Don Chezina (born Ricardo Garcia Ortiz in 1976) is a singer, producer, and talent scout of
Rap
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
,
Reggae
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, and
reggaeton
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It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American hip hop, ...
music.
He is known for his high, nasal voice and fast rapping along with his most famous song "Tra Tra Tra", which in 1998 became one of the first reggaeton songs to become popular in the United States.
[Genre of the YearL The Decades-in-the-Making Overnight Sensation Called Reggaeton]
, '' SPIN'', January 2006, p. 83, retrieved 2010-09-22 Chezina is considered one of the pioneers and was one of the biggest names in the early days of the reggaeton genre.
[Walker, Klive (2006) ''Dubwise: Reasoning from the Reggae Underground'', Insomniac Press, , p. 256]
Discography
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Bien Guillao de Gangster'' (1997)
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Mi Trayectoria'' (1998)
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Live From Miami'' (2003)
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Éxitos'' (2004)
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My Life'' (2007)
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Original Don'' (2010)
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Muchas ideas''
References
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American reggaeton musicians
Living people
1976 births
Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century American rappers