YSY A
Birth nameAlejo Nahuel Acosta
Born (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26)
Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • Sponsor DIos
Websiteysya.com.ar

Alejo Nahuel Acosta (born 12 July 1998), known professionally as YSY A, is an Argentine rapper, songwriter and singer.[1]

Early life

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Born in Villa Crespo, he was interested in music from a young age and was influenced by tango. He began competing in freestyle battles and this led him to create the largest rap competition in Argentina, El Quinto Escalon.[2]

Career

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Although he was already making songs, in January 2018 the start of the supergroup Modo Diablo was made official with the rappers Duki and Neo Pistea, which popularized the trap genre in Argentina thanks to their singles «Quavo» and «Trap N' Export», this also gave Ysy recognition to release his songs.[3]

On November 11 of that same year, he released his debut studio album, Antezana 247, which was well received by the public and critics. On November 11, 2019, he released his second studio album, Hecho a Mano.[4]

In 2020, he released a series of singles under the name #YSYA2020, of which «Silbando» and «Un Flow de Infarto» with Bizarrap, garnered millions of views on YouTube, and he released his first EP, which was recorded in the Argentine city of Tigre, and would be called Mordiendo El Bozal.[5][6]

On November 11, 2021, he released his third studio album, Trap de Verdad, under his own record label, Sponsor Dios. This year he made YSY A: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 37 with Bizarrap. A year later, on the same date, he released his fourth studio album, YSYSMO, which became his most commercially successful album, having the biggest debut on the charts despite not having singles or collaborations.[7][8][9]

In 2023, exactly November 11, where he releases his albums, he would release El after del after, in which he would try very different genres than the usual ones in his career, trying Techno, EDM, Guaracha, and the rarest, Amapiano, among others. This album would represent a significant change in Alejo's career.[10]

Discography

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  • Antezana 247 (2018)
  • Hecho a mano (2019)
  • Mordiendo el bozal (2020)
  • Trap de verdad (2021)
  • Ysysmo (2022)
  • El after del after (2023)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Premios Gardel Best Urban/Trap Song or Album Tumbando el Club (Remix) Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Quién es Ysy A, el músico y emprendedor de 21 años que se disputan todas las discográficas". 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "YSY a contó cómo creó "El Quinto Escalón", una competencia icónica para el freestyle: "Le gastaba a mi mamá todo lo que cobraba en un mes"". 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Modo Diablo: El súpergrupo formado por Duki, YSY a y Neo Pistea que hizo historia en el trap | LOS40 Urban". 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "YSY a publica nuevo disco: "Hecho a Mano"". 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Ysy a lanza 'Silbando' la quinta entrega de su proyecto '#YSYA2020'". 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Ysy a estrenó nuevo disco: "Es música para hacer el amor"". 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ "YSY a trae "Trap de verdad"". 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Ysy a presenta "Ysysmo" en Córdoba: Agotó su segunda Plaza de la Música en 2022 | Música". 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Ysy a revalida el título de jefe del trap argentino: "Cada paso que doy, queda para la historia"". December 2022.
  10. ^ "YSY a presenta su nuevo disco "El after del After" en el Arena Maipú". 8 November 2023.

Category:Argentine rappers Category:Argentine trap musicians Category:Latin trap musicians Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Buenos Aires Category:Latin music songwriters