Kasey Avalos (born March 19, 1992), known professionally as La Goony Chonga, is a Cuban-American rapper. While in college, she posted videos of her

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and began recording music. She released her first two studio albums, ''Santeria Pussy'' (2013) and ''Santeria Pussy 2'' (2015), after dropping out of school. After working as a stripper for three years in

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, she moved to

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to record and release her first Spanish-language album, ''Dinero'' (2018), followed by her first full-length album, ''Dimen5ión'' (2019). Her EP ''Descontrol'' was released in 2021.

Life and career

Kasey Avalos was born on March 19, 1992 in

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, and is Cuban-American. Her first language is Spanish. As a child, La Goony Chonga wrote poems and songs with her friends at school in a

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. In 2012, while in college for advertising, La Goony Chonga began posting freestyles to

under the name Twiggy Rasta Masta, her

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username at the time. She also began recording songs in her home, and also released a video for her first song, "I Don't Play with Fuckboys", in 2012. Motivated by comments accusing her of lying about freestyling, she soon dropped out of college to pursue music full-time, and, in 2013, briefly moved from Miami to

, where she performed live for the first time at the Ham on Everything party. La Goony Chonga released her debut studio album, ''Santeria Pussy'', in 2013, followed by her second studio album ''Santeria Pussy 2'', in 2015. She worked as a stripper from 2014 until 2017, when she became pregnant. In 2016, she changed her stage name to La Goony Chonga, inspired by her own song "Goony Chonga Barbie", and started primarily making

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music. She identifies as a chonga, a subculture of women that she has described as "a lifestyle and a reminder of who I am and where I come from" and as an aesthetic defined by hoop earrings, lip liner, nameplates, and Chinese slippers. La Goony Chonga released her debut EP, ''Free Bankroll Chonga'', in 2018. After moving to Los Angeles, La Goony Chonga got in contact with producers Freak City, with whom she made her third studio album and first Spanish-language album, ''Dinero'', a

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and

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record. The album's release was postponed for a year due to her pregnancy and it was released in September 2018. Her first full-length album, ''Dimen5ión'', was released in 2019. In October 2019, she was featured on the song "Encore" from Brooke Candy's album '' Sexorcism''. During the

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, she started a YouTube series, ''Chongafied'', in which she turned friends into chongas. In December 2020, she made a cameo in Brooke Candy's music video for her song "Cum". On July 29, 2021, she released the

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reggaeton EP, ''Descontrol'', the title of which was inspired by two songs by

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and

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both titled "

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's ''

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'' named the EP's title track one of the best songs of 2021. La Goony Chonga will perform as a supporting act on

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's 2022 tour.

Musical style

La Goony Chonga raps in both English and in Spanish. Her music has been described as

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, hip hop, and reggaeton. She is inspired by Madonna, citing her controversial attitude and

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as influential for her. She is also heavily influenced by

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, stating, "When you think of reggaeton artists–women–you think of her." Other influences for La Goony Chonga include Jennifer Lopez,

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, and Celia Cruz. Mexican singer Sailorfag has called La Goony Chonga an inspiration.

Personal life

La Goony Chonga's son, Mazi, was born in 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

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