Johnny Prez

Johnny Prez
Born	(1978-12-04) December 4, 1978 (age 46)
Origin	Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Genres	Hip hop, Reggaetón
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1989–1999 (group) 2002–2015 (solo) 2011–2013 (duo)
Labels	Prime Sound Diamond Music

Johnny Prez (or J Prez as he often calls himself) (Born December 4, 1978) is a reggaetón music artist from Las Piedras, Puerto Rico.^[1]

Career

He used to belong to the group "Kid Power Posse" and the duo "Déificos," meaning "belong to God." recorded his first album of Spanish reggae, "Los Nenes De La Medicina" in 1992.^[2] Johnny Prez made Spanish reggae popular in Puerto Rico. Since then, he has released three Reggaetón albums, "El Dragón" in 2003, "The Prezident" in 2005, which reached number 14 in Billboard's Latin albums' chart, and "The Knockouts" in 2007.^[3] However, many feel he has not received the recognition that he deserves.^[4]

In 2011 he returned with his brother Pedro Prez in a duo called "Tha Prez".^[5] Actually Johnny is focused on his solo career, with singles like "Como Te Olvido" (with 2 remix with Nicky Jam and Mackie|Yaga y Mackie) and "Amor Diferente" with Baby Rasta & Gringo.

Discography

Studio albums

• 2002: El Dragón
• 2005: The Prezident

Compilation albums

• 1995: The Black Dragón
• 2007: Knock Out

References

1. Cero, Radio Onda. "4 canciones que bailas y no sabías que participó Ivy Queen (VIDEO) | Entretenimiento | Radio Onda Cero". Onda Cero (in Spanish). Retrieved May 4, 2022.
2. Flynn, Grace. "Reggaetón: Origin and Evolution of a Genre". Marquette Wire. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
3. "Latin albums". Billboard. May 14, 2005.
4. "Review Moderna Escuela". MUSICA UNDER. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
5. "Johnny Prez y Pedro Prez regresan como dúo tras madurar". Primera Hora. Retrieved July 3, 2020.