Baby Ranks

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Baby Ranks (2020)
Background information
Birth nameDavid Luciano Acosta
Also known asBaby Ranks
BornSeptember 4, 1978
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres Reggaeton
Occupation(s)Singer & Producer
Years active2000 - Present
LabelsABM Entertainment Worldwide, Universal Music Group, Mas Flow Inc., Br Music Records

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]

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

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