De La Ghetto

Rafael Castillo (born September 17, 1982), known as De La Ghetto, is a reggaeton artist. Known from the reggaeton duo Arcangel & De La Ghetto, he is well known for his natural skill of changing style and voice, singing in both english and spanish.

Biography

Rafael Castillo was born September 17 1980 in New York. After resisidng in Seattle and Europe, his family decides to move to La Perla, Viejo San Juan, when he was a teenager. Son of a Puerto Rican mother and a Dominican father, who was killed when he 6 months old, this young artist has gained the love of many fans due to the collaboration of many artists.

Music career

De La Ghetto gained his popularity when he first released his theme “Pégate” along with his former partner Arcangel in the album "Sangre Nueva" opening his doors to participate in other productions such as: “Sangre Nueva Special Edition”, Zion & Lennox “Motivando a la Yal: Special Edition”, “Las Gárgolas 5: The Next Generation”, “Los Rompediscotecas”, Luny Tunes “Los Benjamis”, DJ Nelson “Flow la Discoteka 2”, Zion “The Perfect Melody”, DJ Rafy Mercenario “The King of Remix”, Jowell & Randy “Casa de Leones”, Yaga & Mackie “La Reunión”, “Los Capo”, and “Los Sicarios”. Fans enjoyed more of De La Ghetto's talent after he recorded the video of the song “Sensación del Bloque” along with Randy and other videos such as; “Aparentemente”, “Siente El Boom” (a song with Tito "El Bambino" and Randy) and with promotional cuts such as "Se" and "Your Body ft Zion", and the remix of “5 Letras” with Alexis & Fido and his solo single “Pa’ Tras”. He also made "Te Quiero", a song for his baby girl, Angi. We can clearly see an evolution of such artist that can sing R&B and Hip-Hop in both languages. His future collaborational plans include featurings with artists like the likes of Timbaland, Beenie Man, Lil Wayne, Akon, Aventura, Toby Love and Robi "Draco" Rosa. At the moment, he's working on a tour that consists the following places: Panama, Europe, Ecuador, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic and all over the United States.

Currently he's working on his new album “Masacre Musical” (Musical Massacre) which he promises is a very varied album, bilingual and very “ghetto”. He also is working on his new movie “Ghettologia”, in whch would be recorded in La Perla and some other barrios of Puerto Rico.

De La Ghetto Discography

• The Boss Of The Block Vol.1 (Mixtape)
• The Boss Of The Block Vol.2 (Mixtape)
• Masacre Musical (October 28th, 2008)
• El Verdadero Trio (Mixtape) (2009)

Singles By De La Ghetto

Song Title	Year Released	Album	Chart Performance
Siente El Boom (Remix) (Ft. Tito "El Bambino", Jowell & Randy)	2006	N/A	N/A
TaTo	2007	N/A	N/A
Pa' Tras	2007	N/A	N/A
Es Difícil	2008	Masacre Musical	N/A
Se Te Nota	2008
Somos de Calle (Remix) (Ft. Daddy Yankee, Arcángel, Guelo Star, MC Ceja, Voltio, Chyno Nyno, Cosculluela, & Baby Rasta)	2008	Talento de Barrio	N/A

• Sé (2007)
• No Mercy (2007)
• Island of Death (2007)
• Ryder Bitch (2007)
• Hey Shorty (Ft. The Faculty) (2007)
• Es Difícil (2008)
• Tu Amor Es Aparte (2008)
• Speed Racer (2008)
• Un Poco Loca (Remix) (Ft. Jowell & Randy) (2008)
• Tu Mi Yal (2008)
• Se Te Nota (2008)

Collaborations

• Seguir Fumando (Feat. Yo Yais)
• Hoy Toco Tu Puerta (Feat. Randy) (2006)
• Anoche (Feat. Huey Dumbar) (2007)
• Sigue Ahí (Feat. Zion & Memphis Bleek) (2006)
• La Jeepeta (Feat. Lápiz Conciente) (2006)
• Estamos Controlando (Remix) (Feat. Zion & Triple 5) (2007)
• Ese Mahón (Feat. Jowell) (2007)
• Your Body (Feat. Zion) (2007)
• Siente El Boom (Remix) (Feat. Tito "El Bambino", Jowell & Randy) (2007)
• Un Poco Loca (Feat. Jowell & Randy) (2007)
• 5 Letras (Remix) (Ft. Alexis & Fido, Erick Right, Zion, & Los Yetzons) (2007)
• Si Me Matan (Ft. Alexis & Fido, Luis Miguel, Voltio, Sofla, Lápiz Conciente, Jadiel) (2007)
• Intro - Los Capo (Feat. Voltio, Ñejo & Dalmata, Guelo Star, Zion, Jowell & Randy, Syko, Hector "El Father") (2007)
• Tú Me Haces Sentir (Feat. Tego Calderón & Ñejo) (2007)
• Sensación del Bloque (Feat. Randy) (2007)
• Sensación del Bloque (Remix) (Feat. Jowell & Randy, Tego Calderón) (2007)
• Baby You Know (Feat. Zion)(2007)
• Hey Shorty (Feat. The Faculty) (2007)
• Murderer (Feat. Guelo Star) (2007)
• Que Tengo Que Hacer (Feat. Guelo Star) (2007)
• Tú No Puedes (Feat. Lápiz Conciente) (2007)
• Inalcanzable (Feat. RBD, Jowell & Randy) (2008)
• Martes de Galería (Feat. El Roockie) (2008)
• Stack It Like Me (Feat. J-Merk) (2008)
• Imaginación (Remix) (Feat. Alexandra) (2008)
• Stuntin On the Corner (Feat. The Faculty) (2008)
• Agresivo II (Remix) (Feat. Jowell & Randy, Daddy Yankee) (2008)
• Así Es Mi Vida (Remix) (Feat. Syko, Guelo Star, Cosculluela, Yomo) (2008)
• Come Out and See (Feat. Mavado) (2008)
• Light It (Feat. The Faculty) (2008)

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