Darell (rapper)

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Darell (rapper)

Osvaldo Elías Castro Hernández[1] (born January 5, 1990), better known by the stage name Darell, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. Born in Puerto Rico, he moved to New York.[2] He is signed to White Lion Records and Sony Music Latin.[3]

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Darell
Darell (right) and Belto (left) performing as a duo
Darell (right) and Belto (left) performing as a duo
Background information
Birth nameOswaldo Elías Castro Hernández
Born (1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 35)
Puerto Rico, US
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present
Labels
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Darell & Belto

He met Belto who was also interested in playing music and they formed a duo called Darell & Belto or Belto & Darell in 2010. Their first release was "Entrega a la maldad" followed the same year by "Sateo", "Si te dicen" in 2011 and "De Cali a Medellin" in 2012.

Solo career

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Darell also has his own solo career. Very early on he appeared as a solo act in the 2011 album Parandoles La Movie by Pichy Boy & Skaary in the song "Bala" and collaborated in "No quiere compromiso" and "Inmortal", and in 2013 released his solo hit "Despedida de un hermano". In 2014, with La Pompa Music he released a number of hits like "La verdad" in 2014, "La calle esta mala" and "No digas na" in 2015. He continued with La Pompa Music in 2015 and 2016 with "To' el mundo carga un arma", "La noche es larga" and "Liberar el estrés" leaving the label in 2016.

In 2016, he released "Ninguno se monta" establishing himself as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist. His mixtape La Verdadera Vuelta in collaboration with Ñengo Flow, Anuel AA, Tempo, Tali and Lito Kirino was a major success.

He is most famous for the single "Te Boté" (English: "I Dumped You"), a song recorded with Puerto Rican rappers Nio García and Casper Mágico. The song was released by Flow La Movie Inc. as a single on December 1, 2017, for digital download and streaming.[4] On April 13, 2018, a remixed version of the song featuring American artist Nicky Jam and Puerto Rican artists Bad Bunny and Ozuna was released as a single.[5] An English remix of the song by Conor Maynard featuring Anth was released on May 19, 2018.[6] The song ranked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs of Billboard.

In 2018, he participated as a featured artist in Brytiago's hit "Asesina" which was positioned at #50 on Hot Latin Songs. In 2019, he took part in the song "Otro trago" by Sech, that reached number 1 on the US Hot Latin Songs. It was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in Best Urban Fusion and Best Song of the Year categories. The song reached number one in Sech's native Panama, as well as in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and Mexico. In the United States, the song peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Sech's first entry as a solo artist on the chart.[7] A remix featuring Nicky Jam, Ozuna, and Anuel AA was also released.

Darell recorded "Vacía sin mí" in collaboration with Ozuna which was released in 2019.[8] In 2020, Darell released his debut studio album LVV: The Real Rondon.[9] Alternatively known as La Verdadera Vuelta 2, it has collaborations with Ñengo Flow, Miky Woodz, De La Ghetto, Kevvo, Gerardo Ortiz and others.

Discography

Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak positions
SPN
[10]
LVV: The Real Rondon
  • Released: October 22, 2020
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
50
Everybody Go to the Discotek
  • Released: July 28, 2023
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Darell 2024
  • Released: September 20, 2024
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming


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Mixtapes

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Title EP details
La Verdadera Vuelta
  • Released: December 16, 2016
  • Label: White Lion Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Singles

As lead singer

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Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
CAN
[11]
FRA
[12]
ITA
[13]
MEX
[14]
NED
[15]
SPN
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
Hot

[18]
US
Latin
Songs

[19]
US
Latin
Airplay

[20]
"Otra Vez"[21]
(with Kelmitt and Bad Bunny)
2016 Non-album single
"Real G's"
(with Ñengo Flow and Sinfónico featuring Ele A El Dominio and Jon Z)
2017 Trap Murdaz
"Te Boté"
(with Casper Magico and Nio García)
521153138 Non-album single
"Ojalá"
(with Bryant Myers, De La Ghetto and Almighty)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
La Oscuridad
"Quiere Fumar"
(with Nio García and Casper Mágico)
2018
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
Non-album single
"Se Supone" (Remix)
(with Jhay Cortez and Ñengo Flow featuring Miky Woodz, Almighty and Myke Towers)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
Eyez On Me
"Te Boté" (Remix)
(with Nio García and Casper Mágico featuring Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam and Ozuna)
983612
  • RIAA: 80× Platinum (Latin)[22]
Now Or Never
"Asesina"
(with Brytiago)
12
  • FIMI: Gold[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[26]
  • RIAA: 12× Platinum (Latin)[22]
Non-album singles
"Asesina (Remix)"
(with Brytiago featuring Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, and Anuel AA)
[A]730
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)[28]
"Quiere Fumar" (Remix)
(with Nio García and Casper Mágico featuring Miky Woodz, De La Ghetto and Almighty)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
"Caliente"
(with Farruko)
2019 44
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[22]
"Velitas"
(with Brytiago)
22
"B11"
(with Rvssian, Zion & Lennox and Myke Towers)
2940
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[31]
"Perreito" (Remix)
(with Mariah Angeliq and Arcángel)
41 Normal
"Pronto llegará"
(with C. Tangana)
41 Non-album singles
"No vuelvas más" 6047
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
"4K"
(with El Alfa and Noriel)
2020 66
"Llamé Pa' Verte"
(with Nio García)
43 Now Or Never
"Olvidando"
(with Brytiago)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
Orgánico
"Échalo Pa' Ca"
(with Sofia Reyes and Lalo Ebratt)
20 Mal de Amores
"Lollipop"
(solo or remix with Ozuna and Maluma)
2023 22618
  • AMPROFON: Gold[32]
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[33]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[22]
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold (Remix)[34]
  • RIAA: Gold (Remix) (Latin)[22]
Everybody Go to the Discotek
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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More information Title, Year ...
Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
FRA
[12]
ITA
[13]
MEX
[14]
SPN
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
Hot

[18]
US
Latin
Songs

[19]
US
Latin
Airplay

[20]
"Me Compré Un Full" (Real G Remix)
(Ñengo Flow, Casper Mágico and Sinfónico featuring Mackie, Darell, Jon Z and Ele A el Dominio)
2018
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
Non-album singles
"Ella Fuma"
(Plan B and Chencho Corleone featuring Brytiago, Darell and Farruko)
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[22]
"Pa' la Pared"
(Myke Towers featuring Darell)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
"Vacía Sin Mí"
(Ozuna featuring Darell)
2019 40
"Verte Ir"
(DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz and Anuel AA featuring Nicky Jam, Darell and Brytiago)
517
  • FIMI: Gold[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[35]
  • RIAA: 2× Diamond (Latin)[22]
"Otro Trago"
(Sech featuring Darell)
17636126
  • FIMI: Platinum[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[36]
  • RIAA: 35× Platinum (Latin)[22]
Sueños
"Mírame" (Remix)
(Nio García, Rauw Alejandro and Lenny Tavárez featuring Darell, Myke Towers and Casper Mágico)
80
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)[22]
Non-album singles
"Otro Trago" (Remix)
(Sech featuring Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Anuel AA)
623411
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[37]
"105 F" (Remix)[38]
(Farruko, Kevvo and Chencho Corleone featuring Arcángel, Ñengo Flow, Darell, Myke Towers and Brytiago)
32
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[39]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)[22]
"Wow" (Remix)
(Bryant Myers, Nicky Jam and El Alfa featuring Arcángel and Darell)
2020 8836
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[22]
"Only Fans" (Remix)
(Young Martino, Lunay and Myke Towers featuring Jhay Cortez, Arcángel, Darell, Ñengo Flow, Brray and Joyce Santana)
94
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[28]
"Aloha"
(DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz featuring Maluma, Rauw Alejandro, Beéle and Darell)
2020 1149
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[40]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Notes

  1. "Asesina" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[27]

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