De La Ghetto

De La Ghetto
Born Rafael Castillo
New York, U.S.
Residence San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Nationality American
Other names
  • El Jefe Del Bloque
  • The Boss Of The Block
  • El Jefe De La Versatilidad
  • De La Geezy
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2004–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts

Rafael Castillo, better known by his stage name De La Ghetto, is an American singer and songwriter originally part of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto.

Biography

Rafael was born in Manhattan, NY and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was born to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother. In 2004, he collaborated with reggaeton artist Arcángel (real name Austin Santos) to form the duo Arcángel & De la Ghetto; the group debuted with the single "Pégate", which was featured on Naldo's mixtape Sangre Nueva in 2005. He along with Arcángel signed to Zion's label Baby Records, and have appeared on numerous reggaeton albums including the compilation Mas Flow: Los Benjamins. In 2006, De la Ghetto began his solo career and appeared the next year on two hit singles, the remix of "Siente el Boom" by Tito el Bambino and a collaboration with Randy, "Sensación del Bloque" which has been viewed on YouTube over 120 million times. Masacre Musical was released in 2008.[1] Masacre Musical peaked at #46 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the U.S.;[2] its single "Tu te Imaginas" peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.[3]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

  • The Boss Of The Block (2007)
  • The Boss Of The Block Vol. 2 (2007)
  • Masacre Musical Mixtape (2007)
  • Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento (2008)
  • Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento Vol. II (2010)

Singles

Year Title peak chart positions Album
U.S. Latin U.S. Latin
2008 "Es Difícil" 42 — Masacre Musical
2009 "Tu Te Imaginas" 33 —
"Come Out and See" (featuring Mavado) — —
"Lover (Remix)" (featuring Juelz Santana) — —
"Momento Que Te Vi" — —
"Stripper Pole" (featuring J-Merk) — — Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento Vol. II
2010-Present "Tapu Tapu" (With Jowell & Randy) — — El Jefe De La Versatilidad
"Nocturno" — —
"Jala Gatillo" — —
"Tumbao" (feat. Yandel) — —
"La Reunion De Los Vaqueros" (With Wisin & Yandel,Franco "El Gorilla", Tego Calderón, Cosculluela) — — La Revolución Live Vol. 1
"De La Calle" (featuring Ivy Queen) — — Drama Queen
"Tu Y Yo" — —
"F.L.Y." (featuring Fetty Wap) — — Mi Movimiento[4]
Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. Latin
2007 "Aparentemente" (Yaga & Mackie featuring Arcángel & De La Ghetto) 42[5] La Reunión Callejero Flow
2010 "Mala Conducta (remix)" (Alexis & Fido featuring Franco "El Gorilla", Arcángel & De La Ghetto) — Perreologia
"Tu Me Robaste El Corazon (Remix)" (featuring Fidel Nadal) — Mi Movimiento
2012 "El Jefe" (Los Vagos featuring De La Ghetto) — Vida Acelerada
"Actúa (remix)" (J Alvarez featuring Zion & De La Ghetto) — Imperio Nazza: J. Alvarez Edition
2013 "No es una gial" (Farruko featuring De La Ghetto) — Imperio Nazza: Farruko Edition
2014 "Si tú no Estás" (Nicky Jam featuring De La Ghetto) —
2015 "Nadie Como Yo" (J Alvarez featuring De La Ghetto) —
"Bailen" (Franco El Gorila featuring De La Ghetto) —

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "De la Ghetto > Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  2. ↑ "De la Ghetto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  3. ↑ "De la Ghetto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  4. ↑ https://genius.com/albums/De-la-ghetto/Mi-movimiento
  5. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-06-30/latin-songs
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