Magic juan
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Magic Juan is an American merengue hip hop artist of Dominican parentage. He was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan
, New York City
and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey
.
, a merengue
band with heavy urban and hip-hop influences, he decided not to attend college in favor for pursuing his interest in music. His bilingual rapping was featured on the cut "Brinca," a single that went to number one in over eight countries in South America. Proyecto Uno went on to sell over three million albums worldwide. Juan soon desired to record his own solo material. In 2002, he released his solo debut, La Prueba, and became the New York correspondent for Telemundo
's Latin hip-hop show, The Roof.
In 2004, he released Libertad: The Magic Juan Mix and the double CD, Inevitable. On June 9, 2009, Magic released his third studio album as a solo artist, The Sure Bet, containing a wide variety of musical influences including hip hop, reggae, bachata, salsa, and merengue. The album's first single was "aby Come Back"
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
.
Background
At the age of ten he joined the school choir and started taking piano, guitar, and drum lessons outside of school. His parents were skeptical about whether or not he would stick with music, but after Juan had won some talent contests they were sure he was serious. To keep him off the streets, his parents bought him some recording equipment. Juan would spend his days after school writing songs, rapping, recording, and sampling. After high school he played with the idea of studying marketing, but an offer to join Proyecto UnoProyecto Uno
Proyecto Uno is a Dominican-American merenrap group which helped popularize a style of music which blends merengue with rap, techno, dancehall reggae and hip-hop music. The band was founded in New York City's East Side in 1989 by Nelson Zapata and managed by Porfirio "Popi" Piña...
, a merengue
Merengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
band with heavy urban and hip-hop influences, he decided not to attend college in favor for pursuing his interest in music. His bilingual rapping was featured on the cut "Brinca," a single that went to number one in over eight countries in South America. Proyecto Uno went on to sell over three million albums worldwide. Juan soon desired to record his own solo material. In 2002, he released his solo debut, La Prueba, and became the New York correspondent for Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
's Latin hip-hop show, The Roof.
In 2004, he released Libertad: The Magic Juan Mix and the double CD, Inevitable. On June 9, 2009, Magic released his third studio album as a solo artist, The Sure Bet, containing a wide variety of musical influences including hip hop, reggae, bachata, salsa, and merengue. The album's first single was "aby Come Back"
Solo albums
- La Prueba (2002)
- Libertad: The Magic Juan Mix (2004)
- Inevitable (2004)
- The Sure Bet (2009)
- Pechuga (Rock It...No Pare!!)
- Baby Come Back
- Paralizado - (with Tony TouchTony TouchTony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s...
) - Cosita Linda
- Super Estrella - (with Jose "El Canario" Alberto)
- Dale Pa'Bajo
- Fue Asi - (with Kumbia KingsKumbia KingsKumbia Kings was a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia , hip hop and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been A.B. Quintanilla III...
) - Oye Mi Amor
- La Otra Noche
- Mujeriego
- Gracias - (with Omar Enrique)
- Esa Negrita
- Todo Eso E' Tuyo - (with Doug E. FreshDoug E. FreshDouglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
) - Una Avaion
- Un Million
- El Rey De Santo Domingo