De La Ghetto
Also known as	El Jefe del Bloque, The Boss Of The Block
Born	September 17, 1982 (1982-09-17) (age 27) New York, New York, United States
Origin	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaeton
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004-present
Labels	Masacre Musical Inc.
Associated acts	Arcángel, Jowell & Randy, Zion & Lennox, Juelz Santana,
Website	www.delaghetto.com

Rafael Castillo (born September 17, 1982), better known by his stage name De La Ghetto, is a Puerto Rican and Dominican reggaeton singer originally of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto. ^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Mixtapes 2.3 Singles 2.3.1 As featured artist 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Castillo was born in New York City and raised in La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to a Mexican father and Puerto Rican mother. He recently discovered that he is half Chinese. In 2004, he collaborated with reggaeton artist Arcangel (born Austin Santos) to form the duo Arcángel & De la Ghetto; the group debuted with the single "Pégate", which was featured on Hector el Father's mixtape Sangre Nueva in 2005. He along with Arcángel, signed to Zion's label Baby Records, and have appeared on numerous reggaeton albums including the compilation Mas Flow: Los Benjamins. In 2006, De la Ghetto began his solo career and appeared the next year on two hit singles, the remix of "Siente el Boom" by Tito el Bambino and a collaboration with Randy, "Sensación del Bloque". De la Ghetto's solo debut album which has been watched on Youtube over 11 millions of times.Masacre Musical was released in 2008.^[2] Masacre Musical peaked at #46 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the U.S.;^[3] its single "Tu te Imaginas" peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.^[4]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	Peak chart Positions
		U.S. Latin[3]	U.S. Heat (SA)[5]
2008	Masacre Musical Released: October 14, 2008 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	46	4

[edit] Mixtapes

• Masacre Musical Mixtape (2007)
• The Boss of the Block (2007)
• El Jefe del Bloque (2007)
• The Boss of the Block Vol. II (2007)
• Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento (2008)
• Masacre Musical Presents: El Movimiento Vol. II (2009)

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions[4][6]	Album
		U.S. Latin
2008	"Es Difícil"	42	Masacre Musical
	"Ryder"	—
2009	"Tu Te Imaginas"	33
	"Come Out and See" (featuring Movado)	—
2009	"Lover [Remix]" (featuring Juelz Santana)	—
	"Stripper Pole" (featuring J-Merk)	—

[edit] As featured artist

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album
		U.S. Latin
2007	"Aparentemente" (Yaga & Mackie featuring Arcángel & De La Ghetto)	42[7]	La Reunión

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• De La Ghetto