Francisco Antonio Marti Jr., best know as GACHIS, ''la maquina de escribir canciones''. I was born in Bonao, Dominican Republic in 10/18/1981. At the age 14, I was a Vico C fan; simply because he was the only one who reached the radio at that time in the Dominican Republic. The other one was ''El General'' from Panama but his style was more likely Jamaican reggae mixed with Latin music.
I remember the first time I played Dj playero's music at home. My father beated me up and asked if I was crazy to listen to that kind of music because the message that underground delivered at the time was not well accepted all depend upon ones culture. I used to write songs but short simply because rap is not easy to compose. All the kids around my age started doing the same thing but it was all about free style, dizzying each other and joking around. My father wanted me to be a musician rather than a rapper as being a rapper was not important at the time.
My father and my grandfather were teaching me music; how to read it and how to play instruments, until my father decided to leave the country in 1997. That was the end of my freedom. I was sent to my grand mother's house where I couldn't even turn on the radio. In the past I was modeling and dancing in groups. Therefore, I was an extremely popular figure in my home town as it was quite small. I was also in the entertainment environment but the art of writing and singing was always there waiting for me other than poetry. When Im writing songs I notice that my romantic songs come out better. In 1999, I started going to high school in the United States. One day I was in the school cafeteria looking at Dominicans, Boricuas and Panamanians free styling. It was pretty cool, everyone singing with different styles, thing that I never expected in this country. Suddenly, I joined them and started doing what I like to do. I was free styling rap, the Boricuas underground and the rest Panamanians just plena thats how the guys from Panama called their at the time years. Later in 2002, I started to download beats from the internet and started to write with a friend that was 6 years younger than me but he had enough skills to write a good song. We started recording with multimedia sound recorder just to have fun but that habit spread out so fast that other guys took it seriously and began to record in a house studio own by Makia; whos nowadays is no longer my Dj. The guys who joined me were my brother Flex, Felino, Esequiel and some others that joined the fever of reggaetonmania. The group just kept on growing. We added other talents like Kino from Peru, Kabayon and me. Trying to take it the next level, I started singing hooks just for the group. My first song was ''Mercenaria'' followed by '' Muevelo shorty'' featuring Esequiel, and Niggaz like you'' that came out after issues with the group. Kabayon came out with the idea of forming a group called Los Zicarios. There I was giving the opportunity to sing hooks and improve myself rapping skills. We went parties, clubs, parks, basement parties all around not for the money just because we loved this and still love it. To be honest, we needed money to pay the Dj to fix the studio but it never happened. Other activities done by Los Zicarios were a variety of interviews and a tour to Dominican Republic; all this with no management. Unfortunately, I couldnt go to the Dominican Republic as I was attending college at that time. However, I get satisfy when I see people going crazy while ones sing. Its the best feeling in the world and those like my father who never liked the idea of me doing what I do now changed their mind, as well as their views towards reggaeton. Now he tells me to keep it up because he finally acknowledges that this is my life. Today, being a rapper is as significant as being any other type of singer/artist. At present time, Im not a Zicario because of personal issues. Although I devoted my life, and gave myself an opportunity with them, Im better by myself. Now I can do what my hearts tells me to do and am working with DJ THE ONE el dj mas rankiao del momento. After all, Im always here to help them in anything because they opened a window for me to go to the studio and show the world what Im capable of doing. My style varies from rap, reggaeton, hip hop, R&B and many others. God gave me the voice and the rapping skills to survive in this very demanding world. Nowadays other than singing, I go to college pursuing a degree in liberal arts willing to be a nutritionist and I have a have a good job too.
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