Ivy Queen

Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodrguez , known as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Ricanborn American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She was born in Aasco, Puerto Rico, but later moved with her parents to New York City, where she lived until she finished her public education, before returning to Aasco. When she wasyears old, Queen moved to San Juan where she met record producer DJ Negro, who helped her gain performing spots with a group called The Noise at a local club. There she performed her first song Somos Raperos Pero No Delincuentes. The Noise gained much attention due to their violent and explicitly sexual lyrics. Queen went solo in 1996, and released her debut studio album En Mi Imperio which was quickly picked up by Sony Discos for distribution in 1997.

Ivy Queen was born in Aasco, Puerto Rico. When she was young, Ivy Queens parents moved to New York City, where she was raised. Her parents returned to their hometown of Aasco when Ivy was in her teens. She did not finish high school, reaching eleventh grade in the United States, and studied music at the New Jersey School of Performing Arts She also lived in The Bronx and Dominican Republic in poverty.

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