Background
David Sanchez Badillo was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1977.
David Sanchez Badillo was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1977.
Tempo studied in the Escuela Libre de Música Juan Morel Campos of the municipality.
At the age of five years moved to upstate Haverstraw, New York, Rockland County, with his family for a period of four years. He returned to Puerto Rico and at the age of 11 began to write his first rap lyrics. He began his career by participating in talent shows.
Beginnings–1998
Tempo first appeared in DJ Joe 3, which was released in 1995, with another appearance in DJ Joe 4 a year later.
lieutenant was during this time that he met DJ Playero which led to him being added to his roster and recording his first major hit in the fledgling reggaeton genre with "Bailando Quiero Verlas" in 1998 on Playero 41: Past Present & Future. New Game was released the next year with appearances by Baby Rasta & Gringo and Maicol & Manuel among others
Both albums where certified gold shortly after. He produced the album Vida Eterna by Getto & Gastam in 2002.
During this time he also recorded El que Tenia que Llegar for DJ Frank"s Time to Kill, Empiezo la Accion for Boricuas New York volume 2 and Tu y Quien Mas for the compilation album from Alex Gárgolas titled Gargolas volume 3.
His album Éxitos is a compilation released by Sony, comprising mainly old material but also featuring new songs. Incarceration
In October 10, 2002, Tempo was detained and imprisoned for drug trafficking. While he was in prison, previously recorded songs where released in various compilation albums.
In 2003 came "Quien Quiere Guerra" on "Desafio"(2004) and "Van A Ver Lo Quebec Es Muerte" on "Las Plagas 2"(2003).
In 2004, the song "Quebec Es Lo Quebec Quiere?" was released in DJ Nelson"s Flow la Discoteka. Free Tempo was released June 2009.
2013–present
Tempo was released on October 9, 2013 to a halfway house in Puerto Rico for 6 months to finish his sentence. During this time he was able to record his mixtape Free Music, which was released as a free download on his official website on December 21, 2013.
His first concert after his release was in May 17, 2014 in the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.
Release of Tu Historia
The single "Tu Historia" was released on February 14, 2015.