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Eddy Ruiz Pineda (born February 15, 1990), better known as his stage name Danger but also as Lobo is a Cuban rapper, singer, record producer and songwriter from Havana, Cuba. He is best known for his singles “Madre”, “Chillin’” and “Tempo Lento”. Outside his solo music he is part of DEM Records, a music collective from San Diego.

Early life
Danger was born in February 15, 1990 in Havana, Cuba and raised into a Cuban family which include him and two other siblings. He lived in Havana and Miami in his teenager-adult time until he found a permanent home in San Diego, California. Danger has never taught to play any instruments but his desires to be better and better everyday on his music journey, pushed him over the years to learn some piano and guitar helping him to make new songs. He started writing raps at the age 13 years old and he recorded his first song at the age 17 years old.

Career
He started in 2003 as part of the Cuban Hip-Hop music circle and in early 2007 recorded his first mixtape "Perreando X Naturaleza” being part of Los Konfuerza, a musical group that stood out for its lyrics, rhythms and local followers in the capital of the island.

At the end of 2009 with the recognized DJ of Electronic Music Alen Sarell joined to his independent record label AN Records. Months later he associated with Jhonan Romeu known by his stage name Romeo “La Maravilla” and both form the duo 3Clan. Same year they recorded their first mixtape "El Reinado Home Edition” Danger's second mixtape but this time under the AN Records label launching it with a tendency of dominant genres in Cuba and including several recognized urban artists in the island like Insurrecto, Mayco D’ Alma, D.D. (Yomil Y El Dany), William “El Magnífico” and more. In this way getting to reach repercussion with some singles in compilatory albums on international scale.

In 2011, 3Clan released his first studio album "El Reinado" in partnership with AN Records with an attractive Hip-Hop mixed with Urban rhythms and Pop trends standing out collaborations with several relevant artists in the national musical field. A year later Danger disintegrates the duo and began to raises his solo artist career releasing the mixtapes "Directo de la Bóveda EP” (2012) and "Real Life” (2014) trough his own record label Danger’s Every Moment while he was working on his debut album as a solo artist “Momentos” (2014) feeling stronger his Hip-Hop/Rap roots and collaborating with some island representative voices as first time into Hip-Hop like Haila María Mompié, Gretell Barreiro, I.V. Rock and others well known like Bárbaro “El Urbano” Vargas and Jhamy Deja-Vu.

March 2014 he premiered “Madre” music video on Lucas, the most watched tv music show in television in Cuba reaching out recognition in the whole country and making this song his first national hit.

November 2015, Danger performed at the main stage of Latin Grammys Street Parties along to many other artists and the well known Cuban rapper El B.

In 2016 he associated with Cuban DJ/Producer Raphox and they started to work together in the same Danger’s own record label DEM Records. Since then, they have produced many projects for them and to other artists they have under the same label as collaborative artists like Haka, Manny Swagg, Doble 9.

He has worked as a songwriter for some artists like Alen Sarell, Orland Max, Raphox; last both currently having musical records under his own record label DEM Records. In a first interviews he had in Cuba with a well-known local magazine Danger stated that his biggest music inspirations growing up were Celia Cruz, Los Aldeanos, Michael Jackson and Eminem. Throughout his career, he transmits a versatile and general speech that reaches to embrace subjects that speak of love, sex, desires and conscience.

Artistry
Danger’s early inspirations were Eminem, Los Aldeanos and Michael Jackson. Most of his songs contains Hip Hop and R&B elements but also Cuban music most used instruments like trumpets, piano and percussion. Rapping and singing combined all over his songs make his style something fresh, matures and unique but with a transparent, positive and a sharp voice.

Personal life
Danger has never been married or has had kids so far. He’s the older brother out of two siblings and he has a niece called Luna who was the one that his most recent single song was inspired. He loves everything about wolves and their life style applying to himself and his “pack” all the good values from them and that’s why his own company has a wolf as a logo and most of his friends call him Lobo.

Studio Albums

 * El Reinado (2011)
 * Momentos (2014)

Mixtapes

 * Perreando X Naturaleza (2007)
 * El Reinado - Home Edition (2009)
 * Directo de la Bóveda (2012)
 * Real Life (2014)
 * Demboyz (2020)

Singles

 * Lo Haré     (2015)
 * Algo        (2017)
 * Demboyz     (2018)
 * Tempo Lento (2018)
 * Quédate     (2019)
 * Cambié      (2020)
 * Vamo’ a Gozar(2020)
 * Dale        (2020)
 * Luna        (2021)

DEM Records
DEM was created by the Cuban rapper-songwriter Danger and is an abbreviation derived from the Danger’s Every Moment imprint that the rapper used to publish his earlier projects. All began with two mixtapes “Directo de la Bóveda” (2012) and “Real Life” (2014) both helped grow the rapper’s profile and after that he began promoting the "wolf" logo through various on-stage performances and references within songs. Danger sought for an independent label to release his own music as well helping in the nurturing of other artists like Raphox who is the music producer of the most of his songs and rapper’s right hand to all the creative process making on DEM. Both were the label’s inaugural artists and together released “Demboyz” (2020) what is a clear statement about their brotherhood and music partnership. DEM has released one album, three mixtapes and seven singles.

News & Magazine Articles

 * Los Momentos de Danger by Alma Mater Magazine
 * Stop! Danger al Acecho by SuenaCubano Magazine
 * Danger: Creations Every Moment by SuenaCubano News
 * Lo Haré: Nuevo Sencillo del Rapero Cubano Danger by Suena Cubano News
 * Danger en los Momentos previos a los Grammys by SuenaCubano News
 * Danger: “Algo" que decir y hacer más allá del mundo digital by SuenaCubano News
 * Danger: “Regreso al Rap” by Vistar Magazine