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.
Adiós
Rakim Y Ken-Y Lyrics
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Despues de tantas noches de dolor
y de rogarte solo por amor
despues de haber jugado con mi corazón
de haber acabado con mi ilusión hoy
vienes a pedirme a mi perdón y
que deje atras todo tu error pero ya no!!
yano!!
hoy te digo adios!!!
Rakim:
Mai tu sabes que contigo no fui malo
muchas cosas hice por tenerte aqui
a mi lado y tu me fallastes conmigo
jugastes y ahora tu pretendes que olvide
todo el pasado mami9 yo te juro que
pa tras yo no vuelvo dices que me quieres
pero ya no te creo no pidas perdón
porque ya no puedo buscate a otro
pa' que sigas con tu juego
nos vemos
Ken Y:
Despues de tantas noches de dolor
y de rogarte solo por amor despues
de haber jugado con mi corazón de
haber acabado con mi ilusión hoy
vienes a pedirme a mi perdón ya no!!
ya no!!
hoy te digo adios!!!
hoy te digo adios!!!
No sigas buscandome,entiendeme,
lo nuestro se acabo porque no puedes
entender que ya bastante llore yo te
aguante no me digas nada y solo marchate!!!!!!
Que no puedes comprender que hoy te digo adios y que te vaya bien!
Rakim:
Mami yo te juro que pa tras
yo no vuelvo dices que me quieres
pero ya no te creo no pidas perdón
porque ya no puedo buscate a otro
pa' que sigas con tu juego
nos vemos
Ken Y:
Despues de tantas noches de dolor
y de rogarte solo por amor despues
de haber jugado con mi corazón
de haber acabado con mi ilusión
hoy vienes a pedirme a mi perdón
y que deje atras todo tu error pero ya no!!
ya no!!
hoy te digo adios!!!
hoy te digo adios!!!
The lyrics of "Adios" by Rakim Y Ken-Y tell the story of two former lovers who have gone their separate ways. The first verse is sung by Ken-Y, in which he describes the pain he endured during their time together. He speaks about having begged and suffered for her love, only to have his heart broken by her. Now, she has come back to ask for forgiveness and to try to fix things, but he has had enough and has decided to say goodbye. The chorus is the culmination of his decision- he will no longer put up with her mistakes and hurtful behavior, and has finally told her goodbye.
In the second verse, Rakim takes over and explains that his love for her was true, but now she has taken advantage of him and played games with his heart. He refuses to forgive her and move on, instead telling her to find someone else to play with. The chorus repeats, underscoring the finality of their relationship and the decision to end things for good.
Overall, "Adios" is a powerful song about moving on from a failed romance and choosing to walk away rather than continue to be hurt. It's a message of self-respect and perseverance, with a catchy beat and memorable chorus that has made it a hit with Spanish-language music fans.
Line by Line Meaning
Despues de tantas noches de dolor
After enduring countless painful nights
y de rogarte solo por amor
And pleading only for love
despues de haber jugado con mi corazón
After toying with my heart
de haber acabado con mi ilusión hoy
After crushing my dreams today
vienes a pedirme a mi perdón y
You come to ask me for forgiveness, and
que deje atras todo tu error pero ya no!!
That I should forget your mistake, but no more!
yano!!
No more!
hoy te digo adios!!!
Today, I say goodbye to you!
hoy te digo adios!!!
Today, I say goodbye to you!
Mai tu sabes que contigo no fui malo
You know I wasn't bad with you
muchas cosas hice por tenerte aqui
I did a lot of things to have you here
a mi lado y tu me fallastes conmigo
But you failed me, with me
jugastes y ahora tu pretendes que olvide
You played and now you pretend I forget
todo el pasado mami9 yo te juro que
All the past, mommy, I swear to you that
pa tras yo no vuelvo dices que me quieres
I won't go back, you say you love me
pero ya no te creo no pidas perdón
But I don't believe you anymore, don't ask for forgiveness
porque ya no puedo buscate a otro
Because I can't anymore, find someone else
pa' que sigas con tu juego
So you can continue with your game
nos vemos
We'll see each other
No sigas buscandome,entiendeme,
Don't keep looking for me, understand me,
lo nuestro se acabo porque no puedes
What we had is over because you can't
entender que ya bastante llore yo te
Understand that I already cried enough, I endured you
aguante no me digas nada y solo marchate!!!!!!
Don't say anything and just leave!!!
Que no puedes comprender que hoy te digo adios y que te vaya bien!
That you can't understand that today I say goodbye to you and I wish you well!
Mami yo te juro que pa tras
Mommy, I swear to you that I won't look back
yo no vuelvo dices que me quieres
You say you love me, but
pero ya no te creo no pidas perdón
I don't believe you anymore, don't ask for forgiveness
porque ya no puedo buscate a otro
Because I can't anymore, find someone else
pa' que sigas con tu juego
So you can continue with your game
nos vemos
We'll see each other
Despues de tantas noches de dolor
After enduring countless painful nights
y de rogarte solo por amor despues
And pleading only for love, after
de haber jugado con mi corazón
Toying with my heart
de haber acabado con mi ilusión
Crushing my dreams
hoy vienes a pedirme a mi perdón ya no!!
Today you come to ask for my forgiveness, but no more!
ya no!!
No more!
hoy te digo adios!!!
Today, I say goodbye to you!
hoy te digo adios!!!
Today, I say goodbye to you!
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