaeton remix of RBD's "Inalcanzable" will feature Jowell & Randy and De La Ghetto.
things are getting messi
daily dos
thu 12/13/2007
Listen to "Que Tu Quieres Hacer," De La Ghetto's unique take on Chris Brown's "Kiss Kiss."
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