Local residents believe the attackers were regulars at the bar.“If the police don’t do anything we will, because we know who it was,” added Brian Eliel, 27. “I am a rapper, I am an urban artist,” says Leonardo Michael Flores Ozuna, 27, in an interview available on YouTube. Yet despite having no relatives in Spain, he still refused to go back to Dominican Republic even when he was offered a free plane ticket.Alberto Bragado, who specializes in Dominican artists, managed Monkey Black’s European career. In it, Monkey Black – as he was better known to music fans – smiles a lot and jokes about his celebrity status and success with the ladies.On Wednesday night, the Dominican rapper was stabbed to death during a bar fight in the San Roque neighborhood in Sant Adrià del Besòs, the Catalan town where he lived.Flores was stabbed at least twice, once in the chest and once in his side.
“Right now he was doing nothing in Spain, he hadn’t had shows for a year,” he says, adding that the rapper had been finally considering going home for good.On Wednesday, Monkey Black was inside a bar called Aparkao, where he got into an argument with two Roma men for reasons that are still unclear.“I saw him stumble out with his back full of blood,” said one of the bar owners. He was unable to open the door, and a few seconds later, collapsed on the ground and died.But the two women who run Aparkao did not welcome any further questions.“They know who it was,” said Jellin el nueve, 28, a friend of the victim. Vakeró, el Lápiz Consciente, and Mozart La Para -- who along with Monkey Black formed the core of urban merengue -- have expressed their sadness at the death of their colleague. Many commenters have made veiled jokes around Monkey Black's nickname, while numerous others concentrate on the "poor quality" of the Dominican vernacular utilized by Leonardo in his songs.
He chalked up several hits, including In 2009 he traveled to Spain, where he had plans to launch his career internationally. Monkey Black barely managed to walk a few meters, and tried to ask for help inside another bar.
In February he was arrested on the streets of Badalona for disturbing the peace. Monkey Black Stabbed to Death In Barcelona Catalan newspapers have now confirmed the identity of the victim in last night's stabbing: the renowned Dominican rapper Leonardo Flores Ozuna, more famously known as "Monkey Black." Catalunya's Mossos d'Esquadra have not released details concerning the attackers beyond their nationality: Spanish. Eliel said Monkey Black and his killer had had “the odd small disagreement” in the past, although he would not go into details. Leonardo Michael Flores Ozuna, aka “Monkey Black,” was stabbed to death on Wednesday night. Monkey Black was an idol back home, and even Dominican Culture Minister José Antonio Rodríguez expressed public regret over his death.Flores began singing at age 10, although his career properly kicked off in 2006. Artists like Eminem and 50 Cent have had a tremendous influence in the evolution of Dominican music, and one of Monkey Black's videos wouldn't stand out of place in a BET hip-hop line-up. Monkey Black had been living in Spain for four years, but his productions maintained the language of the Dominican streets.
But by the next year Monkey Black’s aides knew things were not going well.“We knew he wasn’t doing anything, that he was wasting his time in Europe,” says Matías, who went back to see him in September of last year to try to convince him to return to Dominican Republic and recover his fame.Meanwhile, Flores was getting himself into trouble. Soon after he was kicked out of a nightclub after he started making trouble.“We feared the worst, we thought things would end badly for him,” explains Matías.The rapper was going through a difficult personal moment after his divorce.
It's unclear what legacy Monkey Black will have, but it's obvious that his talent was extinguished before reaching full brightness. Everyone knows who they are.
Either they turn themselves in or we will go after them,” warned another friend of the victim, Ericson Junior.We knew he wasn’t doing anything, that he was wasting his time in Europe”Leonardo Michael Flores Ozuna, aka “Monkey Black,” was stabbed to death on Wednesday night.Recibe la mejor información en tu bandeja de entrada So far, the comments sections of the major Spanish news sites covering the stabbing are largely filled with racist comments. Rumor has it the fight began over a woman, although this explanation has not been confirmed by the police.“We want justice.