Temperamento
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Cristian Estremera, known as Temperamento, is a Puerto Rican
born Rap artist living in Providence, Rhode Island
.
. At the age of 10 after the suicide of his father Ramon Estremera, Temperamento and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island
.
s such as La Manteca and Hustle Up Latino picked up on Temperamento and he was eventually featured on the cover of Perrealo's "Unsigned Hype" Edition.
' which opened reggaeton doors, reached out and gave Temperamento the chance to appear on his first album with Gemstar & Big Mato's "Mas Pure" which featured artists like Tony Touch
, N.O.R.E, and Carlos Santana
. Soon after, Cuban rapper Don Dinero
approached Tempermaneto in SOB's and told him he was going to sign him. Don Dinero
's album "El Ultimo Guerrero" featured a track with Temperamento titled "Mentira". Temperamento's biggest accomplishment is probably the participation of Immortal technique's "3rd World" album in 2009 which hit stores worldwide. Block Royal, the biggest Hip-Hop family of all time (with members in almost every Capital and Country in the world) is his music crew or "Family", as he calls it .
", which is dedicated to victims of domestic abuse and "Coje Consejo" which gives advice to the youth.
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...
born Rap artist living in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
.
Biography
Temperamento was born on February 21, 1981 in Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, 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...
. At the age of 10 after the suicide of his father Ramon Estremera, Temperamento and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
.
Musical beginning and rise to fame
In 1999, he began to write his own songs which were based the pain and suffering he had experienced in his life. In 2005, Temperamento met Caracas Nel, a Venezuelan from Providence who would eventually became his manager. With the use of internet forums and music web pages, Caracas Nel published Temperamento's recordings. Without a record deal or funds, Temperamento's music soon spread and appeared on many reggaeton and Latin hip hop mixtapes including those of Dj Moets and Dj Sincero, whom where the first to introduce his music to the mixtape world. DVD magazineDVD magazine
A DVD magazine is a magazine that collects most of its content on DVD, or is issued in a DVD-only format. It was invented by Isak Bini who published the first DVD magazine: City and You DVD magazine...
s such as La Manteca and Hustle Up Latino picked up on Temperamento and he was eventually featured on the cover of Perrealo's "Unsigned Hype" Edition.
Mainstream success
Producer SPK, the beatmaker of the track 'Oye Mi CantoOye Mi Canto
"Oye Mi Canto" is a Reggaeton single by N.O.R.E.. The song was originally released in 2004 as the lead single from the album 1 Fan a Day, which is heretofore unreleased. It is his second biggest hit, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later included on the 2006 album N.O.R.E. y la...
' which opened reggaeton doors, reached out and gave Temperamento the chance to appear on his first album with Gemstar & Big Mato's "Mas Pure" which featured artists like Tony Touch
Tony Touch
Tony 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...
, N.O.R.E, and Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
. Soon after, Cuban rapper Don Dinero
Don Dinero
Jose Manuel Guitian, popularly known as Don Dinero, is an American-born Cuban Rapper.-Biography:Dinero was born in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Don Dinero is the son of Cuban exiles who arrived in the United States at the beginning of the 1960s.In the late 1990s he and his older...
approached Tempermaneto in SOB's and told him he was going to sign him. Don Dinero
Don Dinero
Jose Manuel Guitian, popularly known as Don Dinero, is an American-born Cuban Rapper.-Biography:Dinero was born in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Don Dinero is the son of Cuban exiles who arrived in the United States at the beginning of the 1960s.In the late 1990s he and his older...
's album "El Ultimo Guerrero" featured a track with Temperamento titled "Mentira". Temperamento's biggest accomplishment is probably the participation of Immortal technique's "3rd World" album in 2009 which hit stores worldwide. Block Royal, the biggest Hip-Hop family of all time (with members in almost every Capital and Country in the world) is his music crew or "Family", as he calls it .
Lyrics and themes
Temperamento creates songs like "TearsTears
Tears are secretions that clean and lubricate the eyes. Lacrimation or lachrymation is the production or shedding of tears....
", which is dedicated to victims of domestic abuse and "Coje Consejo" which gives advice to the youth.
Discography
- 2005: Lo Que La Calle Esperaba
- 2006: Cadena Perpetua
- 2007: Hip Hop For Dummies Vol.1 & 2
- 2008: El Fin Del Mundo
- 2009: El M.E.J.O.R (Muchos Enemigos Juran Odiar Al Rey)
- TBA: CHRIST-IAN 29:33