Darell (rapper)

Osvaldo Elías Castro Hernández[1] (born in Puerto Rico on 5 January 1990), better known by the stage name Darell is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter specializing in reggaeton and Latin trap. Born in Puerto Rico, he moved to the United States living in New York, United States.[2] He is signed to Real G4 Life, Inc, White Lion Records and Sony Music.[3]

Darell
Birth name	Oswaldo Elías Castro Hernández
Born	5 January 1990 Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaeton, Latin trap music
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2010-present
Labels	Real G4 Life, Inc White Lion Records Sony Music
Associated acts	Belto, Ñengo Flow, Nio García, Casper Mágico, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Brytiago

Darell & Belto
Darell (right) and Belto (left) performing as a duo
Background information
Origin	Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaeton, Latin trap
Years active	2010-2013
Past members	Darell Belto

Darell & Belto

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

Solo career

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.

Signing with Real G 4 Life, Inc owned by singer Ñengo Flow in 2016, he released "Ninguno se monta" establishing himself as a main star in reggaeton and Latin trap. His mixtape La Verdadera Vuelta with collaborations 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 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 at the category of Best Urban Fusion and Best Song of the Year. It reached number one in Sech's native Panama, as well in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and Mexico. In the United States, the song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 34, 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. Another of his successes was "Vacía sin mí" in 2019 in collaboration with Ozuna.[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

Albums

• 2020: LVV: The Real Rondon

Mixtapes

• 2016: La Verdadera Vuelta

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions
		FRA	ITA	NED	SPN	SWI	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot Latin Songs	US Latin Airplay
"Te Bote" (Casper Magico, Nio García and Darell)	2017	54	11	53	1	38	–	–	–
"Te Bote (Remix)" (Nio García, Darell and Casper Mágico featuring Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam and Ozuna)	2018	–	–	–	–	–	36	2	2
"Asesina" (Brytiago & Darell)		–	–	–	12	–	–	17	–
"Asesina (Remix)" (Brytiago & Darell featuring Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, and Anuel AA)	–	–	–	–	–	–	113	7	–
"Caliente" (Darell x Farruko)	2019	–	–	–	44	–	–	–	–
"Velitas" (Darell x Brytiago)		–	–	–	22	–	–	–	–
"B11" (Rvssian / Darell / Zion & Lennox / Myke Towers)		–	–	–	29	–	–	–	–
"Pronto llegará" (C. Tangana & Darell)		–	–	–	41	–	–	–	–
"No vuelvas más"		–	–	–	60	–	–	–	–
"4K" (El Alfa / Darell / Noriel)	2020	–	–	–	66	–	–	–	–

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak positions
		FRA	ITA	NED	SPN	SWI	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot Latin Songs	US Latin Airplay
"Otro Trago" (Sech featuring Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Anuel AA)	2019	176	36	–	1	26	34	1	1

Other songs

• 2011: "Bala"
• 2013: "Despedida de un hermano"
• 2014: "La verdad"
• 2015: "La calle esta mala"
• 2015: "No digas na"
• 2016: "To' el mundo carga un arma"
• 2016: "La noche es larga"
• 2016: "Liberar el estrés"
• 2016: "Lonely" (Brytiago featuring Darell)
• 2016: "Punto G" (Remix) (Brytiago featuring Darell, Arcángel, Farruko, De La Ghetto & Ñengo Flow)
• 2017: "Todo el Mundo Mata Gente" (Brytiago & Darell)
• 2018: "Ahora Sé" (Remix) (Brytiago, Menor Menor & Lary Over featuring Darell, Amenazzy, and MC Pedrinho)

References

1. Heabbi: 13 cosas que quizás no sabías sobre Darell, el de “La Verdadera Vuelta” (in Spanish)
2. People: Get to Know Darell, aka the "Everybody Go to the Discotek" Guy
3. Billboard: Sony Music US Latin Signs Urban Star Darell: Exclusive
4. Bustios, Pamela (May 2, 2018). "Nicky Jam & J Balvin's 'X' Hits No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs Chart, Dethroning 'Despacito'". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
5. Aguila, Justino (May 4, 2018). "What Bad Bunny & Ozuna's Hot Latin Songs Grip Means for Latin Urban Music". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
6. "Youtube Video". YouTube. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
7. Forbes: For Latin Trap Rapper Darell, 'Otro Trago' Could Match The Success Of His 'Te Boté'
8. Rolling Stone: Watch Ozuna and Darell Glow Up in New Video for ‘Vacía Sin Mí’
9. Prensaescenario.com: Darell estrena su nuevo álbum LVV: The Real Rondon (in Spanish)