Getto & Gastam
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Getto y Gastam (Vicente Gaztambide) are a rap/reggaeton
duo from Río Piedras
and Ponce
, Puerto Rico
respectively. The duo is signed to Buddha's Productions and have been involve in the infamous clash with Pina Records
. Getto was born in Río Piedras and moved to New Jersey
when he was just 9 years old. There he developed an interest in rap and reggae
music. He has made various guest appearances in Tempo's Game Over
and New Game
albums along with Gastam in other various artists compilations. Gastam is from Ponce, Puerto Rico and started singing in his school choir when he was 8 years old. As a child he showed interest in music due to his father being a musician. He first discovered rap at age 12 when introduced to Vico C
and Rubén DJ. In 1994 he met Tempo and performs on stage with him. Later when Tempo began recording his first CD he puts Gastam in contact with Buddha from Buddha's Productions who then gives him the opportunity to guest rap in Tempo's next two albums.
Reggaeton
Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
duo from Río Piedras
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Río Piedras is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1714, it has been the home of the University of Puerto Rico's main campus since 1903, earning the town the popular name of Ciudad Universitaria...
and Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
respectively. The duo is signed to Buddha's Productions and have been involve in the infamous clash with Pina Records
Pina Records
Pina Records is a Puerto Rican record label founded by Rafael Antonio Pina Nieves. It is the most famous and successful record label in the reggaeton music industry due to its long background history and artists...
. Getto was born in Río Piedras and moved to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
when he was just 9 years old. There he developed an interest in rap and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music. He has made various guest appearances in Tempo's Game Over
Game Over (Tempo album)
Game Over is the debut studio album from Tempo, released in 1999.-Track listing:# Intro# Siempre Listo # Voy de Misión# Mil Formas de Vivir # Ven y Vuela# ¿Donde Están Las Gerlas?...
and New Game
New Game
New Game is the second studio album from Tempo, released in 2000.-Track listing:# T.E.M.P.O# No Es Tan Fácil# Miles de Dólares# Inocente# De Norte @ Sur# Baja de Esa Nube# Duele# Muchos Quieren# Niggas Said What...
albums along with Gastam in other various artists compilations. Gastam is from Ponce, Puerto Rico and started singing in his school choir when he was 8 years old. As a child he showed interest in music due to his father being a musician. He first discovered rap at age 12 when introduced to Vico C
Vico C
Vico C is an Puerto Rican rapper and rap artist. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rap and has played an influential role in the development of Latin American hip hop....
and Rubén DJ. In 1994 he met Tempo and performs on stage with him. Later when Tempo began recording his first CD he puts Gastam in contact with Buddha from Buddha's Productions who then gives him the opportunity to guest rap in Tempo's next two albums.
As a duo
- Buddha's FamilyBuddha's FamilyBuddha's Family is the compilation album by Tempo and various artists, released in 2001.-Track listing:# Getto - Por La Envidia# Tempo - Intro# Tempo - Descontrólate# Getto - Tu Cuerpo# Trebol Clan - Ansias Tengo# Yanuri & Don Omar - Bailen...
(2001) - Buddha's Family - El Bando Korrupto 2 (2004) - ¿Pa' Qué Guerrear?
- Majestic II (2004) - La Abusadora
- RealReal (Ivy Queen album)-Track listing:# Intro# Chika Ideal# Soldados# Matando # Dale Volumen# Rociarlos # Dile# Mi Barrio# Entiende # Dee Jay# Quitate Two # Mi Situación...
(2004) - Vas A Morir - Kilates 2 (2004) - Tendrán Que Retirarse
- Clase AparteClase Aparte-Track listing:#"Clase Aparte" - 2:03#"Asechándote" - 3:32#"La Batidora" - 3:22#"Travesuras" - 3:31...
(2004) - Débiles Quítense - The Noise 10 (2004) - Tu Piel Me Provoca
- El DesquiteEl Desquite-Track listing:# Intro # Funeral# Tu Veneno# Síguelo # No Respondo # Mala Mía # Hipnotizao# Ando Buscando # Diario Vivir# Volvernos A Ver...
(2005) - No Respondo - Buddha's Family 2 (2005) - No Problemas, Hoy Voy Por Ti
- Reggaeton Nítido (2005) - Nos Conocimos
- Non-Stop Reggaeton Hits Vol. 2 (2006) - Olvídate De Él
- El Mono De Raza (2007) - Quieren Guerrear Conmigo
- Los Capo (2007) - Bailando
- Chosen Few III: The Movie (2008) - Free Tempo (Remix) (Ft. Tempo, Fat Joe, Barrigton Leavy, Mc Ceja, Mexicano)