Lápiz Conciente

Lapiz Conciente
Birth nameAvelino Junior Figueroa Rodríguez
Born (1983-01-24) January 24, 1983 (age 41)
Los Mina, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
Genres
OccupationRapper
LabelsSony Music Latin

Avelino Junior Figueroa Rodríguez (born January 24, 1983), known musically as Lápiz Conciente (Lit. "Conscious Pencil"), is a Dominican rapper. He is described as one of the pioneers of Hip hop in the Dominican Republic.[1][2][3] In 2013 he was nominated at Premios Juventud, in the category (Favorite Urban Artist),[4] [5]in 2016 he was awarded at the Latin Music Italian Awards,[6] and in 2017 he was nominated in the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song, "Papa" in collaboration with Vico C.[7]

Career

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In 2008, Figueroa published through YouTube, including the songs "Las Menores", and in 2009 the mixtape "Ráfaga de Plomo".[8] In 2011 he participated in the single "CAPEA EL DOUGH" in collaboration with Toxic Crow, it was considered representative of Hip hop in the Dominican Republic,[9][10][11] later he released the debut singles "Yo Soy Papa", and "Yo No Te Quiero Perder" audiovisual obtained more of 39 million views on YouTube.[12][13][1] In 2014 he received a Gold Record for the debut song "Si No Te Quisiera" in collaboration with Juan Magán and Belinda, and obtained 300 million views on YouTube.[14][15][16]

In 2016 he released the album "Latidos", it includes collaborations with Vico C, Natti Natasha, Belinda, J Álvarez, Black Jonas Point, Musicologo The Libro.[17][18][19][20] In 2016 he signed with Sony Music Latin where the second studio album «Cicatrices» was released under the Sony Music Latin record label debuted in record sales in the Dominican Republic and the United States on digital platforms, includes collaborations with Magic Juan , Nacho, Leslie Grace, Xaxo, El B, Negro HP.[21][22]

[23] In 2020, Figueroa held a rap battle against the Dominican rapper Mozart la Para, where he premiered the singles "El Descanso Eterno", Tú No Tá", "9 Días".[24][25][26] In 2022 he participated in the song "Culpable" by the studio album Formula, Vol. 3, by Romeo Santos.[27]

Early life

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Figueroa was born on January 24, 1983, at the Maternity (Hospital Materno Infantil San Lorenzo de Los Mina), Santo Domingo Province. He grew up in a dysfunctional family, where he was raised by his grandmother Paulina Rodríguez de Jesús (Palín), who was a domestic worker and nurse. Figueroa is older than his siblings, and at the age of 21 his mother died. In 1993, Figueroa was inspired by American rapper, Vico C, where he was introduced to hip hop music at the age of 10. He was named Lápiz Conciente after his grandmother's pronunciation, where Figueroa corrected his grandmother's spelling mistakes. Figueroa had 2 children with his romantic partner of more than ten years, Niurka. He studied accounting and is a devout believer in God.[28][29]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result
Premios Juventud -

Latin Music Italian Awards - Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song

2013

2016 2017

Favorite Urban Artist -

Best Latin Urban Song of The Year and My -Favorite Lyrics Best Urban Song

Nominated-

Won - Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "El Lapiz Conciente, una trayectoria de éxitos". El Día (in Spanish). 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ "Lápiz Conciente, entre los". listindiario.com (in Spanish). 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ^ "50 grandes en la historia del rap en español". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. ^ "Lápiz Consciente nominado a los Premios Juventud". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ^ Beba, La (2015-02-01). "El Lapiz Conciente habla de su tiempo preso, premios juventud entre otras cosas en Más Roberto #Video". Cachicha.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  6. ^ "Lápiz Conciente gana dos Latin Music Italian Awards". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ^ Soriano, Muriel (2017-09-26). ""Lápiz Conciente" entra a la competencia de los Latin Grammy". www.elcaribe.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ^ "Conoce la trayectoria musical de Avelino Junior Figueroa "Lápiz Conciente"". LoRevelado (in Spanish). 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. ^ "Acroarte destaca musical Premios Soberano 2015". AlMomento.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. ^ ""Capea el Dough" en Premios Soberano" (in Spanish). 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  11. ^ Díaz, Andrés (2022-09-19). "Más de 28 urbanos dominicanos se unen en otra versión de "Capea el Dough"". Proceso (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ^ Lapiz Conciente - Yo No Te Quiero Perder (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-01-02
  13. ^ "Lapiz Conciente reflexiona en "Yo soy papá"". Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  14. ^ "Juan Magán estrena su single Si No Te Quisiera con la colaboración de Belinda y Lápiz Conciente. In Wayback Machine. Universal Music". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02.
  15. ^ Juan Magan - Si No Te Quisiera ft. Belinda, Lapiz Conciente (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-01-02
  16. ^ "Lapiz recibe disco de oro y anuncia firma con Sony Music". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  17. ^ "Los latidos de un urbano: Lápiz Conciente". listindiario.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  18. ^ "Lápiz Conciente habla de madurez y lanza "Latidos"". El Día (in Spanish). 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  19. ^ "Lápiz Conciente firma con Sony Music Latin // Lápiz Conciente Signs With Sony Music Latin". Sony Music Entertainment Latin. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  20. ^ "" El Lápiz Conciente" firma con Sony Music". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  21. ^ "Sony Music Latin lanza "Cicatrices", el nuevo disco de Lápiz Conciente – Más Vip" (in Spanish). 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  22. ^ "El Lápiz Consciente presenta "Cicatrices", su nuevo álbum musical". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  23. ^ Roiz, Jessica (2020-08-06). "Mozart La Para Vs. Lapiz Conciente: What to Know About the Never-Ending Dominican Rap Battle". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  24. ^ ""El descanso eterno", el nuevo ataque de Lápiz Conciente contra Mozart la Para". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  25. ^ Romero, Hector (2020-08-05). "(VIDEO) Lápiz Conciente lanza "Tu No Ta", la respuesta a su guerra con Mozart La Para". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  26. ^ "9 Días de Lápiz Conciente, continúa la tiradera a Mozart El Zocco". El Zocco (in Spanish). 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  27. ^ "El Lápiz fue una sorpresa en nuevo álbum de Romeo: "el mejor rapero que parió RD" – Más Vip" (in Spanish). 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  28. ^ "ENTREVISTA A EL LÁPIZ - Revista Global" (in Spanish). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  29. ^ "El Lapiz Conciente habla de su admiracion a Vico C". Univision.
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