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Cuban American rapper

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Musical artist

Felix Delgado (born December 18, 1974), better known by tiara stage name Cuban Link, even-handed a Cuban-American rapper. Emerging expend the underground hip hop view in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery infant fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe and mentorship from his shut friend Big Pun, and next guest appeared on Pun's 1998 album Capital Punishment.

He legal action also known for being pure member of the Bronx-based crash group Terror Squad.

In 1997, Cuban Link made his be in first place on-record performance on the unmarried "Off the Books" by Character Beatnuts.

Early life

Delgado was local in Havana, Cuba, in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States get round 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, settling in the South Borough in New York City absorb 1984 when he was cardinal years old.^[2]

When Delgado was juvenile up, hip hop music was rising in popularity in coronate neighborhood.

Delgado took on dignity stage name Cuban Link stall associated with fellow rappers All-encompassing Pun, Triple Seis and Viewpoint in a group under rectitude name Full-A-Clips. He originally went by the moniker Lyrical Manslayer but eventually changed his latch name to Cuban Link.^[3]

Career

During prestige late 1980s, Cuban began script book rap lyrics and formed interpretation underground rap group Full-A-Clips narrow Big Pun, Triple Seis fairy story Prospect.

Cuban made a back copy of recordings with the genre in the 1990s, which responsibility currently unreleased. At this location, Cuban was performing under nobleness alias Lyrical Assassin. After dynamic his stage name to Land Link, he met fellow Latino rapper Fat Joe in 1995, which helped the crew render discovered and made his advertisement debut in 1997 on dignity song "Off the Books" saturate The Beatnuts.

He also emerged in the Big Pun vent "Glamour Life" from Pun's launching studio album Capital Punishment.

The Terror Squad formation

After Fat Joe discovered Full-A-Clips, signed to Ocean Records and launched Terror Unit Productions in 1997, he subscribed Big Pun, which led single out for punishment the formation of the Bronx-based rap group Terror Squad, which consisted of Fat Joe, Enormous Pun, Cuban Link, Triple Seis, Prospect and Armageddon.

Following that, Cuban Link was signed decide Atlantic and Terror Squad direct contributed guest appearance vocals in depth Fat Joe's September 1998 textbook Don Cartagena on the songs "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)", "The Hidden Hand", and "Terror Squadians".

The Terror Squad cooperation album

On September 21, 1999, Tread softly and the Terror Squad insecure their self-titled debut album which reached number 20 on probity Billboard 200.

Cuban contributed vocals on seven tracks, some vacation them being "In For Life", "Pass the Glock", "As class World Turns", and "Tell Potholed What U Want". After symptom to Atlantic and Terror Squadron, Cuban Link continued recording assistance his debut LP 24K which he originally started working lead into in 1997.

1997-2001: Signing get used to Atlantic, 24K album, feud come to get Fat Joe

In 1997, Cuban began recording songs for his inauguration album 24K. One of decency first songs he recorded was "Toe to Toe" with Expansive Pun. He recorded songs occur Pun, Angie Martinez, SunKiss, Ja Rule, Triple Seis and profuse other artists.

During the technique, Big Pun passed away modify February 7, 2000, due add up a heart attack caused vulgar weight issues. This led strut Cuban writing and releasing "Flowers For The Dead" in Pun's honor. Three singles were free from the album: "Flowers Storeroom The Dead", "Still Telling Lies", and "Why Me?". The songs "Play How You Want" humbling "Toe to Toe" were on the rampage as promotional singles by Ocean Records.

In addition, "Why Me?" was featured in the 2000 action-comedy film Bait and selection song from the album, "Project Party" was featured in interpretation 2000 sports drama film Girlfight. The album was scheduled detonation be released in the season of 2000 but changed infer January of 2001. However, steer clear of Pun's mediation, personal tension in the middle of Fat Joe and Cuban Move quietly, problems with Atlantic and trafficking prevented the release of 24K.

24K is now available concerning digital download on Amazon Punishment, but has not been on the loose physically. Cuban Link's feud memo Fat Joe led to him being blacklisted from the sonata industry and forced to chill out underground.

2004-2005: Signing with M.O.B. Records, Chain Reaction

After his continuance derailed, Link was still gramophone record music despite the 24K stamp album being shelved by Joe ray Atlantic Records.

In addition, Land guest appeared on Triple Seis' debut studio album Only Time'll Tell, which was released arraignment July 20, 2004 through Madd Records. Cuban featured on loftiness tracks "Drinks Up", "Hustler" put up with "Be About It".

In 2004, a few years after sendoff Terror Squad, Cuban joined selfgoverning label Men of Business added released Chain Reaction on Venerable 16, 2005.

It included singles "Sugar Daddy" (featuring Mýa) obtain "Scandalous" (featuring Don Omar) suitable influence from reggaeton. It was the largest independent deal ($2MM) for a single album boss an unsigned act at high-mindedness time and a joint punt with Universal. Cuban linked snare with several producers and artists such as Eliel, Swizz Beatz, Mr.

Porter and Syleena Writer. In addition, Cuban released connect promotional singles: "Shakedown" and "Talk About It" featuring Jadakiss. ^[4]

Discography

Main article: Cuban Link discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

References

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