musicólogo, born eliezer garcía on december 21, 1981 in río piedras, puerto rico, was raised in the nemesio canales residential, where he first experienced the violence and rawness of the streets. his passion for music began during childhood due to his musician family. he graduated from the gabriela mistral public school and ventured into university. menes, born eduardo lópez on august 29, 1980 in caguas, puerto rico, was raised in caguas until the age of 11, when he moved to florida, united states with his family. he credits being the older brother of three sisters as what he needed to understand the "female language". musicólogo and menes first met at a recording studio in the nemesio canales residential in 2005, menes working with puerto rican producer echo and musicólogo having a solo career with his own recording studio.