Name	DJ Nelson
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born	April 07, 1972
Birth name	Nelson Díaz Martinez
Origin	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genre	Reggaeton
Years active	1992–present
Label	Flow Music
Associated acts	Ñejo & Dalmata, Luny Tunes, Arcangel, Noriega

Nelson Díaz Martinez (born on April 7, 1972 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known artistically as DJ Nelson is a DJ/producer who played a significant role in the development and popularization of reggaeton. He first made a name for himself as part of the Noise, a club-centered collective that was spawned in 1992. The Noise—composed of DJs, MCs, producers, and club coordinators—hosted a long-lasting series of club nights in San Juan that were vital to the development and popularization of reggaeton. DJ Nelson earned credit as one of the top Noise DJs, and he also served as a producer/arranger for the collective's music.

Musical career

In 1997 he made his CD debut, Nel-Zone, which was split into respective reggae and rap mixes, and he also was credited on a couple other CD releases that year: Don Chezina's Bien Guillao de Gangster and Ivy Queen's En Mi Imperio (1997). From this point forward, DJ Nelson began focusing on his solo career, primarily as a producer, with notable credits including Ivy Queen's The Original Rude Girl (1998) and Wisin & Yandel's Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio (2000). His mixtape-style productions continued as well, with Undertrack Collection (2000) and Music (2001), the latter of which marked the advent of his personal brand, Flow Music.

DJ Nelson signed to this label a trio of young, up-and-coming producers: Francisco Saldaña, Víctor Cabrera, Norgie Noriega, the former two of whom are better known as Luny Tunes, of course, while the latter goes by just Noriega. These three producers pooled their talents together for Mas Flow (2003), a mixtape album that was groundbreaking in terms of popularity and influence. Numerous volumes followed, except without Noriega, who went the solo route, debuting with Contra la Corriente (2004). DJ Nelson continued with his own career as well, releasing Flow la Discoteka (2004) and opening a club of the same name, at which he was the resident DJ. In addition, he is credited with having set up The Mix 107.7, a popular Puerto Rican radio station hosted by DJ Coyote, and he even took his brand into the clothing industry, forming Flow Wear. Released in 2007, Flow la Discoteka, Vol. 2 featured his biggest hit single to date, "Pasarela", performed by Dalmata. DJ Nelson, Gerardo Cruet and Arcangel, consider themselves as pioneers in the new "urban movement", a sub-genre of reggaeton and hip-hop, Electro-Flow. Electro-Flow as Arcangel baptized it, is a blend of Hip-hop, reggaeton, dance-hall, electronica, and other futuristic sounds. Electro-flow can be heard in the songs. "Chica Virtual", "Pa Que la Pases Bien", "Te Estoy Buscando". "Sexy Movimiento", "Siguelo", "Dame un Poquito" by Wisin y Yandel. "Veo Veo" by Yaga y Mackie Ranks. Also "Let's Do It" "No te Veo" all are considered Electro-flow. Some songs lean more towards dance Hip Hop while some lean more towards Reggaeton depending on the song.

Discography

1995 Big Bam Blunt

1997 Nel-Zone

2001 Music

2001 The Flow: Sweet Dreams

2004 Flow la Discoteka

2005 The Flow: Sweet Dreams (Special Edition)

2006 The Kings of the Remix

2006 The Flow Vol. 1

2007 Flow la Discoteka 2

2010The Flow Is Back Coming Soon

Production discography

2007 Broke & Famous (Ñejo & Dalmata)

2009 '' (Ñejo & Dalmata)

2009 ''El Dueño Del Sistema (J. Alvarez)

2009 ''El Dueño Del Sistema (Special Edition) (J. Alvarez)

2010 ''El Movimiento Mixtape (J. Alvarez)

Various artists albums: Presented by DJ Nelson

2003 Mas Flow (Luny Tunes & Noriega)

2004 La Trayectoria (Luny Tunes)

2004 Contra la Corriente (Noriega)

2005 Los Abusadores (DJ Sonic)

References

Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Puerto Rican musicians Category:Reggaeton record producers

Name	Tigerstyle
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genre	Bhangra
Years active	1997-present
Influences	Kuldip Manak, Surinder Shinda, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
Label	Nachural Records
Url	www.tigerstyleonline.co.uk

Tigerstyle are a Scottish bhangra group from Glasgow from a British Punjabi background. They are made up of two brothers, Raj and Pops, trained in classical tabla, gurmat sangeet and various forms of Punjabi folk music and instrumentation. Coming from a traditional background where religious adherence was the call of the day and learning to play instruments from a young age so that they could perform at their local temple have now turned this young Sikh outfit into the most sought after act.Recently signed to Nachural Records (the label that launched Panjabi MC onto the world stage and into a global hit), Tigerstyle are now preparing their debut single and debut album for a worldwide release.

Background

Raj and Pops come from a folk background, with the traditional upbringing of a Sikh family, with their roots in Punjab, Punjabi folk music, in particular Punjabi music from the late 1970s to early 1980s, including artists such as Kuldip Manak and Surinder Shinda as well as Bollywood music. They also list Rap, Hip hop, RnB and Drum n bass with artists such as Dr. Dre and Ice Cube as influences. The name Tigerstyle is taken from the Tiger Style of Shaolin Kung Fu named after the tiger, with the brothers coming from a Sikh warrior background which has its own martial art, Gatka, and the name Singh meaning lion.

The brothers have released a number of singles and albums and also done official remixes for artists such as Lisa Maffia and Raghav. After a legal dispute with previous record companies, they signed to Nachural Records, the label that launched Panjabi MC.

Tigerstyle have toured all over the world and shared stages with the likes of Lily Allen, Dub Pistols, Misty in Roots, Talvin Singh , Nitin Sawhney , Gunjan, Asian Dub Foundation, Badmarsh & Shri, Truth Hurts, Panjabi MC, Future World Funk as well as Bobby Friction and DJ Nihal on BBC Radio 1. Friction has said of Tigerstyle, "They are without doubt the next Asian/Bhangra act that will break through into the mainstream - it is only a question of time." On 28 October 2006 they performed on the BBC Electric Proms Asian Network gig.

In the second series of Britain's Got Talent on ITV1 in May 2008, the song used by dance act Signature in their audition and again in their performance in the final was Nachna Onda Nai, a bhangra remix of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" featuring Kaka Bhainiwala with covering vocals.Their Bollywood debut came in the shape of exclusive remixes of "Bas Ek Kinng" and "Bhootni Ke" under the guidance of hit music director Pritam, on the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie of summer 2008, Singh is Kinng.

Tigerstyle are one of the few Asian acts to have ever recorded a live session for the late John Peel. They also performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival in July 2007. Their Bollywood debut came in the shape of exclusive remixes of "Bas Ek Kinng" and "Bhootni Ke" under the guidance of hit music director Pritam, on the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie of summer 2008, Singh Is Kinng.

Discography

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References

External links

MySpace page

Official Website

Category:Bhangra musical groups

Rob Swift (born Robert Aguilar) is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. Swift is a former member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners as of late 2005 and as of 2006; with Mike Patton’s project Peeping Tom.

Early life

Born and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, Swift (born Robert Aguilar) initially got into DJing by watching his father and brother. “My dad was a salsa and merengue DJ. My brother learned how to scratch and do all the hip hop deejaying stuff on my dad’s equipment (without his permission) and I’d sit there and watch him. When I entered the sixth grade, I decided I wanted to learn.” So unlike those who got influenced through hip hop records, DMC and NMS tapes, or movies, Swift educated himself with the classic turntable beats of the early '80s New York playground pioneers while listening to funk and jazz at home. “My older brother exposed me to all that,” he says. “All the stuff I create as a DJ is rooted in the songs that I heard from Bob James, Herbie Hancock and James Brown to Quincy Jones and old DJs like Grandmaster Flash and Grand Wizard Theodore. That’s where my roots are.” In 1990, Swift enrolled as a student at Baruch College in New York and in 1995, graduated with a degree in psychology. “While I was deejaying I pursued college. Speech class and English serve a purpose, you know?” Some say that his education also translates into his cerebral style of scratching, juggling and making music.

Discography

Albums

1997 Soulful Fruit (Original Release on Stones Throw Records)

1999 The Ablist

2001 Airwave Invasion

2002 Sound Event

2003 Under the Influence

2003 Who Sampled This?

2004 ''OuMuPo 2

2005 Wargames

2006 Back to the Beat

2006 Pure Moods

2008 Dust to Dust

2010 The Architect

Films

2001 Scratch

References

External links

DJ Rob Swift

Video Interview with Rob Swift

Platform8470 interview - Feb 2009

Dj Rob Swift interview at Allaboutjazz.com

Category:Baruch College alumni Category:American DJs Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:People from Jackson Heights, Queens

Name	Baby Rasta & manhood
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Puerto Rico
Birth name	Wilmer Alicea & Samuel Gerena
Alias	Los LobosEl Duo De Mayor TrayectoriaEl Verdadero Dúo De La Historia
Born	October 11, 1976 (Baby Rasta) July 3, 1978 (Gringo)
Genre	Reggaeton
Years active	1992–present
Label	Eme MusicUniversal Music
Associated acts	Zion y Lennox, Plan B (duo), Farruko

Wilmer Alicea (Baby Rasta) (born October 11, 1976) and Samuel Gerena (Gringo) (born July 3, 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 July 3, 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. Baby Rasta & Gringo ever since the late 90's have been climbing up to fame ever since.

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 many of their songs being aimed at other artists, because other artists were dissing them in songs, namely Lito y 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 release their newest CD 'The Comeback' and has received positive reviews since their return.

Separation and solo careers

They separated in December, 2004 because of problems with their record producer, who Gringo says paid more attention to Baby Rasta alone, instead of to them both as a group. It has been alleged that they have an ongoing beef, with people alleging that Baby Rasta has dissed his former partner in live shows.

Baby Rasta has achieved success and fame, mostly due to his appearing on many artist's albums and landing a hit with his only Billboard Top 100 hit so far, Hay de Mí, with producer Noriega.He also appears in Somos de Calle (Remix) with Daddy Yankee, Arcangel & De La Ghetto, Guelo Star, MC Ceja, Voltio, Ñejo, Chyno Nyno, and Cosculluela

Gringo's solo album El Independiente was released in March 2007. Gringo also released "Reggaeton Con Navidad" on December 13, 2005. It featured Bebe, Machito, Klasico, and many others.

In 2006 Baby Rasta released his first solo album "La Última Risa", which due to poor promotion did not reach incredible heights in terms of sales. However, many underground fans, most who bootlegged the album, labeled it as the best reggaeton album of the year. Later in 2006, Baby Rasta released his single "Toma Nena". Gringo released his solo album "El Independiente" in 2007. Baby Rasta has a new record of his own called Ilegal Life Records.

Reunited

In late 2007, Baby Rasta & Gringo reunited in the Luny tunes mas flow concert, where Gringo declared that they really are "El Duo De Historia" a title that Wisin y Yandel have been calling themselves. This has ignited an old beef (tiraera) between the two duos. The tiraera which started back when Wisin y Yandel collaborated with Tito y Hector in a tiraera for Baby Rasta & Gringo in La Misión 2. Baby Rasta & Gringo will release their new album The Comeback Back To Business November 23 under Eme Music. It will contain 15 tracks and as promotion they have "Los Lobos" and "tiemblo" with production from Jumbo, Dj Eric, Noriega and more. For 2009 we expect Romances De Ruido 3 which will feature Baby Rasta & Gringo, Joan y Oneil, Randy, Tito and many more, Por Simpre Yo, Baby Rasta's last solo album, was an obligation under his joint venture with Universal Music Latino.

The duo released "Dejame Conocerte" the first single from their new album. This song also officially marked their comeback as a duo.

November 23, the most awaited album of 2008, Baby Rasta & Gringo The come Back back To Business

Involved in problems

Baby Rasta & Gringo have been involved in lyrical wars, or tiraera with many reggaeton artists. They have faced Lito & Polaco, Hector & Tito, MC Ceja, Don Omar, and many more.

On the Somos de Calle (Remix) a Dominican hip hop artist named Vakero criticized Baby Rasta because of the song have strong racism against the Dominican workforce who live in New York saying that Dominicans have no class. Rasta has gone on Dominican radio to say that what he said was misunderstood and that he doesn't apologize because he didn't disrespect Dominicans, two different words that obviously don't mean the same. Baby Rasta & Gringo also said they loved their Dominican followers and they were really pleased with how Dominicans always had received them, Baby Rasta & Gringo are currently feuding with reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel dissing them with the track "Se Mueren" from their new album. Baby Rasta & Gringo have recently released songs at the duo called "Dime Cuando & Donde" (Tell me When and Where") is a very strong song aimed at them. Wisin has said on a diss song aim at them that he is "El Lobo" a name that Baby Rasta & Gringo call their clan.

Wilmer Alicea (Baby Rasta) was at the Jardines de Country Club recording studio working on a new album when he and two other men were shot by unidentified gunmen before dawn. Police said the shooters were inside a vehicle and waited for the trio to step outside of the studio before opening fire with a hail of bullets. Authorities recovered more than 100 bullet casings of various caliber at the scene.

Discography

Live Desde el Mas Alla (1997)

New Prophecy (1998)

Romances Del Ruido (2000)

Fire Live (2003)

Romances Del Ruido 2 (2003)

Sentenciados (2004)

Romances Del Ruido Collections (2005)

Sentenciados Platinum Edition (2005)

The Comeback (2008)

Los Lobos (2010)

Solo efforts

Baby Rasta

La Última Risa (2006)

Gringo

Reggaeton Con Navidad (2005)

El Independiente (Promo) (2006)

El Independiente (2007)

Filmography

Gringo

References

Cduniverse.com

Biography

See also

List of reggaeton artists

Baby Rasta & Gringo, Nuevas Canciones - Billboard En Espñol

Category:Reggaeton musicians Category:Reggaeton duos Category:1978 births Category:Living people