Rubinsky RBK
{{Short description|Dominican Christian music rapper}}
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| birth_name = Manuel Enrique Núñez Espinoza
| alias = Rubinsky RBK
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|9}}
| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| genre = Christian hip-hop/Latin rap{{Cite web|url=https://hoy.com.do/lo-que-trae-el-rap-cristiano/|title=Lo que trae el Rap Cristiano|date=December 30, 2019|website=Hoy.com.do}}
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- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
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| instrument = Vocals
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Manuel Enrique Núñez Espino, musically known as Rubinsky RBK, is a Dominican Christian music rapper from Santo Domingo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musica.com/letras.asp?biografia=46331|title=Rubinsky RBK | History|last=|first=|date=December 30, 2019|website=Musica.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
He has collaborated with artist such as Redimi2,{{Cite web |date=2014-10-03 |title=Rubinsky RBK nos da a conocer en exclusiva detalles de su participación en el nuevo álbum Operación Mundial de Redimi2. |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/rubinsky-rbk-nos-da-conocer-en-exclusiva-detalles-de-su-participacion-en-el-nuevo-album-operacion-mundial-de-redimi2/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}} Lizzy Parra,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Lizzy Parra estrena el vídeo: "No me Cuelgues" junto a Rubinsky Rbk |url=https://www.mundodecristo.net/2017/02/lizzy-parra-estrena-el-video-no-me.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Mundo De Cristo}} Manny Montes, Dkano and others. He gained fame with the song “Trapstorno” with Redimi2, Natan El Profeta and Philippe,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Redimi2 lanza video oficial "Trapstorno" |url=https://laprensacristiana.com/?p=3616 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=LaPrensaCristiana.com}} which gained 100 million views on YouTube.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Rap cristiano: los "redimidos" que entre rimas predican el Evangelio y mueven multitudes |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/rap-cristiano-redimidos-rimas-predican-evangelio-mueven-nid2268355 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=LaNacion.com.ar}}
He is considered one of the most promising{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Excelente reflexión de Rubinsky RBK sobre el caso Netflix |url=http://www.lacatapulta.net/vidacristiana/excelente-reflexion-de-rubinsky-rbk-sobre-el-caso-netflix/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=LaCataPulta.net}} artists of Christian Latin rap.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Otro rapero cristiano de peso pesados de R. D. Rubinsky RBK |url=https://poderurbano.net/video-otro-rapero-cristiano-de-peso-pesados-de-r-d-rubinsky-rbk/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=PoderUrbano.net}} Some of his most successful songs are: "Sigo aquí", "Amor y Pasión", "Na"{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Rubinsky nominados a los Premios Águil 2019 con el tema: Na' |url=https://altar7.com/el-mensaje-comunicaciones-anuncia-los-nominados-al-premio-aguila-2019/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Altar7.com}} and "Te Necesito".{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Fuego - el sencillo mas reciente de Rubinsky RBK |url=https://www.emisorajuvenil.com/musica-cristiana/388-fuego-el-sencillo-mas-reciente-de-rubinsky-rbk.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=EmisoraJuvenil.com}}
Career
Its official beginnings date back to 2009 with the song "Feliz", a significant theme of the artist. At a very early age he was part of a group called "Eternal Promise" along with other young people who continue to work with Rubinsky today. Between 2010 and 2011, he participated in more than 5 videos and more than 10 collaborations,{{Cite web |date=2022-01-06 |title=Biografía - Rubinsky RBK |url=https://liricapositiva.com/artistas-cristianos/biografia-rubinsky-rbk/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=líricapositiva.com |language=es-PE}} one of them, "El Concilio", organized by the Puerto Rican artist Maso El Presidente and his label Un-Sin Records.{{Cite web |date=2011-10-07 |title=Maso y el Concilio Presenta "Pa darte Luz" |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/maso-y-el-concilio-presenta-pa-darte-lu/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2011-12-17 |title=El Concilio - Pa Date Luz "OFFICIAL VIDEO HD" |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/el-concilio-pa-date-luz-official-video-hd-2/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}} In that year, Rubinsky was part of the event where the rapper The Ambassador, a pioneer of Christian Urban music in the United States, visited the Dominican Republic for the first time.{{Cite web |date=2011-12-19 |title="THE AMBASSADOR" POR PRIMERA VEZ EN REPUBLICA DOMINICANA |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/the-ambassador-por-primera-vez-en-republica-dominicana/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}}
In 2012, he released his first album called “Desde El Inicio” which contains 14 songs. This was backed by the Un-Sin label. On March 11, 2013, he released his first EP titled “El Demo”.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-08 |title=Rubinsky RBK presenta El Demo |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/rubinsky-rbk-presenta-el-demo/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}} The album containing 6 songs, among them "Por cada aplauso", "Quieren" and "Deja Vu".{{Cite web |last=RaperosCristianos |title=Rubinsky RBK – EL DEMO (Descarga Gratis) 2013 |url=https://raperoscristianos.com/rubinsky-rbk-el-demo-descarga-gratis-2013/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |language=es-CO}} In 2014, this work led him to win the Best Urban Album award at the El Galardon Awards ceremony that year. In 2013, he joined Lara, Exo2, Atalaya and Sep7imo from Ejército de Sion as the group called Real.7 with their first proposal “RADICAL THE MIXTAPE”.{{Cite web |date=2012-06-19 |title=ESTRENO!! REAL.7 RADICAL THE MIXTAPE |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/estreno-real-7-radical-the-mixtape/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}}
"Escrito en Reserva", the artist's third production, was released on April 14.{{Cite web |date=2015-04-13 |title=Rubinsky RBK estrena su nuevo disco "Escrito en Reserva" |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/rubinsky-rbk-estrena-su-nuevo-disco-escrito-en-reserva/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}} It had the collaboration of Adams Onel, Aposento Alto, Redimi2, Melissa Capellán, Jeiby, among others.{{Cite web |date=2015-04-17 |title=Rubinsky RBK presenta su nueva propuesta "Escrito en Reserva" |url=https://hoy.com.do/rubinsky-rbk-presenta-su-nueva-propuesta-escrito-en-reserva/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Hoy Digital |language=en}}
On March 27, 2018 Redimi2 released the single "Trapstorno", a song in which Rubinsky RBK had the opportunity to participate with Natan el Profeta and Philippe. The single was hugely successful and made Rubinsky internationally recognized.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=El pasado 23 de abril el famoso dominicano Rubinsky RBK se presentó en Guatemala en el centro de convenciones Ilumina. |url=https://impactradio.cr/el-pasado-23-de-abril-el-famoso-dominicano-rubinsky-rbk-se-presento-en-guatemala-en-el-centro-de-convenciones-ilumina/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Impact Radio |language=es}} His third album, "Mejor que ayer" (in English, "Better than yesterday"), was released on August 13, 2018. It featured the participation of Grace, Uptimo, Indiomar, Ammi Alba and Jaydel.
On February 19, 2019, he released the official video for "La Praxis (freestyle)", a theme that became a challenge, thanks to the fact that the original theme of Redimi2, went viral, and caused many singers to release their own versions. Rubinsky's official video turned out to be one of the most successful versions, as it managed to exceed a million views in a short time. In that year, he participated in rapper Phillippe's musical Espíritu Libre.{{Cite web |last=Nacional |first=El |date=2019-08-30 |title=Presentarán "Espíritu libre", el primer musical urbano |url=https://elnacional.com.do/presentaran-espiritu-libre-el-primer-musical-urbano/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=El Nacional |language=es}}
On March 23, 2020, he launched his fourth production, with the name: “Y Conoceréis La Verdad”. It featured the participation of Gran Rah, Infante, Shalondy Yireth, Niko Eme and Lucy Pelegrin.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-25 |title=Suelta el Control - Rubinsky Rbk presenta nuevo videoclip |url=https://www.musicaurbanacristiana.online/rap/suelta-el-control-rubinsky-rbk-presenta-nuevo-videoclip/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Música Urbana Cristiana Online |language=es}} That same year, he released the song 911, in which he collaborates with Jotta A and Daniela Araújo.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-26 |title=Rubinsky RBK lanza canción junto a Jotta A. |url=https://ontune.com.do/2020/05/26/rubinsky-rbk-lanza-cancion-junto-a-jotta-a/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=On Tune |language=es}}
In 2022, Rbk presents his new single 'Canciones Eternas',{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Rubinsky Rbk Habla de su Nuevo Album - Canciones Eternas |url=https://www.cristojuvenil.com.do/rubinsky-rbk-habla-de-su-nuevo-album-canciones-eternas/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=CristoJuvenil.Com {{!}} Actualidad Cristiana |language=es}} from his album "Conocí Una Oveja".{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=RUBINSKY RBK "CANCIONES ETERNAS" |url=https://revistapaperroom.com/2022/02/21/rubinsky-rbk-canciones-eternas/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=REVISTA PAPER ROOM |language=es}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- 2012: Desde el inicio
- 2015: Escrito en reserva
- 2018: Mejor que ayer
- 2020: Y conoceréis la verdad
- 2022: Conocí una oveja
=EP's albums=
- 2013: El Demo
- 2017: 2 en 1
Awards and nominations
- 2014: El Galardón Awards: Best Urban Album by El Demo
- 2017: El Galardón Awards: Urban Artist of the Year {{Cite web |last=enkvw |title=Premios El Galardón llenó de gloria y esplendor bellas artes en su séptima entrega |url=https://evidenciasdigital.com/2017/02/03/premios-el-galardon-lleno-de-gloria-y-esplendor-bellas-artes-en-su-septima-entrega/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=evidenciasdigital.com |language=es}}