Noztra

Noztra
Born	October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) (age 29)
Origin	San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Genres	Reggaeton, electropop, Latin hip hop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Noztra, Machete
Website	Noztra on Myspace

Martin Rivera (born October 20, 1982), better known as Noztra, is a reggaeton musician. Born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic, his family moved to New York looking for work when he was seven. At the age of 16, Noztra began composing his own lyrics and music.

History

In 2002 he conducted one of the first reggaeton radio shows to air in New York City.^{[citation needed]} Shortly after, Noztra opened shows that featured reggaeton stars.^{[citation needed]}

Noztra entered the scene with his single "Damelo Duro", which was distributed on mixtapes and had great success on radio.^{[citation needed]} His first album, Ya’ Aint Ready, contains 19 tracks and a variety of sounds such as Malianteo, Sandungueo, Bolero, Streets/Gangsta hip hop and social themes. The first single off this album is "El Maquinon", and was produced by Monserrate & DJ Urba. It peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart.^[1]

Noztra was the first reggaeton artist to sign with a major label.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

• Ya' Aint Ready (2005)

Mixtapes

• Conteo Regresivo Vol. 1 (2005)
• Conteo Regresivo Vol. 2 (2006)

Compilation appearances

• Sangre Nueva (2005)
• The Draft (2005)
• The Fuxion: Mas Que Perreo (2005)
• Los Dueños del Flow (2006)

References

1. ^ "El Maquinon" (Latin Tropical Airplay chart), Billboard, October 8, 2005.

External links

• Noztra on Myspace
• Interview at CorrienteLatina.com
• Bio at CorrienteLatina.com

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