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studio album by R.K.M & Ken-Y

Masterpiece is the debut album of reggaeton duo, R.K.M & Ken-Y. The album includes four singles: "Down", "Me Matas", "Dame Lo Que Quiero" and "Igual Que Ayer". The album did fairly well on the charts, peaking number two on the Top Latin Albums chart and number one on the Top Heatseekers charts. It is considered to be one of the top reggaeton albums and made the duo one of the most successful and popular new artists of They had collaborations with great artists among them Cruzito, Polaco, Nicky Jam, La India, and Carlitos Way. As of , the album has sold over , copies in the United States. It was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.

Track listing

Masterpiece: World Tour (Sold Out)

Main article: Masterpiece: World Tour (Sold Out)

On December 12, , a live album was released based on this album. It was based on a concert from Coliseo De Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (English: José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Of Puerto Rico) in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 18,

Masterpiece: Commemorative Edition

Main article: Masterpiece Commemorative Edition

On April 3, , the duo released a two disc special edition titled "Masterpiece Commemorative Edition". It was a CD and DVD album with remixes of songs from the standard edition along with a few new

Jose Nieves (Rakim) and Kenny Vazquez (Ken-Y), both from Gurabo Puerto Rico, with only 2 years of experience, have turned into one of the most important duos in Reggaeton, far surpassing their competetion. By the time they debuted in the compilation album "Warriors 4" most of the established duos in Puerto Rico were starting to break up (such as Héctor y Tito, Baby Rasta y Gringo and Karel y Voltio for example).

Their debut song was not a big hit but they were quickly compared to the more famous at the time Zion y Lennox, refering to the way that one of them has a nice singing voice (Ken-y, Zion) and the other one raps (Rakim, Lennox).

Their first label was The Money Machine which was owned by veteran Notty Play. That year they also appeared on Ban2 Korrupto which was released by their label. They kept making more appearances like on "The Noise Live" but were still practically unknown.

They decided to release a mixtape to the streets and Internet called "Los Reyes del Mambo". This mixtape, produced completely by Ken-Y (who not only sings but also Dj's), caught the eye of Nicky Jam, who showed it to Raphy Pina, the owner of the infamous Pina Records label, which was up until now known as the War label, being that most of their artists (such as Lito y Polaco and Nicky Jam himself) were famous for their for beefs with artists from other labels.

Raphy liked the mixtape so much that he wanted the rookie duo in his label, so, after their contract with Money Machine was over, he convinced them to sign with Pina.

Their first appearance with the label was in the compilation album "Pina All - Stars 2", which was a compilation of many hit songs released by Pina Records. Raphy used this cd to release some new songs by Rakim y Ken-Y to the public.

Around this time, the awaited Nicky Jam album "Vida Escante" came out. On it they had a song in which Nicky Jam introduced them as the new members of Pina Records. This so

José Nieves (RKM) and Kenny Vázquez (Ken-Y), both of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, were a Grammy Award-nominated reggaetón duo.

The duo started their career of music in high school. RKM (formerly known as "Rakim" but changed to avoid confusion with established Hip-Hop artist Rakim) was inspired by the recent explosion of reggaeton music in the 90's. He encouraged Ken-Y to join him to form a duo. They later would perform at sweet 16 birthday parties and public events.

Since their debut album, RKM & Ken-Y have gone on to appear and guest star on many songs. They have worked with artists such as Cruzito (Singer), Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, José Feliciano, Pitbull, Hector "El Father", David Bisbal, Ivy Queen, Chino & Nacho, Hector "El Torito", Plan B, Tony Dize, Zion & Lennox.

Mixtape
Esperando El Momento ()

Studio albums
Masterpiece ()
The Royalty/La Realeza ()
Forever ()

Compilation/Live Albums
Masterpiece: World Tour (Sold Out) ()
Masterpiece: Commemorative Edition ()
Romantico °: Live From Puerto Rico ()
The Last Chapter ()

Puerto Rican reggaeton duo

R.K.M & Ken-Y was a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo formed in by José Nieves (R.K.M) and Kenny Vázquez (Ken-Y). The artists are renowned in the Latin music world for being the first to successfully fuse mainstream pop music with the reggaeton street rhythms of Puerto Rico and expose the style to a wide international audience. The sound introduced by R.K.M & Ken-Y would go on to inspire the pop reggaeton songs of successful acts such as CNCO, J Balvin, and Maluma. The duo had a very successful career with the Spanish-speaking audience of Latin America, the United States, and Spain until their separation in In June , the duo announced their official return by Pina Records. In mid the Duo confirmed that they are on hiatus and are currently working on their solo projects.

Early career

R.K.M & Ken-Y hail both from Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Ken-Y was born on September 7, , and has turned into one of the most recognized duos in reggaeton. The duo started their music career in high school. R.K.M (formerly known as "Rakim" but changed to avoid confusion with the established hip-hop artist Rakim) was inspired by the explosion of reggaeton music in the s. He encouraged Ken-Y to join him to form a duo; they performed at 15th birthday parties (quinceañeras) and public events.

In both artists were discovered by veteran reggaeton producer and former artist Q Mack Daddy (who also discovered Magnate & Valentino and worked for Héctor el Father's Gold Star Music record label). Q Mac gave the duo their first big break in Puerto Rico on the fourth volume of his famous compilation series "The Warriors". After debuting with "Una Noche Mas" from Q Mac's album "The Warriors 4: Los 14 Guerreros", the song was a local hit in Puerto Rican radio and caught the attention of many record producers as most people noticed the duo's similarity to popular reggaeton artists Zion & Lennox. After working with