Baby Ranks
David Luciano Acosta, known professionally as Baby Ranks, is a Puerto Rican and Dominican reggaeton artist. He has co-billing on the Luny Tunes album Mas Flow 2,[1] and sings on multiple tracks including the single "Mayor Que Yo" ("Older than Me").[2] The album ranked #5 on the Billboard year-end Latin Album Chart, #7 on the year-end Tropical Album Chart, and #9 on the Reggae Album Chart, for the year 2005.[3] "Mayor Que Yo" won Reggaeton Song of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards.[4][5]
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Background information | |
Birth name | David Luciano Acosta |
Also known as | Baby Ranks |
Born | September 4, 1978 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Genres | Reggaeton |
Occupation(s) | Singer & Producer |
Years active | 2000 - Present |
Labels | ABM Entertainment Worldwide, Universal Music Group, Mas Flow Inc., Br Music Records |
After more than a decade laying down tracks for other artists, Baby Ranks saw the release of his long-in-the-making solo debut, Mi Flow: This Is It, in the summer of 2008.[6] Baby Ranks has had quite a few hit songs in his career which are "Mayor Que Yo Feat. Daddy Yankee & Wisin Y Yandel & Tony Tun Tun", "El Amor Se Fue Feat. Angel Lopez", "Verme Feat. Notch", "El Tiburon Feat. Alexis Y Fido", "De Fuga", "Motivate Al Baile", "Linda Flor Feat. Mr. Phillip & El Pueblo", "Noche De Carnaval", "Tu Bailar", "Es Mejor Olvidarlo Feat. Zion Y Lennox".[7]
In December 2018, Baby Ranks signed a major recording contract with ABM Entertainment Worldwide, and is currently recording his new album set to be released in 2020.
Discography
- 2005: Mas Flow 2 (with Luny Tunes)
- 2008: Mi Flow: This Is It
- 2019: The Legend Is Back
References
- Sanneh, Kelefa. "Critic's Choice: New CD's", The New York Times, 2005-04-25, p. E4.
- Cholo, Ana Beatriz. "Reggaeton's Don Omar wins battle of the dueling lineups", Chicago Tribune, 2005-09-12, p. 6.
- "Year-end top tens", Orlando Sentinel, 2005-12-30, p. 32.
- "Shakira, reggaeton's Daddy Yankee are the Big Winners", The Cincinnati Post, 2006-04-28, p. A20.
- "The 10 Most Important Producers Running Urbano Right Now". Remezcla. July 18, 2019.
- "Bendecido por panas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- Mi Flow: This Is It.