Bryant Myers

Bryant Anselmo Rohena Pérez (born April 5, 1998), known professionally as Bryant Myers, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap singer and songwriter He is considered one of the early pioneers of the Latin trap movement. Rohena was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He began sampling and making his own songs in 2013 and launched them on social media via his SoundCloud, Instagram and YouTube accounts. His is best known for his single "Esclava",^[1] which gained him popularity in his home country.

His breakthrough came in 2016 with "Cuatro Babys", a song by Colombian singer Maluma which featured Noriel and Juhn. The song became a commercial success, being certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA^[2] and peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

Early life

Bryant Myers was born in Puerto Rico in a neighborhood called Loma Alta. He grew up in what he describes as a hazardous environment (in the alleys and streets). "Sometimes we did not have breakfast or lunch, my mom could not buy me some sneakers, that made me want to make a lot of money to have my family well, and that my mother and my brother did not miss anything",^[3] relates Bryant on an interview with Infobae. Bryant started writing songs in his home while he studied. He later left his studies in order to pursue his music career.

Career

Bryant Myers' first hit "Esclava"^[1] put him on the radar with some well known reggaeton and urban artists, which allowed him to participate in a series of collaborations with charting artists. He followed it with "Esclava" (remix), featuring Anonimus (his cousin Luis Beauchamp), Anuel AA and Almighty. The latter track garnered over a million views on YouTube in less than three months. "Esclava" currently has 103 million views (as of June 6, 2018). Follow-up singles "Tu Me Enamoraste" and its remix with Lary Over and Brytiago, as well as "De Camino a Marte", performed just as well. He has continued to issue digital and video singles at a rate of at least one a month. In June 2016, he released "Vente Encima", featuring Anonimus, Noriel and Riko "El Bendecido", and guested on DJ Nelson's "Volverte a Ver" and Noriel's "La Llamada" (remix). In July 2016, he was a featured guest on Farruko's remix of his hit single "Ella y Yo" along with Almighty and Anuel AA, and "Esclava" was re-released as a digital download. His first album called "La oscuridad" was released in 2018.

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