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Wilmer Alicea (Baby Rasta) (born October 11, 1976) and Samuel Gerena (Gringo) (born December 31, 1978), respectively are a reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico, famous for their track ''El Carnaval'' (The Carnival). They were originally called "Eazy Boyz". After changing their names they released three albums, ''New Prophecy'' in 1998, ''Fire Live'' in 2003 and ''Sentenciados'' in 2004. ''Sentenciados'' came out in both parental advisory and edited versions, and a "platinum version", including a bonus DVD, was released in 2005. Even though their first album came out in 1998, they started recording together in an album produced by DJ Negro, The Noise: Underground. ==Musical careers== Wilmer Alicea was born on October 11, 1976 and Samuel Gerena was born in December 31, 1978 in Hato Rey Puerto Rico. At the age of 12 and 10 they started their career in 1988, and along with DJ Playero and Vico C, were one of the first reggaeton artists. Even so, they failed to get much recognition. By the age of 16 and 14 (1992) reggaeton was extremely popular among the underground scene. Due to its obscene and vulgar lyrics, the Puerto Rican government tried to eliminate it completely. Baby Rasta & Gringo, along with Tempo, responded by producing songs aimed at the government. In 1998 they released their first album, titled ''New Prophecy''. With the arrival of Héctor y Tito, who were quickly becoming reggaeton's greatest talent, were one of among others their biggest competition. After only appearing on several compilation albums, they released their second album, ''Fire Live'' in 2003. It sold better than their previous album. Baby Rasta & Gringo were quickly garnering enemies, due to the term tirarea, where artist attack/Diss other artist in lyrics. The famous tireara was with the duo Lito & Polaco and Pina Records. Even after all this, they were the most popular underground duo, with sold-out concerts in dance halls and such. They were also getting individual attention, with Baby Rasta being noted for his skills at writing romantic lyrics and Gringo for his rapping abilities. With reggaeton finally getting worldwide recognition, and other duo's (H&T, Karel y Voltio, among others) on the verge of separating, they decided to try once more, and released ''Sentenciados'' in 2004. This was the break they had been awaiting for so long. ''Sentenciados'' was, and still is, regarded as one of the greatest reggaeton albums of all time. Featuring many hits, it included ''El Carnaval'', the duo's biggest hit, and one of the most popular dancehall songs in Puerto Rico. They also made big hits with Cheka. Making songs together became a hit for Baby Rasta and Gringo. In 2007, Baby Rasta & Gringo reunite for the first time since their break up. And in 2008, Baby Rasta & Gringo released their newest CD 'The Comeback' and has received positive reviews since their return. The new 2015 album Los Cotizados is a well received album featuring artists such as, Nicky Jam, Wisin y Yandel, Alexis y Fido, Farruko, Divino, and Polaco. The duo continues to make well liked Reggaeton after all the years. The album contains a blend of Latin music not just Reggaeton and has the popular song “Mi Niegas”. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baby Rasta & Gringo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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