After releasing singles including "Jordan", "Monastery" and "Mujeriego", and two EPs in 2022, at the beginning of 2024 Castro announced through his social networks and WhatsApp channel that his debut album was going to be released that year.[3] Since then, he showed on his networks producing new music, deciding what to include and what not to.
Later, Castro sent a profile photo of the album and told his followers that they put it as their profile photo and that if most of them had it he would reveal the cover and track listing. Finally, on April 16, 2024, the singer announced the album's release date, cover art, and track listing, and the next day along with the release of his song of the same name from the album called "La Salsa".[4]
Singles
"Ghetto Star" featuring producer COQE was released as the first single from the album on January 19, 2023.[5] Months later, it was preceded by the second single "Quema" with the Mexican Peso Pluma and the Colombian producer SOG, released on July 13.[6] On March 22, 2024, the third single "Rich Rappers" with the American rapper Rich the Kid was released.[7] Almost a month later, to promote the album, on April 17, a fourth single titled "El Cantante del Ghetto" was released with producers COQE and La Eterna, the same name as the album, and also known as "La Salsa" for its musical genre.[8] On May 9, along with the release of the album, the fifth single "Pueblo de Medallo" was released featuring American singer Arcángel.[9]
Track list
El Cantante del Ghetto track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"El Cantante del Ghetto" (with COQE and La Eterna)
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Juan Fernando Vélez Adarve • Daniel Pineda Foronda • Santiago Lopera Montoya • Andrés Felipe Agudelo Franco • Davkd Andrés Montoya García • Andrés Felipe Vélez Bolívar • Mateo Alexander Montoya Mazo • Santiago Cárdenas Daza • David Gutiérrez Vélez • Sebastián Camilo León Ramírez • Francisco Javier Castaño Sánchez
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Austín Agustín Santos • Jonathan Jacob Reyes • Jorge Valdes • Johnny Oscar López • Ramses Ivan Herrera • Carlos Humberto Domínguez • Santiago Orrego Gallego
Dímelo Flow • Jhon El Diver
3:29
3.
"NCA" (with SOG)
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Santiago Orrego Gallego
SOG
2:43
4.
"Gata G"
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Nicolás Jaña • Andrés Jael Correa Ríos • Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno • Edgar Barrera
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Santiago Carvajal • Carlos Andrés Valencia Vallejo • Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez • Randy Ariel Ortíz Acevedo • Christian Serna Rodríguez • Sara Agudelo Restrepo • Andrés Goma González • Nicolás David López Sandoval • Hugo Esteban Tobon Betancur
Cornetto • Loud • Astro
2:54
8.
"Modelito" (with Onyl)
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Santiago Orrego Gallego • Sergio Andrés Duque Higuita
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Santiago Orrego Gallego • Camilo Chahin • Natanael Baena Vergara • Alexander Baena Vergara
SOG • Chain Trackz
3:08
15.
"Los Capos" (with Akapellah and Totoy el Frío)
Bryan David Castro Sosa • Santiago Orrego Gallego • Daniel Pineda Foronda • Pedro Elías Aquino • Fabrizzio Hernández Dovalle • Juan David Lujan Torres • Douglas José Hernández Manzano