Calacote

Calacote is an American-born Latin music singer and songwriter based in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. After gaining local popularity in the Dominican Republic in 2019 and 2020 as an independent rapper and Dembow artist, Calacote moved to Miami, Florida in August of 2020 while self-releasing and performing his music while living between his friends' couches and his car. In December 2020, he reached out to GRAMMY-winning producer Maffio on Instagram and became the first artist to form his independent record label, Alkatraks Music Group, in January 2021. On August 20, 2021, Calacote released his label debut single entitled “AZAFATA" which was produced by Maffio. As an artist, Calacote is known for his complex, tongue-in-cheek lyricism and unique vocal tone and he credits the work of Residente and Arcángel for initially inspiring him to pursue a career in music.