Tempo (rapper)

Tempo
Birth name David Sánchez Badillo
Also known as El Narco Hampón
El Rey de la Perla del Sur
El General
El Rey del Área Sur
Born September 25, 1977
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Genres Hip hop, Rap
Occupation(s) Rapper, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1989–present
Labels Free Tempo LLC
Sony BMG
Buddha's Productions
El Cartel Records
Associated acts Arcángel, Daddy Yankee, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Wisin & Yandel, Jowell & Randy, Getto & Gastam, MC Ceja, Mexicano 777
Website yosoytempo.com

David Sánchez Badillo (born September 25, 1977), better known as Tempo, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter.[1]

Early life

David Sanchez Badillo was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1977. Tempo studied in the Escuela Libre de Música Juan Morel Campos of the municipality.[2] At the age of five years moved to upstate New York with his family for a period of four years.

He returned to Puerto Rico and at the age of 11 began to write his first rap lyrics. He began his career by participating in talent shows.

Career

Beginnings–1998

Tempo first appeared in DJ Joe 3, which was released in 1995, with another appearance in DJ Joe 4 a year later. It was during this time that he met DJ Playero which led to him being added to his roster and recording his first major hit in the fledgling reggaeton genre with "Bailando Quiero Verlas" in 1998 on Playero 41: Past Present & Future. During this time, Tempo began working on recording his debut album "Game Over" with DJ Playero after becoming one of the first artists signed by Buddha's Productions in the late 1990s.[1]

1999–2002

Under the label Buddha's Productions, his album Game Over was released in 1999 with appearances by Héctor & Tito and MC Ceja among others. New Game was released the next year with appearances by Baby Rasta & Gringo and Maicol & Manuel among others. Both albums where certified gold shortly after. Tempo also acted as co-producer on the album Buddha's Family, which received a gold record certification. He produced the album Vida Eterna by Getto & Gastam in 2002. During this time he also recorded El que Tenia que Llegar for DJ Frank's Time to Kill, Empiezo la Accion for Boricuas NY vol 2[3] and Tu y Quien Mas for the compilation album from Alex Gárgolas titled Gargolas vol 3.[4]

His album Éxitos is a compilation released by Sony, comprising mainly old material but also featuring new songs.

Incarceration

In October 10, 2002, Tempo was detained and imprisoned for drug trafficking.[5] While he was in prison, previously recorded songs where released in various compilation albums. In 2003 came "Quien Quiere Guerra" on "Desafio"(2004) and "Van A Ver Lo Que Es Muerte" on "Las Plagas 2"(2003). In 2004, the song "Que Es Lo Que Quiere?" was released in DJ Nelson's Flow la Discoteka.[6]

Free Tempo was released June 2009. This production received a nomination under Best Long Form Music Video in the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009 for the video which featured The London Symphony Orchestra.[7]

2013–present

Tempo was released on October 10, 2013 to a halfway house in Puerto Rico for 6 months to finish his sentence.[8] During this time he was able to record his mixtape Free Music, which was released as a free download on his official website on December 21, 2013.

His first concert after his release was in May 17, 2014 in the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.[9]

Release of Tu Historia

The single "Tu Historia" was released on February 14, 2015.[10][11][12]

Discography

Studio
Compilation
Live
Producer credits

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bonacich, Drago "Tempo Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-12-12
  2. ↑ "Biography Tempo". Reggaeton en Cuba. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Boricuas NY 2 album". CD Universe, retrieved 2015-04-21.
  4. ↑ ""Gargolas vol 3 album". Allmusic, retrieved 2015-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Rapero Tempo puede quedar libre en los próximos seis años gracias a acuerdo" (in Spanish). Noticias Sin. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ "DJ Nelson's Flow la Discoteka". Amazon, retrieved April 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Tirado, Frances (October 10, 2013). "Tempo: Pilar del género urbano" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Vasquez, Jose (October 10, 2013). "Tempo Returns to Puerto Rico". La Mezcla. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tempo ofrecerá su primer concierto tras 11 años preso" (in Spanish). El Universal. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Flex Responde al Verse de Tu Historia donde Tempo lo Menciona" (in Spanish). Rapeton. February 18, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "RKM Reacciona Ante Mencion de Tempo En Su Nueva Cancion Tu Historia" (in Spanish). FlowHot. February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ Aspirilla, Yuselin (February 27, 2015). "Panas le Tiran Tempo pa que Respete" (in Spanish). Critica. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

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