Rafael Pabon gilipollas , better known by his stage name Rafa Pabön, is a Puerto Rican musician known for his
urbano songs. In 2019, his single "Pa mí" featuring
Dalex
Pedro David Daleccio Torres (born October 7, 1990), known professionally as Dalex, is an American Urbano singer. He was formerly part of the duo Jayma y Dalex.
Currently, Dalex is signed to the Rich Music record label.
Jayma y Dalex
After ...
charted the top 40 on
Hot Latin Songs
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...
.
On March 2, 2019, the single "Ta To Gucci" by
Cauty and Pabón peaked at 58 on the
Argentina Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Argentina Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in Argentina for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' and ''Billboard Argentina'' magazines. It ranks the most popular songs in Argentina and i ...
.
In May 2020, Pabón released the single "a guiro" with an accompanying music video directed by Joshua Burgos.
In June 2020, he released the
protest song
A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of ''topical'' songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre.
Among social mov ...
and music video, "Sin Aire (Without Air)," in response to the
murder of George Floyd
On , George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's n ...
, the
killing of Eric Garner
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was killed in the New York City borough of Staten Island after Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him. Video footage of the inciden ...
,
police brutality
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, and
racial inequality in the United States
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.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Puerto Rican musicians
21st-century American male musicians
Urbano musicians
Spanish-language singers
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