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Ivy Queen

Martha Ivelisse Pesante (born March 4, 1972), known mononymously as Ivy Queen is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. At an early age, Queen was fascinated with the underground world of latin hip hop. She was born in Añasco, Puerto Rico, but later moved with her parents to New York, New York where she would finish her public education. Though, shortly while she was a teenager, they moved back to her hometown of Añasco. When she was 18 years old, Queen moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico where she met record producer, DJ Negro, who helped her gain performing spots at a local restaurant/club called The Noise. There she would perform her first song "Somos Raperos Pero No Delincuentes". The Noise gained much attention due to their violent a… more »