Edwin Rosa Vázquez Ortiz (born October 15, 1981), known professionally as Ñengo Flow, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He was born in the

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and grew up in Bayamón where he started in the music business. At the age of 14, Ortiz first presented on stage in the neighborhood where he lived in a community movement. Ñengo Flow is one of the wealthiest

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artists and had a net worth of $8 million in 2017.

Singing career

After a few years, Ortiz became known as Ñengo Flow. His first work as an artist was to release a mixtape with colleagues and friends. He then released his first studio album ''Flow Callejero'' in 2005. He continued to release mixtapes including ''El Combo Que No Se Deja'' in 2007 and ''La Verdadera Calle'' in 2010. He also appeared on various reggaetón compilation albums including ''Los Anormales'' (2004), ''Sangre Nueva'' (2005) and ''DJ Joe – Abusando del Género'' (2006). In 2011, he launched his álbums ''

Real G4 Life ''Real G4 Life'' ''(Real Gangster For Life)'' is a series of reggaeton albums by Puerto Rican rapper Ñengo Flow. Distributed by Millones Records, the first álbum in the series ''Real G4 Life'' was released on January 5, 2011. It featured collab ...

'' and in 2012 ''Real G4 Life 2'' as well as ''Real G4 Life 2.5''. ''Real G4 Life 2'' reached number 75 on the ''

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chart while the 2.5 edition reached number 61 on the same chart. Also in 2012, he appeared on various artists' albums, including

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's ''

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'' while also providing uncredited vocals to the song "La Killer". Ñengo Flow's Real G4 Life concert was nominated for Concert of the Year by the Tu Música Urban Awards in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2005: ''Flow Callejero'' * 2011: '' Real G 4 Life'' * 2012: '' Real G 4 Life 2'' * 2012: '' Real G 4 Life 2.5'' * 2017: ''Real G 4 Life 3'' * 2020: ''The Goat''

Other albums

* 2008: ''El Combo Que No Se Deja'' * 2015: ''Los Reyes Del Rap'' (con Los G4)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nengo Flow 1981 births Living people 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico