Cuban Link
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Birth name | Felix Delgado |
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Born |
Havana, Cuba | December 18, 1974
Origin | The Bronx, New York, United States |
Genres | Hip hop, mafioso rap, latin rap, reggaeton |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Terror Squad, Atlantic Records, M.O.B. Records, CLK Entertainment, Charlie Boy Media |
Associated acts | Bang Bang Boogie, Terror Squad (group), Big Pun, Triple Seis, Remy Ma |
Felix Delgado (born December 18, 1974),[1] better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban American rapper and original member of Terror Squad.
Biography
Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift. They settled in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City.[2] When Delgado was growing up, hip hop music was rising in popularity in his neighborhood. Delgado took on stage name Cuban Link and associated with fellow rappers Big Pun, Triple Seis and Da Sick One in a group under the name Full-A-Clips.[3]
Cuban Link and Big Pun both made guest performances on The Beatnuts' single "Off the Books" in 1997. They joined the local rap group Terror Squad, and Link performed on the track "Tell Me What You Want" from the group's self-titled debut album. Link previously did guest appearances on Squad members' solo albums: Big Pun's Capital Punishment and Fat Joe's Don Cartagena. Cuban Link was signed to Atlantic Records and began recording his debut album 24K. Big Pun died on February 7, 2000, so Link wrote single "Flowers for the Dead" in Pun's honor.[3] However, without Pun's mediation, contract disputes between Fat Joe and Cuban Link and leaks prevented the release of 24K.[4]
In April 2001, during an album release party for Angie Martinez at Jimmy's Bronx Cafe, Cuban Link got in an altercation and had his face slashed when he was trying to break up a fight between Fat Joe and rapper Sunkiss. By that time, Cuban Link left Terror Squad. He released a mixtape, Broken Chains, in 2003 put together by DrenStarr & Roy P. Perez© .[4] He joined independent label Men of Business in 2005 and released album Chain Reaction. It included singles "Sugar Daddy" (featuring Mýa) and "Scandalous" (featuring Don Omar) and combined some reggaeton sound as well.[5]
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[6] | ||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | ||
1999 | The Album
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2000 | 24K
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2005 | Chain Reaction
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188 | 44 | 22 |
2012 | Chain of Command EP
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2012 | The Missing Link
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2012 | Hijo De La Calle (Son of the Street)
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- | - | - |
Mixtapes
Year | Title |
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2002 | Broken Chains |
2004 | Broken Chains 2: Chainsaw Massacre |
2005 | Man On Fire |
2007 | Bang Bang Boogie: The Machine Vol. 1 |
2008 | Bang Bang Boogie: X Files "No Mercy For The Weak" |
2009 | CLK ENT. Presents: BX We Go Hard Mixtape |
Album/mixtape track listing
Terror Squad: The Album (1999)
- In for Life" ft. Big Pun, Triple Seis, Prospect, Cuban Link & Fat Joe
- Pass the Glock ft. Big Pun, Fat Joe, Prospect, Triple Seis, Cuban Link & Armageddon
- '99 Live ft. Prospect
- What'cha Gon' Do? ft. Big Pun
- Triple Threat ft. Big Pun, Armageddon & Cuban Link
- War ft. Triple Seis
- Bring It On ft. Fat Joe
- As the World Turns ft. Cuban Link, Tony Sunshine, Triple Seis & Prospect
- Gimme Dat ft. Armageddon
- Feelin' This ft. Armageddon, Prospect & Big Pun
- All Around the World ft. Cuban Link
- Tell Me What U Want ft. Fat Joe, Armageddon, Cuban Link & Tony Sunshine
- Rudeboy Salute ft. Fat Joe, Big Pun & Buju Banton
- My Kinda Girls ft. Tony Sunshine & Cuban Link
- Payin' Dues ft. Armageddon & Keith Nut
- www.thatsmyshit.com ft. Fat Joe, Triple Seis & The Bleach Brothers
24K (2000)
- The Arrival
- 90 Miles and Swimming
- GQ's Skit
- For My Real Ni**az
- Project Party ft. Sunkiss
- Freak Out ft. Angie Martinez
- Still Tellin Lies ft. Tony Sunshine
- Spik-N-Spanish Skit
- Play How You Want ft. P!nk
- 24 Karat
- Sing-Sing Skit
- Toe To Toe ft. Big Pun
- Men Of Business ft. Noreaga, Kool G. Rap, M.O.P. & Lord Tariq
- Murda Murda ft. Ja Rule
- Cuban Sandwich ft. Remy Ma & Lo-Key
- Cheat On Her ft. Big Pun & Carl Thomas
- Lil Link Skit
- Hey Mama ft. Tony Sunshine
- Dirty Old Men Skit
- Taste Of Pastry ft. Prospect, Triple Seis, & Tony Sunshine
- Cartel ft. Billy Klubs, Raze Korleone, Buck 50, Reif Hustle & Don Dinero
- Why Me ft. Fat Joe
- Dedication
- Flowers for the Dead ft. D'Mingo
(Bonus Track)
- Skit
- It's Ok ft. Figgarraw (Fat Joe & DJ Kay Slay Diss)
Cuban Link: Broken Chains (2002)
- Intro
- Scarface II
- Toe 2 Toe
- Welcome to CLK
- Cuban Skit
- Real Ni**az
- Men of Buziness
- Murda Murda
- Glamour Life
- Cuban Skit
- Built Like That
- Cuban Skit
- 90 Miles
- Cuban Skit
- Why Me
- As Tha World Turns
- Cuban Skit
- Hidden Hand
- Slam Pit
- Triple Threat
- Cuban Skit
- All Around Tha World
- Cuban Skit
- Pimpen
- Exclusive Interview
- Triz
- Tell Me Whut U Want
- Tellin Lies
- Sugar Daddy
- Dirty Old Man Skit
- Whut It Is
- Someone To Hold
- Hey Momma
- Player (R.I.P.)
- Its So hard (R.I.P. Pun)
- 100 (R.I.P. Pun)
- How We Roll (R.I.P. Pun)
- Flowers For the Dead
Broken Chains 2: Chainsaw Massacre (2004)
- Bronx Tale Intro
- Guess Who's Back
- Cuban's Coming For You Skit
- Hit 'Em Up
- When The Shit Goes Down ft. Herinbone & Figgaraw
- Sangre ft Don Chezina & TNT
- Murderers ft L.G.
- L.G. Freestyle
- Toe To Toe Skit
- Hotel
- New York To California ft. Lucky
- Save Me Some Skit
- Nasty Girl
- Holla Skit
- Teach You How To Hump ft Figgaraw
- I Wanna Know ft Figgaraw & Marvin
- Chi Chi Skit
- Monkey Dance ft. Monkey
- Lock Down Skit
- Run This City ft. Figgaraw
- Destiny Skit
- See What I See ft 2Pac
- Don't Move Skit
- Y'all Don't Want It ft Figgaraw
- Shakedown ft. Swizz Beats
- Phat Note Freestyle
- Hold That ft G.S.
- Freestyle - Verse
- Outro/Letter To Pun
Chain Reaction (2005)
- My Story (Intro)
- Chain Reaction
- No Mercy
- Comin Home With Me ft. Avant
- Riderz ft. Cap-1
- Scandalous ft. Don Omar
- Sugar Daddy ft. Mya
- Tonight's The Night
- Private Party ft. Big Humma
- Dirty Karaoke Skit
- I Need To Know
- No Falla ft. Zion
- Shakedown ft. Swizz Beatz
- Talk About It ft. Jadakiss
- Life Goes On ft. Syleena Johnson
- Prison Wisdom (Interlude)
- Letter To Pun
Man On Fire Mixtape (2005)
- Intro
- Album Sampler
- Clickity Clack
- Everyone Knows What's Coming Skit
- Man On Fire ft J. Benjamin
- Bleed
- Confessions Skit
- Time
- Chips Are Down
- Informer Skit
- Smell A Rat
- Hot Wings Skit
- Hoe Town ft Monkey & Casual
- Whatta We Have Here ft Peedi Crack
- Keep It In The Family ft Baby Pun
- Living In The City ft Figgaraw & Triple Seis
- Apple Is Rotten ft. Fed Note
- Heaven Or Hell Skit
- The World (Scarface)
- From MIA To NY ft D-Cell
- Where's My Money Skit
- Go Hoin' For Me
- New York
- Swimmin' With Sharks ft Rell
- Let Me Love You Remix ft Mario
- Final Words Outro
Bang Bang Boogie: The Machine Vol. 1 (2007)
- Intro
- Bang Bang Boogie Anthem
- Rollin, Rydin
- Murdergram
- Drop Skit1
- Ghost Town
- Drop Skit2
- Your Not Hood - Suicide
- 50 Cent Co-Sign
- Ya Over
- Dick Rydas
- Death Poetry
- Limelight
- Makin Moves
- Reservoir Dogs
- On The Block
- Money Music
- Nuthin On Me
- Keep It On The Low
- Attempt Murder
- Bang Out
- Bronx Quran
- Outro
Bang Bang Boogie: The X-Files "No Mercy For The Weak" (2008)
- Scarface Intro
- Money
- Philly 2 Ny
- Base's Loaded
- Got Ya Back
- X-Files
- Skit
- Are You My Lady
- All Mighty Dollar
- Exclusive Freestyle
- We Got The Brown
- Want My Spot Back
- Poppin In The Hood
- Where U At?
- My Lil Nigga
- Cubans money
- Ride That 5
- We Some Riders
- Outro
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[7] | Album | ||
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U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | U.S. Latin | |||
2000 | "Flowers for the Dead" (featuring D'mingo) | 50 | 2 | — | 24K |
"Still Telling Lies" (featuring Tony Sunshine) | 92 | — | — | ||
2005 | "Sugar Daddy" (featuring Mýa) | — | — | — | Chain Reaction |
"Scandalous" (featuring Don Omar) | — | — | 45 |
Guest appearances
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
1997 | "Off the Books" (The Beatnuts ft. Big Pun) | 86 | 52 | 12 | Stone Crazy |
1997 | "Some 1 2 Hold" (Veronica ft. Big Pun) | - | 101 | - | Rise |
1997 | "Must Be The Music" (DJ Skribble ft. Big Pun) | - | - | - | Traffic Jams |
1998 | "On the Mic" (DJ Honda ft. JuJu, Al' Tariq & Missin Linx) | - | 89 | - | h II |
1998 | "Glamour Life" (Big Pun ft. Fat Joe, Triple Seis & Armageddon) | - | - | - | Capital Punishment |
1998 | "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)" (Fat Joe ft. Big Pun & Triple Seis) | - | 54 | 37 | Don Cartagena |
1998 | "None Like You (Remix)" (Aaron Hall ft. Big Pun, Fat Joe & Unique) | - | - | - | Inside of You |
1998 | "Quiet On The Set" (Various Artists ft. Big Pun & Fat Joe) | - | - | - | Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A. 10th Anniversary Tribute |
1999 | "When I Die" (Krayzie Bone ft. Fat Joe & Big Pun) | - | - | - | Thug Mentality 1999 |
1999 | "Slam Pit" (The Beatnuts ft. Common) | 35 | 10 | - | A Musical Massacre |
2000 | "We Don't Care" (Big Pun) | - | - | - | Yeeeah Baby |
2000 | "Hey Luv" (D.I.T.C. ft. Milano) | - | - | - | Worldwide (D.I.T.C. album) |
2000 | "All I Want Is You" (Jon B) | - | - | - | Pleasures U Like |
2000 | "Slippery When Wet" (Luther Campbell ft. Big Pun & Armageddon) | - | - | - | Luke's Freak Fest 2000 |
2001 | "Dyin 4 Rap (Remix)" (Fredro Starr ft. C-N-N & Young Noble) | - | - | - | Firestarr |
2001 | "Live at Jimmy's" (Angie Martinez ft. Big Pun, Sunkiss & Domingo) | - | - | - | Up Close and Personal |
2001 | "Straight Blazin" (Various Artists) | - | - | - | Blazin Soundtrack |
2002 | "Don't Fight No More" (Luc Duc ft. One Solo) | - | - | - | In My Own World |
2004 | "Drinks Up" (Triple Seis) | - | - | - | Only Time'll Tell |
2004 | "Be About It" (Triple Seis) | - | - | - | Only Time'll Tell |
2006 | "Rock Solid" (Wade Waters) | - | - | - | Dark Water |
Unreleased tracks (alphabetical order)
- Ain't No Sunshine ft. Tony Sunshine
- All I Need ft. Rican
- Asi Yo Soy ft. Zaturnom.,
- Big Shots ft. One Solo & Figgaraw
- Block Start ft. Delio & Misterio
- BMF Remix ft. Pablo Escobar & Armaredda
- Brothers ft. Nino Bless, Krutch, & Big Lou
- BX (Remix) ft. Darq
- Chips Are Down
- Cock Back & Let Em Spray ft. Rob Lebron
- Dance
- Dancin & Groovin
- DJ Camilo freestyle ft. Triple Seis
- Down With You
- Excuse Me Father ft. One Solo
- Flashlight (Look Around) ft. Illfamed
- Freestyle Over Snoop Beat
- Freestyle Over Xzibit's "Speed Of Light" ft. Big Pun & Armageddon
- Go On ft. Squabble
- Hijo De La Calle ft. Chikitin
- Heavy Chains ft. Zay & Nat Turner
- Hennessey ft. Jammer & Monkey
- He's Snitchin ft. Jay Benjamins
- Hit Em Up II
- I Miss You
- Im Still Here ft. Zay
- Im That Gangsta ft. One Solo
- Ima Start A Riot ft. Hard Hitta
- In Thugs We Trust ft. K-Rouger & Layzie Bone
- It's Not A Game ft. Calico
- Lace Up ft. Figgaraw
- Let It Go ft. Jay Benjamins & Gennessee
- Let The Dollars Circulate ft. Poe Rilla
- Lets Make Love ft. Deep Side
- Libertad ft. Mely Mel & Poe Rilla
- Long Way To Go ft. Mass Hurrikanes
- Moment Of Truth ft. Remy Ma & Triple Seis
- My Lady ft. James Ramsey
- Nadie Como Yo ft. Arianna Puello
- No Hay ft. Algenis & Nengo Flow
- No Mercy ft. Game
- No Respect ft. MC Ceja
- No Te Culpare ft. Richie Rivera
- Nos Tienen Miedo ft. Kastro, Temperamento, Noztra, Reychesta Secret Weapon, Aro Sanchez, Eddy Ness, Luciano, Poe Rilla, & Nox
- Nos Tienen Miedo II ft. Por Rilla, Mely Mel, El Pope, Zaturno, Reychesta, Pato Pooh, K. Sikario, & Temperamento
- Orgullo Latino ft. Hustla
- Quiet Storm [produced by Acestar]
- Pimpen Ain't Easy ft. Willie Stubz
- Scarface II
- Shawty What Your Name Is ft. Trey Songz
- Somos Calle ft. Leroy
- Somos Latinos ft. Nubia
- Ready To roll ft. Phame aka Latin Stax
- Real Recognize Real
- Shake Dat Thang ft. D.C.
- Take A Look At Me Now
- Take It In Blood ft. Zay
- Thank You Mi Amor ft. Crystal Sierra
- The Block Is Hot ft. Poe Rilla, S1, Zay, & Mysonne
- The Bronx Is Back ft. Remy Ma, Mysonne, Lord Tariq, Superb, Craze-A 730, Night, MV, & Big Will
- This Is How We Roll ft. O-Mega
- U Know Ima Ryda ft. D-Cell
- Up In Smoke ft. Triple Seis
- Up In The Club ft. Elan Luz Rivera
- Walking In The Rain ft. J-Loc
- We Out To Get Paid ft. Bimbo
- Welcome To CLK
- What You Gonna Do ft. Don Omar & Nengo Flow
- Where You At ft. Don Dinero
- Y'all Don't Want It ft. Figgaraw
- You Ain't No Gangsta ft. Big Lou
- You Know Whats Up (Remix) ft. Donnell Jones, Xzibit, Pharaoh Monch, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, & Treach
- You're Not Hood (DJ Khalid & Rick Ross Diss) ft. Big Will
- You've Been Robbed (Fat Joe Diss)
References
- ↑ "Cuban Link's hi5 profile". Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ Azpiri, Jon. "Cuban Link > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- 1 2 "Cuban Link - Full Biography". MTV. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- 1 2 Reid, Shaheem (2003-02-03). "Cuban Link". Mixtape Mondays. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ Gutierrez, Evan C. (2005-08-16). "Chain Reaction > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History - Cuban Link - Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History - Cuban Link - Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
External links
- Cuban Link official Hi5
- Cuban Link on Twitter
- Cuban Link interview with pictures
- Cuban Link on Facebook