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angels and demons

daily dos

thu 11/13/2008

 
daily-dos-angels-and-demons Jowell y Randy in black leather jackets and sunglasses.

Watch Jowell y Randy poke fun at rival reggaetonero Arcángel during a live performance. (via Blog Reggaetón)

 
 

nine two five

daily dos

wed 10/15/2008

 
daily-dos-nine-two-five Residente and Visitante of Calle 13 in front of a concrete wall.

Reggaetonero Arcangel says he doesn't care about voting and politics.

 
 

era de tiraera

daily dos

wed 7/2/2008

 
daily-dos-era-de-tiraera Arcángel in a white hoodie and white sunglasses.

Reggaetón is looking like WWE these days, as Polaco and Arcángel get into a tussle during a concert in Puerto Rico. (via Blog Reggaetón)

 
 

De La Ghetto

as seen on myspace

thu 6/19/2008

 
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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."

See: myspace.com/delageezy

 
 

appetite for disruption

daily dos

tue 5/20/2008

 
One man's trash. Fruits and vegetables in various trash cans.

(image by petrr via flickr)

Arcángel says he has no beef with former boss Zion.

 
 

on repeat

daily dos

tue 5/13/2008

 
Beach belly. A large man sits shirtless near a beach.

(image by Mr TGT via flickr)

Tired of the original? Listen to a new remix of Flex's "Te Quiero," featuring Arcángel.

 
 

Arcángel

whodat

mon 3/24/2008

 
La Maravilla Arcángel in a black suit and a red tie.

Austin Santos, aka Arcángel, says he doesn't do reggaetón anymore. Instead, the 22-year-old, one-half of defunct reggaetón duo Arcángel y De La Ghetto, calls his style "electroflow."

Consider the Billie Jean-esque Chica Virtual from DJ Nelson's Flow La Discoteka 2 and the romantic boom bap of Quimica Sustancia, two tracks that sound closer to Timbaland than Luny Tunes, and it's clear Arcángel is on some next sh**. Yet, on Pa Que La Pases Bien, a romantic club jam, the cornrowed Arcángel shows he hasn't ditched the dem bow completely.

Born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico, Arcángel isn't just a lover. Much like 50 Cent, he appears to savor beef with fellow artists. Héctor "El Father," Jowell y Randy, Polaco and Lapiz have all engaged in battles with Arcángel in song and on YouTube. Arcángel claims self-defense: "I don't benefit from tiraera, the ones who end up benefiting are them, win or lose."

Originally signed to Zion's Baby Records, Arcángel got out of his contract when his solo debut, Diario De Un Soñador (Diary Of A Dreamer), was repeatedly delayed. Instead, he founded his own label, Flow Factory Inc. Arcángel's re-titled debut, La Maravilla, is scheduled to drop later this year. The album features production by Tainy (Luny Tunes), Nely (Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin y Yandel) and Mambo Kingz (R.K.M y Ken-Y).

But wait, there's more. Arcángel will also make his acting debut this year, starring alongside Alfonssina Molinari in the thriller Muerte En El Paraíso (Death In Paradise). Maybe Arcángel meant he doesn't do just reggaetón.

 
 

cúcara, mácara, títere

daily dos

wed 2/13/2008

 
Andrés García ain't got nothin on me. A brown moustache.

(image by Chris Makarsky via flickr)

Arcángel flies across the globe in a new video, "Pa Que La Pases Bien." (via Blog Reggaetón)

 
 

wheeeeee!

daily dos

fri 1/18/2008

 
Graffiti paper airplane Paper airplane graffiti in flight.

(image by Hryckowian via flickr)

Arcangel welcomes you to his new world in "Quimica Sustancia," a new track featuring Don Omar from his forthcoming album.

 
 

baby, one more time

daily dos

wed 12/19/2007

 
New York graffiti  A wall of graffiti in New York.

(image by Alex Whittaker via flickr)

A well-publicized beef between Jowell y Randy and Arcangel packed in the audience at a recent show in Puerto Rico.

 
 
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