Osvaldo Elías Castro Hernández (b. January 5, 1990), better known by the stage name Darell is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter specializing in

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and

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. Born in Puerto Rico, he moved to New York. He is signed to

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and

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Darell & Belto

He met Belto who was also interested in playing music and they formed a duo called Darell & Belto or Belto & Darell in 2010. Their first release was "Entrega a la maldad" followed the same year by "Sateo", "Si te dicen" in 2011 and "De Cali a Medellin" in 2012.

Solo career

Darell also has his own solo career. Very early on he appeared as a solo act in the 2011 album ''Parandoles La Movie'' by Pichy Boy & Skaary in the song "Bala" and collaborated in "No quiere compromiso" and "Inmortal", and in 2013 released his solo hit "Despedida de un hermano". In 2014, with La Pompa Music he released a number of hits like "La verdad" in 2014, "La calle esta mala" and "No digas na" in 2015. He continued with La Pompa Music in 2015 and 2016 with "To' el mundo carga un arma", "La noche es larga" and "Liberar el estrés" leaving the label in 2016. In 2016, he released "Ninguno se monta" establishing himself as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist. His mixtape ''La Verdadera Vuelta'' in collaboration with

Ñengo Flow 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 Río Piedras district of San Juan and grew up in Bayamón where he started in the music business ...

Anuel AA Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His music often contains samples and interpolations of songs that were popular during his youth. He is seen as a controv ...

, Tempo, Tali and Lito Kirino was a major success. He is most famous for the single "

Te Boté "Te Boté" (English: "I Dumped You") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rappers Nio García, Darell and Casper Mágico. The song was released by Flow La Movie Inc. as a single on December 1, 2017, for digital download and streaming. On April 13 ...

" (English: "I Dumped You"), a song recorded with Puerto Rican rappers Nio García and Casper Mágico. The song was released by Flow La Movie Inc. as a single on December 1, 2017, for digital download and

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. On April 13, 2018, a remixed version of the song featuring American artist

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and Puerto Rican artists

Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His musical style is defined as Latin trap and reggaeton. He rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", wh ...

and

Ozuna Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer. Five of his studio albums have topped the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, with ''Aura'' (2018) charting at number seven on ...

was released as a single. An English remix of the song by

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featuring Anth was released on May 19, 2018. The song ranked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs of Billboard. In 2018, he participated as a featured artist in Brytiago's hit " Asesina" which was positioned at #50 on Hot Latin Songs. In 2019, he took part in the song "

Otro trago "Otro Trago" (English: "Another Drink") is a song by Panamanian singer Sech featuring Puerto Rican rapper Darell, released as a single from Sech's debut album '' Sueños'' in April 2019 through Rich Music. It reached number one in Sech's native ...

" by Sech, that reached number 1 on the US Hot Latin Songs. It was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in Best Urban Fusion and Best Song of the Year categories. The song reached number one in Sech's native Panama, as well as in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and Mexico. In the United States, the song peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Sech's first entry as a solo artist on the chart. A remix featuring

, and

was also released. Darell recorded "Vacía sin mí" in collaboration with Ozuna which was released in 2019. In 2020, Darell released his debut studio album ''LVV: The Real Rondon''.Prensaescenario.com: Darell estrena su nuevo álbum LVV: The Real Rondon
Alternatively known as ''La Verdadera Vuelta 2'', it has collaborations with

Miky Woodz Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Rivera, known professionally as Miky Woodz, is a Puerto Rican rapper. To date, he has released three studio albums, ''Before Famous'' in 2017, ''El OG'' in 2018, and most recently, in 2020, ''Los 90 Piketes'', which are ...

De La Ghetto Rafael Castillo Torres, known professionally as De La Ghetto, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, originally part of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto. His name is a reference to a 1990 episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. Earl ...

, Kevvo,

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Darell & Belto

Solo career

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead singer

As featured artist

Notes

References