Tego Calderon

Tego Calderon bio

Birth place : Loiza, Puerto Rico
Birth date : 1972

Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1972 but raised in nearby Carolina and in Miami, FL, rapper Tego Calderón got the multicultural backbone he'd need to become a star in the genre-mixing world of reggaeton. Growing up with massive Ismael Rivera fans as parents exposed the young Calderón to envelope-pushing Latin pop music, while his father's love of jazz added yet another flavor. Studying percussion set Calderón on the path to creating his own style, one that mixed the rhythmic sounds of salsa, plena, dancehall, and hip-hop. Lyric-wise, he combined hip '60s slang with current slang and tales of barrio life. Calderón made a couple appearances on other Latin rappers' albums before the White Lion label signed the artist. Issued in 2002, El Abayarde became Calderón's full-length debut. An instant success, El Abayarde sold 50,000 copies during its first month, and Calderón was now an official Latin music superstar. Returning to Miami led to an increase in the dancehall flavor of his music. This, combined with Calderón's outspoken viewpoint that salsa had become too corporate and too safe, made 2004's El Enemy de los Guasíbiri a punchier, more hectic, more street affair. With the reggaeton genre blowing up with New York City's hip-hop tastemakers and spreading its influence further and further, Calderón soon found himself fielding offers from hip-hop producers while landing tracks on numerous street-level mixtapes. His voice ended up on remixes of Usher's "Yeah," Fat Joe's "Lean Back," and N.O.R.E.'s "Oye Mi Canto."

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Discography

Tego Calderon CDs-2004

El Enemy de Los Guasibiri

El enemy de los guasibiri

Release date: January 2004

Song Title

1. Intro
2. Elegante De Boutique
3. Gatas Gozan
4. Cosa Buena
5. Mi Entierro
6. Cerca De Mi Neighborhood
7. Guasa, Guasa
8. Al Natural - (featuring Yandel)
9. Interlude
10. Naki Naki
11. We Got The Crown "Envidia" - (featuring Aventura)
12. Sopa De Letra
13. En Peligro De Extincion - (featuring Eddie Dee)
14. Bailalo Como Tu Quieras
15. Dame Un Chance
16. No Paso El Cerdo
17. No Sufras Por Ella - (featuring Toño Rosario)

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Tego Calderon
Abayarde

Release date: July 2003

Song Title

1. Intro - (featuring Luisma)
2. Aballarde
3. Al Natural
4. Poquito
5. Pa' Que Retozen
6. Interlude
7. Loiza
8. No Me La Explota
9. Interlude
10. Guasa, Guasa
11. Dominicana
12. Cambumbo
13. Salte Del Medio
14. Tus Ojos
15. Los Difuntos
16. Lleva Y Trai
17. Bonsai
18. Gracias
19. Plante Bandera