:Ñengo Flow
{{short description|Puerto Rican rapper and singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ñengo Flow
| image = Ñengo Flow in interview - Late Nite Promotions 2012.png
| caption = Ñengo Flow in 2012
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| birth_name = Edwin Rosa Vázquez Ortiz
| alias = {{flatlist|
- El Real G
- El Producto Más Caro
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico
| origin = Bayamón, Puerto Rico
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| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
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| years_active = 2004–present
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Anuel AA
- Kendo Kaponi
- Jowell & Randy
- Lito & Polaco
- Jory
- J Alvarez
- Cosculluela
- Gotay
- Guelo Star
- Daddy Yankee
- French Montana
- Jhay Cortez
- Jon Z
- Ozuna
- Young Khalifa
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Edwin Rosa Vázquez Ortiz (born October 15, 1981), known professionally as Ñengo Flow, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He was born in San Juan and grew up in Bayamón where he started in the music business. At the age of 14, Ortiz first presented on stage in the neighborhood where he lived in a community movement.{{cite web|url=http://www.millonesrecord.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=96 |title=Biografia de Nengo Flow |publisher=Millones Records |language=es |date=October 27, 2012 |access-date=October 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022092940/http://www.millonesrecord.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=96 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 }}
Ñengo Flow is one of the wealthiest reggaeton artists and had a net worth of $8 million in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.latintimes.com/richest-reggaeton-artists-15-urban-music-singers-fat-bank-accounts-and-fit-bodies-420781|title=Richest Reggaeton Artists: 15 Urban Music Singers with Fat Bank Accounts and Fit Bodies|work=Latin Times|author=Gomez, Shirley|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2018|publisher=Newsweek Media Group}}
Singing career
After a few years, Ortiz became known as Ñengo Flow. His first work as an artist was to release a mixtape with colleagues and friends. He then released his first studio album Flow Callejero in 2005. He continued to release mixtapes including El Combo Que No Se Deja in 2007 and La Verdadera Calle in 2010. He also appeared on various reggaetón compilation albums including Los Anormales (2004), Sangre Nueva (2005) and DJ Joe – Abusando del Género (2006). In 2011, he launched his álbums Real G4 Life and in 2012 Real G4 Life 2 as well as Real G4 Life 2.5. Real G4 Life 2 reached number 75 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart while the 2.5 edition reached number 61 on the same chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/%C3engo-flow-mn0000866747/awards|title=Ñengo Flow – Awards : AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=November 10, 2012}} Also in 2012, he appeared on various artists' albums, including Ivy Queen's Musa while also providing uncredited vocals to the song "La Killer".{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=all}}|title=Musa – Ivy Queen|magazine=Billboard| publisher=Prometheus Global Media| date=August 30, 2012| access-date=August 30, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/musa-mw0002404617|title=Musa – Ivy Queen|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|date=August 30, 2012| access-date=August 30, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.maquinario809.com/2009/11/biografia-de-nengo-flow.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131121094434/http://www.maquinario809.com/2009/11/biografia-de-nengo-flow.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2013 |title=Biografia Completa |access-date=November 13, 2009 }}
Ñengo Flow's Real G4 Life concert was nominated for Concert of the Year by the Tu Música Urban Awards in 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8503639/ozuna-daddy-yankee-natti-natasha-tu-musica-urban-awards|title=Ozuna, Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha Win Big at Inaugural Tu Música Urban Awards: See Full List|magazine=Billboard}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
- 2005: Flow Callejero
- 2011: Real G 4 Life
- 2012: Real G 4 Life 2
- 2012: Real G 4 Life 2.5
- 2017: Real G 4 Life 3
- 2020: The Goat
- 2024: Real G 4 Life, Vol. 4
= Other albums =
- 2008: El Combo Que No Se Deja
- 2015: Los Reyes Del Rap (con Los G4)
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Nengo Flow}}
- {{MusicBrainz artist|name=Ñengo Flow|id=b7f5054e-c9de-49d8-b0eb-6deefb89b86b}}
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Latin music|Biography}}
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Category:21st-century Puerto Rican male singers
Category:21st-century Puerto Rican singers
Category:Puerto Rican male singer-songwriters
Category:Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians