Monserrate & DJ Urba

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Los Jedis
Also known asLos Jedays
Origin Puerto Rico
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
Years active2003-2010
Labels
MembersAlex Monserrate Sosa
Urbani Mota Cedeño

Monserrate and DJ Urba (also known as Los Jedys) are reggaeton producers from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, respectively. They have been on the business for some years, but they really got a start when Daddy Yankee hired them to produce his Barrio Fino Album. [1] Then they followed up with the Barrio Fino en Directo Album. They are aligned with Luny Tunes's Mas Flow Inc and Daddy Yankee's El Cartel Records.

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DJ Monserrate

Alex A. Monserrate Sosa, artistically known as DJ Monserrate From a young age, he showed passion for music and after overcoming various obstacles, he has now become a very well respected musical producer in the reggaeton community. [2] Monserrate has worked with artists such as Daddy Yankee and his notorious El Cartel Records (Dale Caliente, No Me Dejes Solo, Rompe, Machete, Taladro, El Muro, ¿Qué Vas a Hacer?, El Truco, and other hits). [3] Monserrate has also worked with other Reggaeton artist, like Wisin & Yandel, Nicky Jam, Yaviah, Alexis & Fido, and also produced for artists outside the reggaeton world doing their remixes, such as Carlos Vives, Thalía, Cabas, among others. Monserrate won his first Latin Grammy in 2005 as musical producer of Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino, which reported sales of 2 million copies and counting. Monserrate works alongside DJ Urba, both producers are currently working in their upcoming production titled Los Jedays which is set to be released soon. [4] Monserrate had been diagnosed with Lymphoma non-hodgking cancer disease, after getting treatment in Puerto Rico he overcame this disease. He continues to work with artist on their albums' including Tito El Bambino's El Patron and Ivy Queen's Sentimiento .

Monserrate teamed up with Sosa since 2016.

DJ Urba

Urba continues working production on other themes on 2010 and 2011. [5] He was previously in a relationship with fellow reggaeton artist Ivy Queen from mid-2006 to 2007, [6] he and Monserrate produced a chunk of her studio album Sentimiento including the lead single "Que Lloren". [7]

Urba teamed up with DJ Rome since 2016, and work again with Daddy Yankee to produce "Shaky Shaky" and "Dura". [8]

Production credits

2003

Los Homerun-es - Daddy Yankee

2004

El Sobreviviente - Wisin

Barrio Fino - Daddy Yankee

2005

Barrio Fino en Directo - Daddy Yankee

Pa'l Mundo, Deluxe Edition - Wisin & Yandel

Peso Completo - John Eric

2006

Respect - Lisa M

Los Vaqueros - Wisin & Yandel

2007

Masterpiece: Commemorative Edition - R.K.M & Ken-Y

Sentimiento - Ivy Queen

It's My Time - Tito El Bambino

The Bad Boy: The Most Wanted Edition - Héctor el Father

Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres - Wisin & Yandel

The Black Carpet - Nicky Jam

2008

Lo Mejor De Mi - Jadiel

El Fenomeno - Arcangel

Ivy Queen 2008 World Tour LIVE!

2009

El Patron - Tito El Bambino

Down to Earth - Alexis & Fido

Welcome to the Jungle - Franco "El Gorila"

El Momento - Jowell & Randy

2010

Drama Queen Deluxe Edition

References

  1. Quiñones, Alfonso. "A los raperos les es vulgar corrupción de gobiernos". www.diariolibre.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. "Monserrate | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. "Daddy Yankee celebra los 15 años de su álbum 'Barrio Fino'". lazona.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. "Urba Y Monserrate "Los Yedais" | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. "DJ Urba | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. "Lo que viene: Manolo Cardona estrena cinta". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. "Que dejen el machismo y lloren". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. "DJ Urba y Rome hablaron sobre su impresionante carrera con Alofoke". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2021-01-25.