Gran Omar Explained

Gran Omar
Birth Name:Omar Jose Navarro
Alias:El Gran Omar
Birth Place:Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Origin:New York City, U.S.
Years Active:1993–present
Label:Real Music Group (2003–2004)
Universal Latino (2004)
Filtro Musik (2005–2006)
Go! Records (2008-present)

Omar Jose Navarro,[1] known professionally as Gran Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer.[2] He has received production and writing on credits on various albums between 1996 and 2006 by Ivy Queen his former wife. These albums including En Mi Imperio (1996), The Original Rude Girl (1998), Diva (2003), Real (2004) and Flashback (2005). These albums have been met with commercial and critical success within the Latin community. Several singles from these albums have featured Gran Omar including "Quiero Saber" and "Guillaera" among others. They met while in the all-male hip-hop group "The Noise".[3]

Career

He received his first single release writing credit on Ivy Queen's debut single "In The Zone" featuring Wyclef Jean in 1998.[4] The song peaked at #38 on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart.[5] [6] He also received production credits on Queen's third and fourth studio albums: Diva (2003) and Real (2004). Diva peaked at #24 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[7] On the Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) chart, the album peaked at #8.[8] On the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, the album peaked at #4.[9] On the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, the album peaked at #1, spending four nonconsecutive weeks at the top with a total of 86 weeks on the chart, becoming the eighth best-selling Tropical Album of 2004.[10] [11] While, Real, on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, peaked at #25, one position higher than Diva.[12] On the Reggae Albums chart, the album peaked at #4, her highest peak on the chart with Diva reaching the same position, while spending a total of 17 consecutive weeks on the chart. On the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, the album peaked at #6, not being able to reach Divas peak position of #1.[13] Flashback, a retrospective of Queen's previous hits along with a few new ones featured "Quiero Saber" which is credited to Gran Omar.[14] In its first week of release, Flashback scanned 5000 sales; however failed to debut on the Billboard 200.[15] As of March 2007, the album has scanned over 104,000 sales in the United States and Puerto Rico alone.[16] It was able to break their peak at #24 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart when it reached #10. On Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, the album reached #7.[17] It reached #2 on both the Billboard Top Heatseekers for the Pacific and South Atlantic areas.[18] [19] It reached #3 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums becoming their debut on the newly instated chart.[20] After this chart was instated, it was revealed that reggaetón albums could no longer appear on the Billboard Reggae Albums and Billboard Tropical Albums charts, deeming Flashback ineligible. Omar is credited with the following songs: "Baila Así",[21] "Dee Jay",[22] the fourth single from Diva "Guillaera",[23] "Matando",[24] "Money Making",[25] and the second single from Tony Touch's album The ReggaeTony Album: "Saca La Semilla".[26] Following his divorce from Ivy Queen in 2005 and their nine-year marriage,[27] [28] he formed a reggaeton/hip-hop group with Rey Severo releasing one album to date Materéal (2007) on Go! Records.[29] A year later, Navarro stated that Queen owed him money from the sales and production of the album Cosa Nostra: Hip-Hop, which they presented together due to their obligations and contract with Univision.[30] Queen denied the claims. No legal action was taken, however.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Navarro Omar Jose. https://archive.today/20130628193000/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=SACVEN&cae=249304959&keyID=746273&keyname=NAVARRO+OMAR+JOSE&querytype=WriterID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  2. Web site: Gran Omar – New Music And Songs – MTV. MTV Networks. Viacom International Inc. April 18, 2013.
  3. Web site: La Escalera: Ivy Queen – Follow Ivy Queen from the small town of Añasco to the height of success. Tr3s. MTV Networks. December 11, 2011. January 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: In The Zone (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628192508/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7676968&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  5. Web site: Ivy Queen – Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. October 24, 2012.
  6. Rhythmic Top 40 1999-03-13 . https://archive.today/20130115100906/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3033464 . dead . January 15, 2013 . . . October 24, 2012 .
  7. Top Latin Albums 2004-12-04. https://archive.today/20130115062635/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/3052778. dead. January 15, 2013. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2012.
  8. Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) 2004-02-21. https://archive.today/20130115033219/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/3052788. dead. January 15, 2013. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2012.
  9. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Reggae Albums}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Reggae Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2012.
  10. Latin Tropical Albums 2004-02-21 . https://archive.today/20130115032930/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/3052781 . dead . January 15, 2013 . . . November 13, 2012 .
  11. Year In Music & Touring: Top Tropical Albums. Billboard. December 25, 2004. Prometheus Global Media. April 8, 2013.
  12. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Latin Albums}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Top Latin Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 8, 2013.
  13. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Tropical Albums}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Tropical Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 8, 2013.
  14. Web site: Ivy Queen – Flashback Album Review. Star Tribune. The Star Tribune Company. April 23, 2006. April 15, 2013.
  15. October 22, 2005: Latin Billboard Charts. 88 . Ivy Queen Flashback SoundScan. . Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 22, 2005. March 16, 2013.
  16. Reggaetón Royalty – Ivy Queen Earns Her Crown As A Very Male Subgenre's Only Female Star. Ben-Yehuda. Ayala. Billboard. March 31, 2007. November 29, 2012.
  17. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Heatseekers Albums}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Heatseeker Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 8, 2013.
  18. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Heatseekers (Pacific)}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Heatseeker Albums (Pacific)]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 8, 2013.
  19. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Heatseekers (South Atlantic)}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic)]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 8, 2013.
  20. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Latin Rhythm Albums}} Ivy Queen – Chart History: Latin Rhythm Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 8, 2013.
  21. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Baila Asi (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628212710/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7302948&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  22. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Dee Jay (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628193058/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7298680&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  23. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Guillaera (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628192618/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7180955&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  24. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Matando (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628193223/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7298674&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  25. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Money Making (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628192843/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7298672&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  26. Web site: BMI – Repertoire: Saca La Semilla (Legal Title). https://archive.today/20130628192804/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7800624&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. June 28, 2013. BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. April 17, 2013.
  27. Web site: Ivy Queen confirma ruptura definitiva. People En Español. Time Inc. June 21, 2005. February 22, 2013.
  28. Web site: Gran Omar, ex de Ivy Queen la acusa de infidelidad. Spanish. People en Español. Time Inc. November 28, 2012.
  29. Web site: Gran Omar & Rey Severo – Music Biography, Credits and Discography: Allmusic. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. April 17, 2013.
  30. Web site: Ivy Queen sacó las uñas . Spanish . . Univision Communications . November 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016023632/http://archivo.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=955886 . October 16, 2013 .

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