Arcángel

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.