Their debut song was not a big hit but they were quickly compared to the more famous at the time Zion & Lennox, referring to the way that one of them has a nice singing voice (Ken-Y, Zion) and the other one raps (R.K.M, 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 & 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 R.K.M & 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 R.K.M & 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 R.K.M & 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 & 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 R.K.M & 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 R.K.M & Ken-Y arriving to New York for El Draft with Raphy Pina.
R.K.M, 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 had a massive concert in El Coliseo de Puerto Rico, the most important venue on the island, on August 18th.
Dime
R.K.M & Ken-Y Lyrics
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Presentar al que todos quieren
Y solo uno tiene
Yo, Raphy Pina
Les presento a Ken-Y
Ayer me dijistes que me amabas
Que no había quien nos separara
Para nuestro amor no habían medidas
Pero de repente todo cambio
Ya no eras la misma cuando hacíamos el amor
Hoy me pides que me vaya sin ninguna razón
Tú no sabes cuanto daño le hace a mi corazón, perderte
Dime como olvidarte si no quiero alejarme
No me pidas que me vaya, no
(Que no me vaya, no)
(Que no me vaya, no, no)
Que no ves que ya no puedo
Que sin ti me desespero
No me pidas que me vaya, no
Como pudistes lastimarme
Si lo único que hice fue amarte
Creo que merezco una explicación
Créeme, he tratado de olvidarte
Y lo único que he logrado es recordarte
Dime como aguantar tanto dolor
No, no, no
Dime como olvidarte si no quiero alejarme
No me pidas que me vaya, no
(Que no me vaya, no)
(Que no me vaya, no, no)
Que no ves que ya no puedo
Que sin ti me desespero
No me pidas que me vaya, no
Dime que debo hacer si la verdad es que no puedo
Alejarme de ti, olvidarme de ti, mamita, yo no quiero
No me pidas más que no, no te voy a complacer
Si todo estaba muy bien dime amor ¿en que fallé?
¿En que fallé?
¿En que fallé?
No, no, no
No puedo comprender por que me abandonaste
Por que un día solo tú me dejaste
Si yo todo te lo di
Si vivía para ti
¿Por que ahora tú me pagas así?
Dime como olvidarte si no quiero alejarme
No me pidas que me vaya, no
(Que no me vaya, no)
(Que no me vaya, no, no)
Que no ves que ya no puedo
Que sin ti me desespero
No me pidas que me vaya, no (no, no)
¿Cuando van entender? (No, no)
Que ustedes son las que mandan
Para todas (no)
(No)
Y para el mundo (no)
El versátil
¡Ken-y!
Yeh
Yeh
Yeh
Pina (Pina) Records (Records)
Mambo Kingz (Mambo Kingz)
In the song "Dime" by R.K.M and Ken-Y, Raphy Pina, the founder of Pina Records, introduces Ken-Y as the one that everyone wants, but only one person has. The song is about a relationship that was once full of love and promises of never being separated, but now the woman has changed and wants the man to leave for no apparent reason. He expresses his love for her and cannot understand why she would hurt him by pushing him away. The chorus repeats the plea for her to not ask him to leave and to understand his desperation without her.
The verses express the man's confusion and heartache, questioning how he can forget her and move on when he loves her so much. He feels he deserves an explanation for what happened and admits that he has tried to forget her, but all he can do is remember her. The song is emotional and raw, conveying the pain of losing someone that was once everything.
Line by Line Meaning
Ahora me toca a mí Presentar al que todos quieren Y solo uno tiene Yo, Raphy Pina Les presento a Ken-Y
It's my turn now to introduce the one everyone wants and only one can have - me, Raphy Pina. I present to you Ken-Y.
Ayer me dijistes que me amabas Que no había quien nos separara Que yo era tuyo y tú eras mía Para nuestro amor no habían medidas
Yesterday you told me you loved me and that nothing could ever separate us. We belonged to each other and there were no limits to our love.
Pero de repente todo cambio Ya no eras la misma cuando hacíamos el amor Hoy me pides que me vaya sin ninguna razón Tú no sabes cuanto daño le hace a mi corazón, perderte
Suddenly everything changed - you weren't the same when we made love. Today you ask me to leave without any reason. You don't know how much it hurts my heart to lose you.
Dime como olvidarte si no quiero alejarme No me pidas que me vaya, no (Que no me vaya, no) (Que no me vaya, no, no) Que no ves que ya no puedo Que sin ti me desespero No me pidas que me vaya, no
Tell me how to forget you if I don't want to go away. Don't ask me to go. Can't you see I can't live without you? Don't ask me to go.
Como pudistes lastimarme Si lo único que hice fue amarte Creo que merezco una explicación Créeme, he tratado de olvidarte Y lo único que he logrado es recordarte Dime como aguantar tanto dolor No, no, no
How could you hurt me when all I did was love you? I think I deserve an explanation. Believe me, I tried to forget you, but all I accomplished was to remember you. Tell me how to endure so much pain. No, no, no.
Dime que debo hacer si la verdad es que no puedo Alejarme de ti, olvidarme de ti, mamita, yo no quiero No me pidas más que no, no te voy a complacer Si todo estaba muy bien dime amor ¿en que fallé? ¿En que fallé? ¿En que fallé?
Tell me what to do if the truth is that I can't stay away from you, forget about you. I don't want to. Don't ask me again. I won't give in. If everything was going well, tell me, love, where did I go wrong? Where did I go wrong? Where did I go wrong?
No puedo comprender por que me abandonaste Por que un día solo tú me dejaste Si yo todo te lo di Si vivía para ti ¿Por que ahora tú me pagas así?
I can't understand why you left me, why one day you just left me. I gave you everything and I lived for you. Why do you treat me this way now?
¿Cuando van entender? (No, no) Que ustedes son las que mandan Para todas (no) (No) Y para el mundo (no) El versátil ¡Ken-y! Yeh Yeh Yeh Pina (Pina) Records (Records) Mambo Kingz (Mambo Kingz)
When will they understand that you are the ones in control? For all women and for the world - the versatile Ken-Y! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Pina Records and Mambo Kingz.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kenny Vazquez
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