Musical careers
At the age of 10 they started their career in 1988, and along with DJ Playero and Vico C, were one of the first reggaeton artists. Even so, they failed to get much recognition. By the age of 14 (1992) reggaeton was extremely popular among the underground scene. Due to its obscene and vulgar lyrics, the Puerto Rican government tried to eliminate it completely. Baby Rasta y Gringo, along with Tempo, responded by producing songs aimed at the government.
In 1998 they released their first album, titled New Prophecy. With the arrival of Héctor y Tito, who were quickly becoming reggaeton's greatest talent, were one of among others their biggest competition.
After only appearing on several compilation albums, they released their second album, Fire Live in 2003. It sold better than their previous album. Baby Rasta y Gringo were quickly garnering enemies, due to many of their songs being aimed at other artists, because other artists were dissing them in songs, namely Lito y Polaco and Pina Records. Even after all this, they were the most popular underground duo, with sold-out concerts in dance halls and such. They were also getting individual attention, with Baby Rasta being noted for his skills at writing romantic lyrics and Gringo for his rapping abilities.
With reggaeton finally getting worldwide recognition, and other duo's (H&T, Karel y Voltio, among others) on the verge of separating, they decided to try once more, and released Sentenciados in 2004. This was the break they had been waiting for for so long. Sentenciados was, and still is, regarded as one of the greatest reggaeton albums of all time. Featuring many hits, it included El Carnaval, the duo's biggest hit, and one of the most popular dancehall songs in Puerto Rico. They also made big hits with Cheka. Making songs together became a hit for Baby Rasta and Gringo.
[edit] Separation and solo careers
They separated in December, 2004 because of problems with their record producer, who Gringo says paid more attention to Baby Rasta alone, instead of to them both as a group. It has been alleged that they have an ongoing beef, with people alleging that Baby Rasta has dissed his former partner in live shows.
Baby Rasta has achieved success and fame, mostly due to his appearing on many artist's albums and landing a hit with his only Billboard Top 100 hit so far, Hay De Mi, with producer Noriega.
Gringo's solo album El Independiente was released in March of 2007. Gringo also released Reggaeton Con Navidad on December 13, 2005. It featured Bebe, Machito, Klasico, and many others.
In 2006 Baby Rasta released his first solo album "La Ultima Risa", which due to poor promotion did not reach incredible heights in terms of sales. However, many underground fans, most who bootlegged the album, labeled it as the best reggaeton album of the year. Later in 2006, Baby Rasta released his single "Toma Nena". Gringo released his solo album "El Independiente" in 2007. Baby Rasta has a new record of his own called Illegal Life Records
[edit] Reunited
In late 2007, Baby Rasta & Gringo have reunited for the first time in 3 years because Baby Rasta has said in previous interviews that he cant live without his babyboo Gringo. Baby Rasta is to come out with his new CD late 2007 or 2008. It's called 'Hip Hop Reality'
Vela Por Tu Vida
Baby Rasta Lyrics
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Te sientes debil
why cuando te sientes debil
Sientes que vas a rendirte
Pero tienes que buscar de lo mas profundo de tu interior
Una fuerza, que no lo permite
Que te ayuda a luchar, why luchar
why te empuja
Wooo"
Vela por tu vida
No te vallas en viaje
En vivir mi vida
Soy un cantante que ha tenido exitos why caidas
En lo personal, jum
Ni que se diga
Balas me han rozado
why por poco una me costaba la vida
Alzen las manos
Todos los que a mi me envidian
No se imaginan lo que ago dia a dia
Vivo la vida todos los dias
Como es despedida
Con el corillo de las Monjas
Fumando marimba
Tu no tienes flow
Tampoco tienes gun
Te guillas en las canciones
De que eres un mat n la pelicula que vives de gangsters
No metes cabras
No hagas que este flaco te de un bofet oy Rasta
El hombre del momento
Te doy uno arriba
why los demas para que brinques en el cemento
Soy como soy
why no como el lambon de
Tu quieres ser como yo
O como el rapero Tempo
Bichotes de cart e tira en tus canciones
Pa' sentirte hombre
Pero no estoy conforme
Quisiera mandarte un viaje
Con mi maldita cadena
Dejarte el sello de Illegal Life Records en tu cabeza
Asi es mi vida
Asi soy yo
Asi vive "Illegal Life" why "New Records"
My song, my flow, my show
My gun, you know
why envuelvete con mi canci e quieren ver morir
Vengan por mi
Si quieren matarme
No mori why song, my flow, my show
My gun, you know
why envuelvete con mi canci Desde los noventas canto en residenciales
Fumo todos los dias, mato con metales
Con nadie hago las pases
why no te pases
Que si te prospasas
Moriras en la puerta de tu casa
Con el corillo Glock, .40 full, peines de treinta
Conmigo nadie inventa
Pues llego quien llega
Baby Rasta, el de la cuarenta
why no provoques que te mate con mi letra
Tu eres feca
No estas apto para esta guerra
Moriras sangrado en una puta cuneta
Yo soy calle, tu no eres calle
why tu lo sabes
why es mejor que conmigo no te resbales
Naci solo, jodo solo, guerreo solo
why contra ti, contra cualquiera yo me jodo
No me la tengo que pasar con gangsters, pai'
No aparento con cadenas que no es mia, pai'
Para sacar la paz aqui en la discoteca, pai'
Para tener que frontear con una botella de champagne
Estos cabrones se creen Superman
A todas estas nos matamos why no me jodas mas
Asi es mi vida
Asi soy yo
Asi vive "Illegal Life" why "New Records"
My song, my flow, my show
My gun, you know
why envuelvete con mi canci e quieren ver morir
Vengan por mi
Si quieren matarme
No morir why song, my flow, my show
My gun, you know
why envuelvete con mi canci (Que se mueran!)
(Todos mueran!)
(De un tiro en la cabeza!)
(Por envidia todos mueran!)
(De un tiro en la cabeza!)
"Ay, ay, ay papito
Esto es un poquito
De lo que puede venir en "Sentenciados"
Ustedes, no me amenazen con cuchillos sin filos
No me paso con nadie en la discoteca ni con corillo pa' meter cabras
Tu lo sabes
Sonic
Distes otro palo mas pa' la colecci e Baby Rasta why Gringo
why esta vez te pauto, porque yo no vendo sue a la hora de pautar
Sooo
Soportenme!
The Score!
Tu sabes quien soy!
The Score, what!
The Score, what!
The Score!
Ah, Nando?
Como que no le tenemos miedo a nadie!
(Por envidia todos mueran!)
(De un tiro en la cabeza!)
Wooh!
Ay
Jaja!
The lyrics of Baby Rasta's song "Vela por tu Vida" (Watch out for your life) depict a message of perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity. The song begins by acknowledging that sometimes life can feel tight and overwhelming, and that when you feel weak, it is easy to want to give up. However, the lyrics encourage listeners to tap into a strength within themselves that won't allow them to give up and to push themselves to reach the peak, despite any challenges they may face. The repetitive chorus, "Así es mi vida, así soy yo" ("That's my life, that's who I am"), emphasizes the idea that you should own your life and stay true to who you are, no matter the circumstances.
In the second verse, Baby Rasta reflects on the personal success and setbacks he's encountered on his journey as a singer. He boasts his experiences of dodging bullets and almost losing his life, which has made him stronger and unafraid of anything. The song then takes a confrontational turn, with Baby Rasta challenging those who envy him or try to imitate his style. The lyrics suggest that he's not afraid of anyone or anything and warns anyone who tries to cross him, that they will end up in a 'dead ditch.' Baby Rasta expresses being unapologetically gangster, preferring the company of his Glock, .40 full, and peines de treinta, over bottles of champagne or trying to front and pretending to be something they're not.
Overall, Baby Rasta's lyrics in "Vela por tu Vida" evoke feelings of solidarity, strength, and defiance, reminding people to stay strong, loyal to what they believe in, and true to themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
Algunas veces te sientes apretado
Sometimes you feel trapped
Te sientes debil
You feel weak
Cuando te sientes debil
When you feel weak
Sientes que vas a rendirte
You feel like giving up
Pero tienes que buscar de lo mas profundo de tu interior
But you have to look inside yourself
Una fuerza, que no lo permite
A strength that won't let you give up
Que te ayuda a luchar, y luchar
That helps you fight, and fight
Que te empuja
That pushes you
Para llegar a la cima
To reach the top
Vela por tu vida
Watch over your life
No te vallas en viaje
Don't get lost on the way
En vivir mi vida
In living my life
Soy un cantante que ha tenido exitos y caidas
I'm a singer who has had successes and failures
En lo personal, jum
Personally
Ni que se diga
Needless to say
Balas me han rozado
Bullets have grazed me
why por poco una me costaba la vida
And one almost took my life
Alzen las manos
Raise your hands
Todos los que a mi me envidian
All those who envy me
No se imaginan lo que ago dia a dia
They can't imagine what I do every day
Vivo la vida todos los dias
I live life every day
Como es despedida
Like it's goodbye
Con el corillo de las Monjas
With the gang of the Monjas
Fumando marimba
Smoking weed
Tu no tienes flow
You don't have flow
Tampoco tienes gun
You don't have a gun either
Te guillas en las canciones
You pretend in your songs
De que eres un maton
That you're a thug
La pelicula que vives de gangsters
The movie you live as a gangster
No metes cabras
You don't put in work
No hagas que este flaco te de un bofeton
Don't make me slap you
Rasta el hombre del momento
Rasta the man of the moment
Te doy uno arriba
I give you a thumbs up
Los demas para que brinques en el cemento
So the rest can jump on the cement
Soy como soy
I am who I am
No como el lambon de Tempo
Not like the suck-up Tempo
Bichotes de carton tiran tus canciones
Cardboard gangsters throw your songs
Pa' sentirte hombre
To feel like a man
Pero no estoy conforme
But I'm not satisfied
Quisiera mandarte un viaje
I want to send you on a trip
Con mi maldita cadena
With my damn chain
Dejarte el sello de Illegal Life Records en tu cabeza
Leave the Illegal Life Records stamp on your head
Asi es mi vida
That's my life
Asi soy yo
That's who I am
Asi vive "Illegal Life" y "New Records"
That's how "Illegal Life" and "New Records" live
My song, my flow, my show
My song, my flow, my show
My gun, you know
My gun, you know
Y envuelvete con mi cancion si me quieres ver morir
And wrap yourself in my song if you want to see me die
Vengan por mi
Come get me
Si quieren matarme
If they want to kill me
No mori
I won't die
Y envuelvete con mi cancion
And wrap yourself in my song
Desde los noventas canto en residenciales
Since the 90s, I sing in 'residenciales'
Fumo todos los dias, mato con metales
I smoke every day, I kill with metal
Con nadie hago las pases
I don't make peace with anyone
Y no te pases
And don't mess with me
Que si te prospasas
If you overstep
Moriras en la puerta de tu casa
You'll die in front of your house
Con el corillo Glock, .40 full, peines de treinta
With the Glock gang, .40 full, 30 round mags
Conmigo nadie inventa
No one tries me
Pues llego quien llega
Because I am who I am
Baby Rasta, el de la cuarenta
Baby Rasta, the 40 Caliber one
Y no provoques que te mate con mi letra
And don't provoke me to kill you with my lyrics
Tu eres feca
You suck
No estas apto para esta guerra
You're not ready for this war
Moriras sangrado en una puta cuneta
You'll die bleeding in a ditch
Yo soy calle, tu no eres calle, y tu lo sabes
I'm street, you're not, and you know it
Y es mejor que conmigo no te resbales
And it's better not to mess with me
Naci solo, jodo solo, guerreo solo
I was born alone, I fight alone, I war alone
Y contra ti, contra cualquiera yo me jodo
And against you, against anyone, I stand
No me la tengo que pasar con gangsters, pai'
I don't have to hang out with gangsters, bro
No aparento con cadenas que no es mia, pai'
I don't pretend with chains that aren't mine, bro
Para sacar la paz aqui en la discoteca, pai'
To keep the peace here in the club, bro
Para tener que frontear con una botella de champagne
To have to front with a bottle of champagne
Estos cabrones se creen Superman
These idiots think they're Superman
A todas estas nos matamos y no me jodas mas
We're killing ourselves over nothing, don't bother me anymore
No morir y envuelvete con mi cancion
Not going to die, wrap yourself in my song
Que se mueran!
Let them die!
Todos mueran!
Everybody die!
De un tiro en la cabeza!
With a shot to the head!
Por envidia todos mueran!
Let them all die of envy!
Ay, ay, ay papito
Oh my, oh my, daddy
Esto es un poquito
This is just a little taste
De lo que puede venir en "Sentenciados"
Of what can come in 'Sentenciados'
Ustedes, no me amenazen con cuchillos sin filos
Don't threaten me with dull knives
No me paso con nadie en la discoteca ni con corillo pa' meter cabras
I don't mess with anyone in the club or with a crew to put in work
Tu lo sabes
You know it
Sonic
Sonic
Distes otro palo mas pa' la coleccion e Baby Rasta y Gringo
You gave another hit to Baby Rasta and Gringo's collection
Y esta vez te pauto, porque yo no vendo sueños a la hora de pautar
And this time I'll pay you, because I don't sell dreams when I'm buying airtime
Soportenme!
Bear with me!
The Score!
The Score!
Tu sabes quien soy!
You know who I am!
The Score, what!
The Score, what!
Ah, Nando?
Ah, Nando?
Como que no le tenemos miedo a nadie!
As if we're not afraid of anyone!
Wooh!
Wooh!
Ay
Oh
Jaja!
Haha!
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LUIS RIVERA, WILMER ALICEA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@esneideradarve2850
2024 recordando este señor temazooo.
@darkiel9401
Solo la Vieja Escuela, Sabe que Baby Rasta y Gringo, Tempo, Falo, Alberto, Frankie Boy Levantaron este Tema, Rip Méxicano
@marvinnavia1553
Baby rasta el hombre dl momento
El d la 40 puñetaaa
Siguiendo el género llamado reggaeton desd los 2000 puñeta cali colombia
@dgtto...
Tu no tienesss flow...
2022 Ecuador Activo
@emetelcalama9465
2020?? Temazo recordando la niñez.. Zuuu!! 💪🏽😜💯
@ivanorlandohuertas7546
Igual melo 2020
@hairordmejias173
2021🐺 SuuuU 🔥🔥🔥
@vendo_churros6758
2022
@jotamontes4709
Con el vídeo de 8 Mile lo maximo 🔥
@noeliagimenez9692
Esta canción me trae muchos recuerdos 😎
2018 & sigue sonando 👍