Rels B

{{Short description|Spanish rapper (born 1993)}} {{Family name hatnote|Heredia|Vidal|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rels B | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Daniel Heredia Vidal | alias = {{hlist|Rels Beats|Skinny Flakk<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiehoy.com/descubrir/quien-es-rels-b-el-rapero-espanol-que-conquista-latinoamerica/ |title=Quién es Rels B, el rapero español que conquista Latinoamérica |last=Bonomo |first=Cecilia |date=9 October 2020 |website=indiehoy.com |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Palma de Mallorca, Spain | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = {{hlist|Latin R&B|dancehall|Latin pop|Latin hip hop|reggaeton}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|rapper|record producer}} | years_active = 2014–present | label = {{hlist|ILoveRibs!|MÉCÈN}} | partner = Nicole Betancur (2024-present) | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}

'''Daniel Heredia Vidal'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4439486/0/rels-b-estar-multinacional-puta-mierda/ |title=Rels B: "Estar con una multinacional es una puta mierda" |author= |date=1 November 2020 |website=20minutos.es |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neo2.com/rels-b-numero-1/ |title=Rels B, el número 1 de las listas de streaming en España |author=Mongomeri |date=30 October 2019 |website=neo2.com |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> (born 18 October 1993), known professionally as '''Rels B''', is a Spanish rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of the great rising stars of the Spanish urbano music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimahora.es/noticias/cultura/2020/11/02/1210675/rels-estoy-mejor-momento-cuarentena-ayudado-encontrarme.html |title=Rels B: "Estoy en mi mejor momento, la cuarentena me ha ayudado a encontrarme" |author= |date=2 November 2020 |website=ultimahora.es |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>

His breakthrough single "A mí" received a significant popularity in Spain. On streaming platforms the song became his most listened track. During his career, Rels B had commercial success multiple times with songs like "¿Cómo dormiste?", "Mi luz" and "Mi amor" with singer Aitana, all of them reaching the top 10 in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/site/search?term=Rels+B|title=Rels B chart history|accessdate=1 April 2024|language=Spanish}}</ref>

== Early life == Born in Palma de Mallorca,<ref name="CMTV">{{cite web |url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2727 |title=Rels B: Biografía |author= |date= |website=cmtv.com.ar |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> the largest city of the Balearic Islands in Spain, Rels B left home to work as a waiter and bricklayer at the age of 15.<ref name="BM">{{cite web |url=https://www.buenamusica.com/rels-b/biografia |title=Biografía de Rels B |author= |date= |website=buenamusica.com |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>

== Career == Rels B began his musical career at a young age, but initially dedicated solely to being a producer, although he recorded a couple of songs during that time.<ref name="BM" /> After working for several years as a producer, in addition to releasing some singles, he made his official debut with his first EP ''Change or Die'', in 2014.<ref name="CMTV" />

In 2015 he released his second EP ''Player Hater'', which is consist of 8 songs produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds, mixed and mastered by {{ill|Quiroga (musician)|lt=Quiroga|es|Quiroga (MC)}}. Other songs such as 'Don't Tell My Mama', 'Word Up', 'Big Plan $', 'Hood Girl' and 'Palm Tree' achieved massive success on networks and millions of views on YouTube. During the same time, the music video for 'Mary Jane', with which he gained wide public acceptance, was produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds and Nibiru Films.<ref name="CMTV" />

In 2016, he premiered the music videos for 'Skinny Flakkkkkkk' and 'Tienes El Don' on YouTube, with which he managed to capture the attention of other exponents of the genre. His first album ''Boys Don't Cry'' was released in the same year, consisting of a total of 12 tracks, again produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds and mastered by Quiroga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiumag.com/news/rels-b-se-consolida-boys-dont-cry-primer-album/ |title=Rels B se consolida con "Boys Don't Cry", su primer álbum |last=Mateu |first=Aleix |date=28 September 2016 |website=tiumag.com |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507080915/https://www.tiumag.com/news/rels-b-se-consolida-boys-dont-cry-primer-album/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2017 he returned with an audiovisual project consisting of various songs with Indigo Jams, such as 'Nueva generación', 'A solas', 'Lord Forgive Me' and 'I Know'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mondosonoro.com/noticias-actualidad-musical/primer-adelanto-rels-b-indigo-jams/ |title=Escucha el primer adelanto del EP de Rels B e Indigo Jams |author= |date=6 April 2017 |website=mondosonoro.com |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=26 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183259/https://www.mondosonoro.com/noticias-actualidad-musical/primer-adelanto-rels-b-indigo-jams/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-rels-musica-entra-mas-ojos-oidos-201704200214_noticia.html |title=Rels B: "Hoy en día la música entra más por los ojos que por los oídos" |last=Serrano |first=Nacho |date=20 April 2017 |website=abc.es |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=26 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184147/https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-rels-musica-entra-mas-ojos-oidos-201704200214_noticia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Then he would launch the song 'Libres' and the music video of 'Rock & Roll', with which he had accumulated more than two million views in less than a month.<ref name="CMTV" />

In 2019, the Majorcan 'spent his time celebrating' and on his birthday he released the album ''Happy Birthday Flakko''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vanidad.es/mixed-up/692360783/HAPPY-BIRTHDAY-FLAKKO-Rels-B-nos-regala-nuevo-album-el-dia-de-su-cumpleanos.html |title=¡Happy Birthday Flakko! Rels B nos regala nuevo álbum el día de su cumpleaños |last=Sanz |first=Raquel |date=18 October 2019 |website=vanidad.es |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=26 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184153/https://vanidad.es/mixed-up/692360783/HAPPY-BIRTHDAY-FLAKKO-Rels-B-nos-regala-nuevo-album-el-dia-de-su-cumpleanos.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the end of 2020, an album titled {{lang|es|La Isla LP}} was released by Rels B, which has been described as the 'most musical work of his career', consisting of ten songs that deal with confinement, heartbreak and his hometown, Palma de Mallorca.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://okdiario.com/happyfm/rels-b-lanza-isla-lp-colaboraciones-ensueno-6632657 |title=Rels B lanza 'La Isla LP' con colaboraciones de ensueño |author= |date=29 December 2020 |website=okdiario.com |language=es |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229183224/https://okdiario.com/happyfm/rels-b-lanza-isla-lp-colaboraciones-ensueno-6632657 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 14, 2021, he released his single ''"Clase G"'', in which he discusses his contract with Sony Music, which he had just terminated. This single was also the first from his EP as an independent artist, which would be released in 2022. In May of the same year, he also released ''"Como Antes"'', and in September, ''"Shorty que te vaya bn"''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rels B: "Estar con una multinacional es una puta mierda" |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4439486/0/rels-b-estar-multinacional-puta-mierda/ |work=20 Minutos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rels B presentó "SHORTY Q TE VAYA BNN" y explotó las redes |url=https://24-horas.mx/vida/ludoteca/musica/rels-b-presento-shorty-q-te-vaya-bnn-y-exploto-las-redes/#google_vignette |work=24 Horas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rels B lanza ‘Como Antes’, un canto a la nostalgia y el rencor del primer amor |url=https://los40.com/los40/2021/05/06/videoclips/1620295153_284542.html |work=LOS40}}</ref>

== Discography == ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peaks ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | SPA <ref name="PROMUSICAE">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/site/search?term=Rels+B&filter=album|title=Search – Rels B (Albums)|publisher=Productores de Música de España|work=El portal de Música|access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Boys Don't Cry'' | * Released: 25 September 2016 * Label: ILoveRibs! * Formats: Digital download | 52 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Flakk Daniel's LP'' | * Released: 6 April 2018 * Label: ILoveRibs! * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 1 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Happy Birthday Flakko'' | * Released: 17 October 2019 * Label: Sony Music Spain * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 66 | |- ! scope="row" | ''La Isla LP'' | * Released: 26 December 2020 * Label: Sony Music Spain * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 12 | * PROMUSICAE: Gold<ref name="PROMUSICAE" /> |- ! scope="row" | ''Smile Bix :)'' | * Released: 25 March 2022 * Label: Dale Play Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 6 | |- ! scope="row" | ''AfroLOVA{{'}} 23'' | * Released: 21 July 2023 * Label: Dale Play Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 3 | |- ! scope="row" | ''A New Star (1993)'' | * Released: 26 April 2024 * Label: Dale Play Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 2 | |- ! scope="row" | ''afroLOVA{{'}} 25'' | * Released: 20 June 2025 * Label: Dale Play Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 6 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Love Love Flakk'' | * Released: 1 May 2026 * Label: Dale Play Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming | 3 |}

===EPs=== * ''Change or Die'' (2014) * ''Player Hater'' (2015) * ''Nueva Generación'' (2017) * ''Nostalgia EP'' (2024)<ref name="ASCENTTUNES">{{cite web |url=https://ascenttunes.com/song/nostalgia-ep/ |title=Nostalgia Full EP Mp3 downloads & Lyrics |author=Olajide A Emmanuel |date=13 December 2024 |website=ascenttunes.com |language=es |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | SPA <ref name="SPA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/site/search?term=Rels+B&filter=song|title=Search – Rels B (Songs)|publisher=Productores de Música de España|work=El portal de Música|access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | WW <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2024-05-11/|title=''Billboard'' Global 200: Week of May 11, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 May 2024}} * "Tu Vas Sin (Fav)": {{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2025-09-27/|title=''Billboard'' Global 200: Week of September 27, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=23 September 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Money Maker" | rowspan=2|2016 | — || — | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Re-Member" | — || — |''Boys Don't Cry'' |- ! scope="row" | "Lejos de ti" | rowspan=2|2018 | — || — |''Flakk Daniel's LP'' |- ! scope="row" | "Euromillón" | — || — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "A Mí" | rowspan=2|2019 | 52 || — |- ! scope="row" | "¿Cómo Te Va, Querida?"(with Don Patricio) | 30 || — | ''Happy Birthday Flakko'' |- ! scope="row" | "Shorty Que Te Vaya Bn" | 2021 | 38 || — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "Mi Luz" | rowspan=3|2022 | 9 || — |- ! scope="row" | "100 Tracks" | 74 || — |''Smile Bix :)'' |- ! scope="row" | "Cómo Dormiste?" | 8 || — | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Un Rodeoooo" | rowspan=3|2023 | 40 || — |''Afrolova' 23'' |- ! scope="row" | "Solita y Sueltaaa" | 53 || — | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "Mi Amor" (with Aitana) | 9 || — |- ! scope="row" | "Ni 1 Complejo" | rowspan=5|2024 | 70 || — |- ! scope="row" | "La Vida Sin Ti" | 7 || — |''A New Star (1993)'' |- ! scope="row" | "Yotuloko" (with Omar Montes) | 19 || — | rowspan="6" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "Balearico" | 72 || — |- ! scope="row" | "Te Regalo" | 3 || — |- ! scope="row" | "Corazón Puro" (with RVFY and Morad) | rowspan=3|2025 | 9 || — |- ! scope="row" | "Tu Vas Sin (Fav)" | 1 || 58 |- ! scope="row" | "No me tires flores" (with Alejandro Sanz) | 53 || — |- ! scope="row" | "Lleva al Sol" |2026 | 30 || — |''Love Love Flakk'' |}

===Other charted and certified songs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | SPA <ref name="SPA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/site/search?term=Rels+B&filter=song|title=Search – Rels B (Songs)|publisher=Productores de Música de España|work=El portal de Música|access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | MEX <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/mexico-songs-hotw/2024-05-11/|title=Mexico Songs: Week of May 11, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | US Latin <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-songs/2024-05-11/|title=Hot Latin Songs: Week of May 11, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em;" | WW <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2024-05-11/|title=''Billboard'' Global 200: Week of May 11, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Buenos Genes" {{small|(with Dellafuente)}} | 2018 | 92 || — || — || — | * PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum<ref name="SPA" /> | ''Flakk Daniel's LP'' |- ! scope="row" | "Sin Mirar las Señales" | rowspan="4" | 2019 | 20 || — || — || — | * PROMUSICAE: Platinum<ref name="SPA" /> | rowspan="4" | ''Happy Birthday Flakko'' |- ! scope="row" | "Otro Cheke" {{small|(with Duki and The Rudeboyz)}} | 41 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Si No Te Veo" | 63 || — || — || — | * PROMUSICAE: Gold<ref name="SPA" /> |- ! scope="row" | "Quédate, Te Quiero" | 92 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "1 de Enero, Puntacana" | rowspan="13" | 2024 | 58 || — || — || — | | rowspan="12" | ''A New Star (1993)'' |- ! scope="row" | "Caída del Cielo <3" | 35 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Detrás del DJ" | 38 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Rapeadita Love" | 56 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Como un Velero (Interludio)" | 86 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Pretty Girl" {{small|(with Tempoe)}} | 51 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Un Desperdicio" {{small|(with Junior H)}} | 22 || 8 || 49 || 134 | * AMPROFON: Gold<ref name="AMPROFON">{{Cite certification|region=Mexico|artist=Rels B}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Foro Sol" | 93 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Se Apaga // Me Apago" | 77 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Ocean Piano" | 74 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "El Último del Contracto" | 80 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "A New Star (2024)" | 29 || — || — || — | * PROMUSICAE: Gold<ref name="SPA" /> |- ! scope="row" | "1000 Millones" | 42 || — || — || — | | ''Nostalgia EP'' |- ! scope="row" | "El Mundo x Ti" |rowspan=9|2026 | 41 || — || — || — | |rowspan=9|''Love Love Flakk'' |- ! scope="row" | "Aprendi a Decir No" | 44 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Quien Te Ve" | 47 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "El Cielo" {{small|(with kali Uchis)}} | 54 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Sueno" | 60 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Mas Que Tu" | 61 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Un Placer Conocerte" {{small|(with Dj Swet)}} | 68 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Panuelito de Seda" | 76 || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "A 2000 Pies" | 81 || — || — || — |}

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Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Singers from the Balearic Islands Category:Spanish male rappers Category:Spanish male singer-songwriters Category:21st-century Spanish singer-songwriters Category:Spanish hip-hop musicians Category:Soul musicians Category:Urbano musicians Category:People from Palma de Mallorca Category:21st-century Spanish male singers Category:21st-century rappers