El Alfa went on to form good relationships with many artists from Puerto Rico, such as Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, Farruko, and Myke Towers amongst others.
14 Facts About El Alfa
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El Alfa's reach continued to grow in the coming years, when he collaborated with international stars like Cardi B, J Balvin, Pitbull, Tyga, and Black Eyed Peas.
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El Alfa followed the success of "Coco Mordan" in 2010, another song that showed the capabilities of his high-pitched voice with a hard-hitting beat.
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El Alfa then managed to group those songs onto Dembow Exitos in 2013, a 10-song album that was an example of what the El Alfa character represented: hard-hitting, fast beats coupled with his rare, high-pitched voice that was backed by the productions of Nico Clinico, Bubloy, El Kable and fellow Dominican artist Chimbala.
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El Alfa's popularity continued to rise when he released "Fuin Fuan" in April 2013, continuing his style of high-paced dembow with a touch of DJ Patio's productions.
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El Alfa managed to secure important collaborations in that year too, performing "Humo Excusame " with Musicologo The Libro and "Tu Me Gusta Pila" with Puerto Rican artist Farruko.
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El Alfa, who had no intention of stopping at the point, went on to release his biggest track to date, "Tarzan".
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In 2015, after receiving criticism for insulting the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic in a music video, El Alfa was sentenced to 15 days of community service.
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Part of El Alfa's sentencing was to clean the Plaza de la Bandera and to sing the national anthem for two hours for fifteen consecutive days.
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Additionally, El Alfa was ordered to hand out educational pamphlets about the founding fathers at traffic lights in Santo Domingo.
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Alongside him, El Alfa began to excel in a sub-genre of Dembow called "TrapBow", which is a mix between American trap and Dembow.
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El Alfa went on to record "Nadie Como Tu" with Nicky Jam and "Una Papi Que La Mima" with Tempo and Farruko before the end of the year.
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El Alfa celebrated his 10-year career with a concert at Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto on 3 September 2018, being the first Latin urban artist to headline that venue.