El Alfa was born in Haina, Santo Domingo in late 1990. He began pursuing his music career after graduating from high school at 17, the same year he left home. Like many of his peers, he began performing at teen clubs, parties, and in the streets. He posted videos of his tracks to YouTube, starting with the single "Muevete Jevi," and throughout these endeavours, with his unique meld of gritty hip-hop, dancehall, and tropical grooves, he achieved almost instant renown. But rather than jump headfirst into fame, El Alfa focused instead on establishing an impressive body of work before trying to break loose. His videos were noticed by a variety of his Caribbean and Miami peers along with a broad audience.
Using his thin, rough voice in syncopated phrasing, his trademark rapid-fire rhymes are regarded by fans as being as contagious as his beats. His recordings are staples on Latin urban stations across the U.S. and Caribbean; he has been a featured performer in Mega 97.9, sold out Madison Square Garden revues, and collaborated with artists like Farruko to Cardi B to Bryant Myers. His 2018 album, El Hombre, hit number six on the Top Latin albums chart.
The cartoonish, twisted vocal production on the dembow smash "Mira Pa Mi Coro" won him fans such as Nicky Jam, AA Anuel, and Farruko, and its sound offered producers great remix potential. (He and Farruko cut "Tu Me Gusta Pila" together the same year.) 2014's single and video for "Tarzan" scored big as well, gaining more than 25 million views, enabling him to tour with a variety of artists. His songs were featured on a handful of compilations, and he issued two compilations of his own in Dembow Exitos, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. His collaboration with Bad Bunny in "La Romana" has gained more than 120 million views on Youtube.
El Alfa El Jefe has been dropping new singles every other month. All of them topping the charts, if not on the charts then as remixes by other artists showcased in DJ sets and on dancefloors in the U.S and Latin America. He was also a featured guest on other artist's recordings such as Nicky Jam's remix for "Segueta."
In 2017, he released the YouTube smash "Coche Bomba," his debut studio long-player Disciplina peaked at 11 on the Latin Rhythm Chart, followed immediately by the 50-track singles comp Exitos, Vol. 1. Throughout 2018, El Alfa issued a succession of video and streaming singles as precursors to his follow-up album. One, "Mi Mami" featuring Cardi B, entered the Latin Digital Songs chart at number nine and number seven on Latin Rhythm Digital Song Sales, while its video rang up 25 million views in a couple of weeks.
El Hombre, his 14-track sophomore outing, featured collaborations with Bryant Myers, Jon Z, Miky Woodz, Noriel, and Plan B on a remix of "Suavecito," Anuel AA on "Con Silenciador," and "Puñala de Carne" with El Shick, among others. The set was issued in early November 2018 and entered the Top Latin Albums chart at number seven and peaked at six. Two years later El Alfa returned with the massive double-LP El Android, which once again rose to the Latin Albums charts. His latest singles are the vibrant collabortion with Daddy Yankee and Justin Quiles "PAM".
