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Baby Rasta & Gringo
Also known as
  • The Eazy Boyz
  • Los Lobos
Origin San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres Reggaeton
Years active
  • 1994 (1994)–2005
  • 2008–present
Labels
  • Sony
  • Ganda Entertainment

Baby Rasta & Gringo is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo formed in 1988 in Las Monjas, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

Originally known as "the Eazy Boyz", they have released five studio albums since 1994 but has had various collaborations prior to 1998. Most of these collaborations were with DJ Negro albums titled The Noise.

History

Baby Rasta is named Wilmer Alicia and Gringo is named Samuel Gerena. They started in 1994 in Hato Rey as 'the Eazy Boyz', but they didn't debut until 1998 after changing their name with New Prophecy. By their second ive album, Fire Live, released in 2003, the two were known for their confrontational diss tracks aimed at artists such as with Hector & Tito, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, and many others. In 2004, when the duo began feuding amongst themselves, it resulted in a three-year split that would follow the release of their first studio album, Sentenciados. The Comeback was the title of their 2008 second studio album. In 2015, they released Los Cotiziados has collaborations with Alexis & Fido, Tito El Bambino, Farruko, Wisin, Nicky Jam, and Divino. The song 'Un Beso' of the release, became number one in countries such as Honduras, Chile, Peru, and other countries. They are also known as 'Los Lobos'.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Sentenciados (2004)
  • The Comeback (2008)
  • Los Cotizados (2015)

Live albums

  • Live Desde El Mas Allá (1997)
  • Fire Live (2003)

Produced albums

  • New Prophecy (1998)
  • Romances Del Ruido (2000)
  • Romances Del Ruido 2 (2002)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Baby Rasta & Gringo para niños