Tego Calderon is big in New York and Miami. He’s huge across Latin America. And in his native Puerto Rico — forget about it. So why is his upcoming album titled “The Underdog?” Maybe because Calderon ...
Reggaetón king Tego Calderón was into salsa as a teenager, then hip-hop. The music that would make him a star didn't even have a name yet. "To tell you the truth, I was not a fan of reggaetón at the ...
Reggaeton pioneer Tego Calderón released his first solo music in more than eight years on Friday, dropping “La Receta” (“The Prescription”), a smooth track that casts El Abayarde as a romantic leading ...
With jazzy orchestra sounds, folkloric Afro-Boricua percussion, and political lyrics united over a ubiquitous dembow riddim, Tego Calderón’s album El Abayarde embodies the soul of reggaeton. Twenty ...
Latin rap superstar Tego Calderon, who has long been the face card of the Reggaeton explosion, has inked a long term deal with Atlantic Records for his imprint Jiggiri. After being courted by Atlantic ...
It was with great fanfare that Atlantic Records announced the signing of Tego Calderón in June 2005. He was the first major-label signing of a reggaeton artist, the Caribbean style (a combination of ...
With his supersized Afro, just-woke-up-after-a-late-night voice, and I-can't-believe-I'm-a-star humility, Tego Calderón might be the most lovable thug of all time. Certainly he's the most loved rapper ...
After a five-year absence, Tego Calderón returns with a vibrant mixtape that cements his status as reggaetón’s answer to KRS-One. Thankfully, though, the album has no reggaetón in it — by embracing ...
Puerto Rico’s Tego Calderon appeared to be doing his best last week during a tour swing through Southern California to live up to his reputation as the rebellious rapper of reggaeton. He did so by ...
Clockwise from upper left: The inaugural Mas Flow festival includes performances by Don Omar (Saturday), DJ Playero (Saturday), Zion & Lennox (Friday), and Ivy Queen (Saturday). Credit: All photos ...
The Puerto Rican rapper stops by to play songs from his new album, spin some records from his eclectic collection and talk about how he went from... Guest DJ: Puerto Rican Rap Legend Tego Calderon ...
Puerto Rico's O.G. discusses Puerto Rico's future. Dec. 10, 2012 — -- He was never flashy, even when reggaeton exploded into the mainstream circa 2005 with Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina." While Yankee ...