Emmanuel “Anuel AA” Santiago is an American hip-hop and reggaeton performer born
in Puerto Rico on November 26, 1992, the son of an executive with a major music
firm. He began his rap career in 2011 with the track “Demonia” with Ñengo Flow
and he has collaborated with several other performers since. He spent time in
prison from 2016 to 2018 on gun charges and has faced controversy over song
lyrics regarded as offensive. His 2016 album, Real Hasta la Muerte reached
Number 9 on Billboard's Latin Rhythm Albums Chart in 2016 and topped that chart
and the Top Latin Albums Chart when i...