Felix Delgado
(born December 14, 1974), [1], better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban-American rapper.
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Biography
Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1980 and settled in 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 and
Triple Seis in a trio under names Carribean Connection and 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.
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.
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
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| 2000
| 24K
- Released: Unreleased
- Label: Atlantic Records
| Unreleased
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| 2005
| Chain Reaction
- Released: August 16, 2005
- Label: Men of Business
- Format: CD, digital download
| 188
| 44
| 22
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Singles
| Year
| Title
| Peak chart positions [7]
| Album
|
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
| U.S. Latin
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| 2000
| "Flowers for the Dead"
| 50
| 2
| —
| 24K
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| "Still Telling Lies" (featuring Tony Sunshine)
| 92
| —
| —
|
| 2005
| "Sugar Daddy" (featuring Mýa)
| —
| —
| —
| Chain Reaction
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| "Scandalous" (featuring Don Omar)
| —
| —
| 45
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Guest appearances
| Year
| Title
| Peak chart positions
| Album
|
| U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
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| 1997
| "Off the Books" (The Beatnuts feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link)
| 86
| 52
| 12
| Stone Crazy
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| 1998
| "Someone to Hold" (Veronica feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link)
| —
| 101
| —
| Rise
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| "On the Mic" (DJ Honda feat. Cuban Link, Ju Ju, A. L. And Missin Linx)
| —
| 89
| —
| HII
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| 1999
| "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)" (Fat Joe feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link)
| —
| 54
| 37
| Don Cartagena
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| 1999
| "When I Die" (Krayzie Bone feat. Fat Joe, Big Pun & Cuban Link)
| —
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| Thug Mentality 1999
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| 2001
| "Live at Jimmy's" (Angie Martinez featuring Big Pun, Cuban Link, Domingo & Sunkiss)
| —
| —
| —
| Up Close and Personal
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Mixtapes
| Year
| Title
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| 2003
| Broken Chains
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See also