Dominican rapper Chimbala’s collaboration with Liro Shaq on the single “Bye Bye” was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2018 Premios Soberano awards. ∙ In addition to writing his own songs, Chimbala has also composed and arranged tracks for Melymel, El Poeta Callejero, and Black Jonas. ∙ He’s developed a second career as an actor, costarring in the 2019 comedy Super Bomberos and the 2018 crime drama Calle sin Salida. ∙ The video for his 2018 single “Maniqui” garnered more than 50 million views, leading to remixes with Farruko and Pitbull. ∙ In his biggest US exposure to date, he appeared alongside Ozuna, Arcangel, and El Alfa at the 2019 Soulfrito Music Festival in Brooklyn. ∙ He was a featured guest on the final date of Farruko’s sold-out Miami show, performing with Zion & Lennox, Lenny Tavarez, Jay Wheeler, and Tito El Bambino.