Do you remember that song that accompanied young people and children a lot in the first decade of the 2000s and the lyrics went like this?: “And I love you, uo / Baby I love you, uo, uo…”. Well, it was a hit by Nigga or Flex, which marked that generation and which we now consider to be part of the pioneers of this genre.
However, after a couple of hits and reaching important positions on the most popular international music charts, it seems that the singer disappeared from the face of the earth from one moment to the next, because we never heard from him again, much less to hear any of it on the radio or music television channels. But what really happened?
Originally from Panama, the artist was shaping up to become one of the greatest of reggaeton, even rubbing shoulders with artists of the stature of Daddy Yankee or Don Omar, who at that time were the rivals who headed the genre.
His hit “Te Quiero”, released in 2007, was the most successful song of his career. However, the problems of her record label cut short her promising career in Mexico, where little by little a path was being made.
However, his life took a 180 degree turn, when he was ‘blocked’ by the country that opened its doors to him so much, as he revealed in an interview for the program ‘De Primera Mano’.
“Industry setbacks. I had a 6-year blockade that blocked me, my beautiful Mexico… I couldn’t make music, nothing that has to do with music. So, as for the management team, returning to Panama, resuming everything we were doing, little by little…” he revealed.
Félix Danilo Gómez Bosquez, as his real name is, pointed out that it took several years to be able to reappear in music: “Until, in 2017, thank God we already have the release to be able to work on our music… We started to get on track. On a global level, because we have been working non-stop, in fact we released 2 or 3 albums in these 6 years, but it has not been known to the fans.”
Also, the performer delved into the causes of this blockade in Mexico: “There were situations that were no longer favoring us on a professional level, music is made so that it reaches the public and if it does not reach the public, then it is no longer being made for us.” “It’s not feasible to make music… We decided on our independence and it kind of went badly because… they froze us.”
He never tried to carry out a legal process, because he knew perfectly well that he should not get into trouble with the record label, as it could have been “a waste of time and money.” In his place, he moved on and, with the intention of positioning himself in the United States, because the word ‘Nigg *’ is problematic in that country, he had to pursue his professional career under the pseudonym Flex.
And you? Did you know the story it hid?
