Baby Rasta & Gringo

Baby Rasta & Gringo is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo formed in 1988 in Las Monjas, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

Baby Rasta & Gringo
Also known as
  • The Eazy Boyz
  • Los Lobos
OriginSan Juan, Puerto Rico
GenresReggaeton
Years active
  • 1988 (1988)–2004
  • 2007–present
Labels

Originally known as "the Eazy Boyz", they have released five studio albums since 1998.

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

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