Almighty (rapper)
Alejandro Mosqueda Paz (born January 20, 1995), known professionally as Almighty,[1] is a Cuban rapper and singer. He released his debut "Amárrate las Timber" in 2015. He is known for the Spanish version of Desiigner's song "Panda" in collaboration with Farruko.[2] He has also collaborated with artists such as Bad Bunny, Jon Z, Wisin, among others.[3]
Almighty
Alejandro Mosqueda Paz
January 20, 1995
Havana, Cuba
- Rapper
- singer
Vocals
2009–present
- Carbon Fiber Music
- La Industria de los Inmortales
Since 2019, Paz has collaborated with Christian artists like Funky, Alex Zurdo, and Redimi2.[4] His song "Filipenses 1:6" in collaboration with Redimi2 was awarded the "Best Urban/Christian Song" at the 2020 Tu Música Urbano Awards.[5]
Career[edit]
Born in Havana, Cuba on January 20, 1995, Paz was raised in Carolina, Puerto Rico.[6] He started producing songs during his teenage years, such as his "Alem el Pilar" and was subsequently signed to Lunatik Records, under which he released songs such as "Camino a la Fama" and "Ninguno Tiene el Flow".[7] Paz changed his name to "Almighty" since this pseudonym "combine[d] the initials of his name Alejandro Mosqueda", and because it seemed like a good commercial projection in the US market.[8]
In 2015, Paz met Luisito el Virus, who worked with Farruko. Farruko helped the 20 year old Paz sign a contract with his own record label Carbon Fiber Music.[9] After his debut song, he released several singles, such as the Spanish version of Panda, which reached #36 on Hot Latin Songs and #23 on Latin Rhythm Airplay, "Aderall", "Panda" (remix), among others.[10] In 2015- 2016, he surpassed rappers like Pusho, el Sica and Tempo, establishing himself within the urban genre. In 2017 after several rows with Lary Over, Paz released a tirade called "RIP Carbon" directed by Farruko, Lary Over and Benny Benni.
Later, Paz created his own record company "La Industria de los Inmortales,"[11] under which he recorded the song "Veo, Veo" with Elvis Crespo and singles such as "Ocho", "Asalto", among others.[12] In 2017, he became part of the Sony Music Latin company,[13] but parted the following year.[14] Paz appeared on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs at #20 with the collaborative song "Solita" by Hear This Music, along with Ozuna, Bad Bunny and Wisin.
Paz released his debut album La Bestia under contract with Primo Boyz Music, which he performed in September 2019 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.[15] The album was on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums charts at #9 and on Top Latin Albums at #12. That year, after his conversion to Christianity, he released two Christian songs called "Hambre" and "Cristo Conmigo".[16]
Paz's first collaboration in the Christian sphere was with Redimi2 on "Filipenses 1:6",[17] which was also nominated for Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year at the 2020 Dove Awards. He revealed that he was stopped from receiving his prize at the stage for fear of what he might say.[18] In 2019, he released his own version of Bryant Myers' song "Gan-Ga" titled "Arpa". The song was later removed from the YouTube platform.[19]
In 2020, he began working on his first Christian album called Genelipsis, releasing songs like "Monigotes" and "Mi Testimonio".[20] In 2021, he announced through an Instagram live that he was returning to secular music and explained the aftermath of his dissing Myke Towers.[21] At the beginning of 2022, he announced the release date for his first Christian album "Genelipsis" on January 20.
In March 2024, Almighty was reported missing by his mother, and was eventually located safe and sound by agents in a wooded area of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, as part of the search.[22]