El Cantante del Ghetto

El Cantante del Ghetto is the debut studio album by Colombian singer Ryan Castro. The album was released on May 9, 2024, through Sony Music Latin. It contains guest appearances from COQE, La Eterna, Arcángel, SOG, Yandel, Jowell & Randy, Onyl, Blessd, Zion, Peso Pluma, Ñengo Flow, Myke Towers, Natan & Shander, Akapellah, Totoy el Frio, and Rich the Kid.

Background and release
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. 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".

Singles
"Ghetto Star" featuring producer COQE was released as the first single from the album on January 19, 2023. Months later, it was preceded by the second single "Quema" with the Mexican Peso Pluma and the Colombian producer SOG, released on July 13. On March 22, 2024, the third single "Rich Rappers" with the American rapper Rich the Kid was released. 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. On May 9, along with the release of the album, the fifth single "Pueblo de Medallo" was released featuring American singer Arcángel.