Rakim Y Ken-Y
Jose Nieves (Rakim) and Kenny Vazquez (Ken-Y), both from Gurabo Puerto Rico… Read Full Bio ↴Jose Nieves (Rakim) and Kenny Vazquez (Ken-Y), both from Gurabo Puerto Rico, with only 2 years of experience, have turned into one of the most important duos in Reggaeton, far surpassing their competetion. By the time they debuted in the compilation album "Warriors 4" most of the established duos in Puerto Rico were starting to break up (such as Héctor y Tito, Baby Rasta y Gringo and Karel y Voltio for example).
Their debut song was not a big hit but they were quickly compared to the more famous at the time Zion y Lennox, refering to the way that one of them has a nice singing voice (Ken-y, Zion) and the other one raps (Rakim, Lennox).
Their first label was The Money Machine which was owned by veteran Notty Play. That year they also appeared on Ban2 Korrupto which was released by their label. They kept making more appearances like on "The Noise Live" but were still practically unknown.
They decided to release a mixtape to the streets and Internet called "Los Reyes del Mambo". This mixtape, produced completely by Ken-Y (who not only sings but also Dj's), caught the eye of Nicky Jam, who showed it to Raphy Pina, the owner of the infamous Pina Records label, which was up until now known as the War label, being that most of their artists (such as Lito y Polaco and Nicky Jam himself) were famous for their for beefs with artists from other labels.
Raphy liked the mixtape so much that he wanted the rookie duo in his label, so, after their contract with Money Machine was over, he convinced them to sign with Pina.
Their first appearance with the label was in the compilation album "Pina All - Stars 2", which was a compilation of many hit songs released by Pina Records. Raphy used this cd to release some new songs by Rakim y Ken-Y to the public.
Around this time, the awaited Nicky Jam album "Vida Escante" came out. On it they had a song in which Nicky Jam introduced them as the new members of Pina Records. This song of course, was "Me Estoy Muriendo". While not common on other labels, it is not uncommon in Pina Records for an artist to "present" the rookies. They also had a song with Nicky Jam called "Pasado", which originally came out in their mixtape but Nicky liked it so much he wanted a version with him for his cd.
Both this songs had videos which gave them great exposure to people who had not seen what they looked like before.
Fans realized that they were unlike most other duos in Reggaeton, being that they did not use curse words in their songs and they composed romantic music compared to the dancing music the others make.
Don Omar, a former member of Pina Records who was now arguably one of the most famous people in the genre, was about to release a cd called "Los Bandoleros", which was a cd executive produced by him (NOT MUSICALLY PRODUCED) to help his friends gain more exposure. He invited all his former label mates from Pina Records to the cd: Lito, Nicky Jam, Polaco and Rakim y Ken-Y.
He was impressed by Ken-Y's singing voice and wanted to have a song with them. The song, called "Si la Vez", was what definitely turned Rakim y Ken-Y into a mainstream duo. This was the biggest hit from the cd although it was not released as a single.
This gave them the most exposure they had never received and were soon becoming more and more popular while Zion y Lennox were starting to crumble.
Boy Wonder, producer of the cd/dvd Chosen Few El Documental and Chencho, of the popular duo Plan B, were producing a cd called "El Draft" del reggaeton which was made to give rookies a chance to shine. Fans were given the chance to vote for their favorite rookie and Rakim y Ken-Y won by a landslide beating many others reggaeton singers, even some that had released albums and very well known stars like John Eric, Jomar, Kartier, among others.
Their song "Tu No Estas" from El Draft was chosen as the single and the video for it shows Rakim y Ken-Y arriving to New York for El Draft with Raphy Pina.
Rakim, who is 27 years old and Ken-Y, who is 21, were now one of, if not the most, famous duo in Puerto Rico and fans were delighted when Raphy Pina announced their cd "Masterpiece" La Obra Maestra. Things took a bad turn though when someone broke in the Pina Records studio and destroyed everything.
All the work they had put on the cd was lost. Instead of moping around however, they quickly resumed work right away at a rented studio but the release date had to be pushed back, which conveniently ended up being Valentine's Day.
Finally, after much anticipation and hard work, Masterpiece was released. Masterpiece debuted #2 in the Latin Billboards, behind only Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino: En Directo.
The song "Down" however, debuted at #1. The album sold extremely well, much better than anyone could have imagined and featured Nicky Jam, Polaco, La India, and Cruzito and Carlito's Way, two newcomers to Pina.
They are as strong as ever right now and are preparing for a massive concert in El Coliseo de Puerto Rico, the most important venue on the island, on August 18th.
Their debut song was not a big hit but they were quickly compared to the more famous at the time Zion y Lennox, refering to the way that one of them has a nice singing voice (Ken-y, Zion) and the other one raps (Rakim, Lennox).
Their first label was The Money Machine which was owned by veteran Notty Play. That year they also appeared on Ban2 Korrupto which was released by their label. They kept making more appearances like on "The Noise Live" but were still practically unknown.
They decided to release a mixtape to the streets and Internet called "Los Reyes del Mambo". This mixtape, produced completely by Ken-Y (who not only sings but also Dj's), caught the eye of Nicky Jam, who showed it to Raphy Pina, the owner of the infamous Pina Records label, which was up until now known as the War label, being that most of their artists (such as Lito y Polaco and Nicky Jam himself) were famous for their for beefs with artists from other labels.
Raphy liked the mixtape so much that he wanted the rookie duo in his label, so, after their contract with Money Machine was over, he convinced them to sign with Pina.
Their first appearance with the label was in the compilation album "Pina All - Stars 2", which was a compilation of many hit songs released by Pina Records. Raphy used this cd to release some new songs by Rakim y Ken-Y to the public.
Around this time, the awaited Nicky Jam album "Vida Escante" came out. On it they had a song in which Nicky Jam introduced them as the new members of Pina Records. This song of course, was "Me Estoy Muriendo". While not common on other labels, it is not uncommon in Pina Records for an artist to "present" the rookies. They also had a song with Nicky Jam called "Pasado", which originally came out in their mixtape but Nicky liked it so much he wanted a version with him for his cd.
Both this songs had videos which gave them great exposure to people who had not seen what they looked like before.
Fans realized that they were unlike most other duos in Reggaeton, being that they did not use curse words in their songs and they composed romantic music compared to the dancing music the others make.
Don Omar, a former member of Pina Records who was now arguably one of the most famous people in the genre, was about to release a cd called "Los Bandoleros", which was a cd executive produced by him (NOT MUSICALLY PRODUCED) to help his friends gain more exposure. He invited all his former label mates from Pina Records to the cd: Lito, Nicky Jam, Polaco and Rakim y Ken-Y.
He was impressed by Ken-Y's singing voice and wanted to have a song with them. The song, called "Si la Vez", was what definitely turned Rakim y Ken-Y into a mainstream duo. This was the biggest hit from the cd although it was not released as a single.
This gave them the most exposure they had never received and were soon becoming more and more popular while Zion y Lennox were starting to crumble.
Boy Wonder, producer of the cd/dvd Chosen Few El Documental and Chencho, of the popular duo Plan B, were producing a cd called "El Draft" del reggaeton which was made to give rookies a chance to shine. Fans were given the chance to vote for their favorite rookie and Rakim y Ken-Y won by a landslide beating many others reggaeton singers, even some that had released albums and very well known stars like John Eric, Jomar, Kartier, among others.
Their song "Tu No Estas" from El Draft was chosen as the single and the video for it shows Rakim y Ken-Y arriving to New York for El Draft with Raphy Pina.
Rakim, who is 27 years old and Ken-Y, who is 21, were now one of, if not the most, famous duo in Puerto Rico and fans were delighted when Raphy Pina announced their cd "Masterpiece" La Obra Maestra. Things took a bad turn though when someone broke in the Pina Records studio and destroyed everything.
All the work they had put on the cd was lost. Instead of moping around however, they quickly resumed work right away at a rented studio but the release date had to be pushed back, which conveniently ended up being Valentine's Day.
Finally, after much anticipation and hard work, Masterpiece was released. Masterpiece debuted #2 in the Latin Billboards, behind only Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino: En Directo.
The song "Down" however, debuted at #1. The album sold extremely well, much better than anyone could have imagined and featured Nicky Jam, Polaco, La India, and Cruzito and Carlito's Way, two newcomers to Pina.
They are as strong as ever right now and are preparing for a massive concert in El Coliseo de Puerto Rico, the most important venue on the island, on August 18th.
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Rakim Y Ken-Y Lyrics
"Down" Pa' los que creían Que los mas que Roncan no se unían Yo…
12. Sacarte De Mi Mente ft Siempre que te veo yo me enloquezco Trato de no pensar…
12. Sacarte De Mi Mente ft. Siempre que te veo yo enloquesco Trato de no pensar…
4.Igual Que Ayer Me dijeron que te vieron por ahi, Que te encuentras muy…
Adios Ken Y: Despues de tantas noches de dolor y de rogarte solo…
Adiós Después de tantas noches de dolor Y de rogarte sólo…
Amiga Mia Oasis music... Rakim y Ken Y... Yeeee... (En la conexi…
Amigo Amigo ya que al cielo tu haz partido Solo una cosa…
Aquí Estoy Yo Ya estoy aquí y mi intención no es molestarte Ya estoy…
Cruz y Maldicion He venido a decirte amor cuanto te quiero... Y por más…
Cuerpo Sensual Cuerpo sensual Dulce mirada que me invita a pecar Y yo me…
Dame Lo Que Quiero Dame,dame. Lo que quiero,lo que quiero Lo que quiero,lo que …
Dime Duele verte así Se que acabo esta relación no somos nada Que…
Dime Ft. Pitbull Ay dime que sera Lo que de ti me vuelve…
Dime Que Sera Los Magnificos presenta a C-R-U-Z-I-T-O Masterpiece Ay dim…
Dime Que Será Feat Cruzito Ay dime que sera Lo que de ti me vuelve…
Down 새로워 저 별에 닿은 듯이 쏟아지는 반짝임 Eh, eh, eh Fire and ice…
Enamorado Por Primera Vez Una palabra, una mirada Tan solo un gesto busco de ti Una…
ensename Muéstrame tu voluntad Guíame hacia tu verdad Enséñame, enséñ…
Hoy Te Vi Hoy te vi Tan radiante como siempre Y entendí lo…
Igual Que Ayer Me dijeron que te vieron por ahí Que te encuentras muy…
Iqual Que Ayer Oh Geezy Oh oh oh Hey yeah Hey hace tiempo que no te veía…
Lloraras Te has comunicado al celular de Ken-y En estos momentos no…
Lo Que Quiero Dame,dame. Lo que quiero,lo que quiero Lo que quiero,lo que …
Matandonos Rakim & Ken-Y yeyyyyy Una noche nos vio mi cama lo…
Me Estoy Muriendo yo, yo este es nicky jam yo presentando a rakim y…
Me Matas Dime porque andas tan sola? Si cuando te veo no me…
Me Tiene Loco Si la ves dile que aun la quiero, Y que estoy…
Mis Días Sin Ti Yeah! Vamo Alla Esto Es Findy HaHa Ken-Y HaHa Y El Boss..…
Nos Fuimos Dale nos fuimos dale combete que nos fuimos La gata suelta…
pensando en ti Como vivir sabiendo que no estas aqui soñando con el momento…
Poco A Poco Yo Rakim y ken y (yeah!) Los rebuleros Poco a poco…
Prefiero Morir Te vi con él Y mi mundo se a pintado de…
Presiento Amor!.. Llevo varios dias en que.. Te noto rara y.. la ver…
Puedo Reir No he encontrado la ocasión Para decirte cuanto te amo Sol…
Quiero Conocerte Estás acercándote Sin darte cuenta que Mis ojos estan siguie…
Sacarte De Mi Mente Siempre que te veo yo enloquesco Trato de no pensar…
Si La Ves (feat. Cruzito) (Ken-Y) Si la ves dile que aun la quiero…
Si Tú Me Amaras Hace tiempo Que queria decirte esto y.. No habia tenido el…
Si tu no estas Los primeros escogidos En el Draft del Reggaeton PINA! ( Rak…
Te Regalo Amores Te he visto sufriendo Tan solita y triste.. Se que vives s…
Te Vas No me digas que te vas, porque te vas? Hacia donde…
Tengo Un Amor I know that things are from perfect Please don't walk away …
Tu No Estas Rockweillas Inc Esta mañana mire tu retrato Y aunque no me …
Un Sueño Gárgolas Mambo Kingz (here it is!) Las horas pasan y yo sig…
Y Tu No Estas Los primeros escogidos En el Draft del Reggaeton PINA! ( Rak…
Yo No Se (The Money Machine!) Yo! Yo! Rakim y Ken-y! N-O-TT-Y! …