King Tiger (rapper)
King Tiger | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Juan OsWaldo Cayetano Jr |
| Also known as | Horus |
| Born | May 20, 1992 (age 23) Harlem, New York, United States |
| Origin | Bronx, New York |
| Genres | Hip Hop & R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Recording Artist, Songwriter, Entrepreneur, Audio Engineer, Actor |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
| Labels | Drastic Universal Records |
| Associated acts | Wu Tang Clan, Cory Gunz, Kirko Bangz, Luis Vargas |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/yehrecords1 |
Juan OsWaldo Cayetano Jr, (born May 20, 1992) better known by his stage name “King Tiger”, "KingTigerBx1" or Horus as a High Spiritual Priest, is an American-Garifuna rapper/entrepreneur. Award-winning recording artist King Tiger is known around the world as the MTV, CMT, VH1 Featured Artist who's worked with the majority of over 50 different artists from across the world, including Wu Tang Clan Affiliates. King Tiger is the Founder of Drastic Universal Records, established in 2011, and has a Distribution with INgrooves and Universal Music Group. King Tiger has been ranked in the Top 100 Hot New Hip Hop R&B Songs Of April 2015 New Best Hip Hop R&B Playlist Best Songs by Number 1 Music Chart with his hit (Single) "Taking You Home" (Feat. Mic Massive).
Early life
“King Tiger” was born with the blood of Garifuna parents embedded deep within his roots, born in Harlem, NY. He moved to a neighborhood called Cypress in a section part of the South Bronx when he was just two months old, where King Tiger was raised. He is proudly born to Garifuna parents. He is of Honduran and Guatemalan descent and is part of the Garifuna culture. The Garifunas are the descendants of Caribe, Arawak, and West African people.
Music Career
King Tiger started his own record label Drastic Universal Records, established in 2011, teaming up under his Distribution Affiliation Company with INgrooves[1] and Universal Music Group.[2] After thirteen years in the game, award-winning artist King Tiger had shocked the world on the behalf of his retirement from the music industry, calling in WMQPFM 107.3, hosted by "Strawberry", and surprised everyone with an unexpected announcement on December 3, 2014. MTV were informed that King Tiger was the first youngest MC to ever retire in the Music industry at the age of 22, just after he earned his two award-winning plaques. He'd returned with his number one hit single in the world, releasing on March 6, 2015, titled "Taking You Home - King Tiger" Produced by Mic Massive[3] also known for working with the hottest artists in the game such as French Montana,[4] Jadakiss,[5] King Tiger[6] and many more.
After landing Top 100 Number 1 Music Charts and Dominican Republic Music Charts[7] for Best Single, King Tiger and Mic Massive were scheduled to go on an overseas tour after King Tiger retirement cancellation in Dominican Republic from December 24, 2014 - January 20, 2015 alongside Billboard[8] Latin Superstars such as; Pitbull,[9] Daddy Yankee,[10] Don Omar,[11] Romeo Santos[12] and many more, the single "Taking You Home" earned him a Platinum Plaque and other awards for his success in the mainstream as an successful independent artist.
King Tiger inspired thousands of people from across the world and will soon be launching his clothing line later this year. He is in titled of a project negotiation with Kelly Anne, which she has created custom pieces for Steven Tyler and Travie McCoy, participated in the 2014 Grammy[13] and BET Awards,[14] and can be seen on Angie Martinez,[15] Alicia Keys[16] and Joe R&B Sensation.
Streetz & Romance Mixtape
On the Summer of July 21, 2013, King Tiger released his first debut Mixtape on (DatPiff.com) called "Streetz & Romance"[17] before getting signed. King Tiger dedicated the mixtape to his brother, who died inside a car in Honduras, which remained an unsolved mystery prior to the investigation. Doctors later announced that he died in silence with no medical health issues. King Tiger's cousins assumed that he was fast asleep until they've arrived home to their destination and was pronounced dead. The release of Streetz & Romance Mixtape was published a day after his brother's death. King Tiger made his last final Tribute Concert dedicating it to his brother on December 20, 2013, in New York City, sponsoring by “Red Bull”.
Chart rank
On 2013, King Tiger first single "Money Don't Change Me" (Feat. Y-Millz) landed on Top 100 N1M Charts peaking #70 for All Genres in United States, #23 on For Hip Hop in United States, New York. Second single "Gotta Have It" (Feat. Jai Infiniti) topping "Money Don't Change Me" peaking #25 on Top 100 N1M Charts For All Genres in United States and #7 in United States, New York. King Tiger returns to the Charts once again on Top 100 Hot New Hip Hop R&B Songs Of April 2015 New Best Hip Hop R&B Playlist Best Songs by Number 1 Music Chart Exclusive Music Download Play with (Single) "Taking You Home" King Tiger Feat. Mic Massive.
Business career
In the business world, King Tiger has also established himself as a successful Entrepreneur, Founder of King's Label Whisky & Bermúdez (rum) Founded in 1852.[18] Which was Discovered, Produced, and bottled in the Dominican Republic by J. Armando Bermudez & Co., S.A. The fifth generation of managers arrived in 2015, presently represented by King Tiger, CFO: Ms.Bermudez[19] and C.O.O: Brandon Thomas who runs the company under the same industrial, commercial, and of service principles left by their founders after the fourth generation of managers Don Carlos Alberto Bermúdez Pippa in 1967. Ms. Bermudez is the granddaughter of the family tree of Don Armando Bermudez who turned it into an industry of national projection under the name of "Unrivaled Liquors Manufacture" since 1927. The name of the brands are (King's Label Whisky), Bermúdez (rum), Brugal[20] and Barcelo[21] also known as the Three B's.
Discography
Studio singles
- "Started Off" (2014)
- "Taking You Home" (2015)
Studio Album
- "Tatankhamun" EP (2015)
- Tha 999 Album (2016)
Mixtape editions
- Streetz & Romance (2013)[22]
References
- ↑ "INgrooves Music Group | Global Music Distribution, Marketing and Publishing Services for Today's Music Community". Ingrooves.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Home". Universalmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Taking You Home (feat. Mic Massive) - Single by King Tiger". Itunes.apple.com. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Home page". Frenchmontanamusic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ Jadakiss. "Jadakiss Def Jam". Defjam.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "Dominican Republic, Has it all. Official Website". Dominicanrepublic.com. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Music Charts, Music News, Artist Photo Gallery & Free Video". Billboard.com. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Pitbull | The Official Pitbull Site". Pitbullmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Daddy Yankee". Daddyyankee.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Orfanato Music Group - Coming Soon". Orfanatomusic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ Erniel Rodriguez. "Romeo Santos | #VOL2WORLDTOUR". Romeosantosonline.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Awards | Shows". BET.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Awards | Shows". BET. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Alicia Keys". Aliciakeys.com. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "King Tiger, D.Roy Black, Thug, Y Millz, Jai Infiniti, Freddy Fresh, Kamaleon, Bob Marley - Streetz And Romance (King Tiger) Hosted by Loyalty Squad Entertainment Mixtape - Stream & Download". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Home page". Ronbermudez.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "The Untold Story of Ms. Bermudez: The Struggle, The Sacrifice into the life of her journey of Success!". Msbermudez.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Premium Rum made in Dominican Republic". Brugal-rum.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Home". Ronbarcelo.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "King Tiger, D.Roy Black, Thug, Y Millz, Jai Infiniti, Freddy Fresh, Kamaleon, Bob Marley - Streetz And Romance (King Tiger) Hosted by Loyalty Squad Entertainment Mixtape - Stream & Download". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
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