Yes, and the credits show it plainly. On Cosa Nuestra his legal name, Raúl Ocasio Ruiz, is the only writer listed on the title track, "Déjame Entrar", "Ni Me Conozco", "Il Capo", "Mil Mujeres" and "Touching the Sky", and on nearly every other original he shares the line with the guest artist or a small group rather than a large camp. He executive produced that album and holds production credits across most of it under his El Zorro alias. The pattern goes back further. On Vice Versa, "Nubes", "2/Catorce" and "Aquel Nap ZzZz" carry his name alone, while the global single "Todo de Ti" credits a writing team around him. Premios Tu Música Urbano named him Songwriter/Composer of the Year in 2023, after nominating him for Composer of the Year the year before.
By the Numbers
6
Studio Albums
94
Tracks Credited
98%
Self-Written
12
Years Active
335
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 92 / 94 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 94 tracks: how many Rauw Alejandro wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Rauw Alejandro has a writing credit98%
15%
83%
2%
Sole author14tracks15%
Co-written78tracks83%
Outside writers2tracks2%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
Rauw Alejandro's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 94 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)98%
Composer (music)98%
Producer49%
Performer100%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Rauw Alejandro's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 98%
100%
100%
100%
100%
89%
100%
2020Afrodisíaco
2021Vice Versa
2022Saturno
2023Playa Saturno
2024Cosa Nuestra
2025Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Early · 100% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 94% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
98%
2020s
Afrodisíaco, Vice Versa +4 more
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Rauw Alejandro sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Rauw Alejandro
Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Honeyboos, Evaluna Montaner, Camilo, Elena Rose, Colla, Eric Duars, Mr. NaisGai, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Rafa Rodriguez, Camilo Echeverry, Andrea Mangiamarchi, Daniel Rondon, José M. Collazo, Eric Pérez Rovira, Luis J. González
Co-wrote
Reloj
Afrodisíaco
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Yampi, Nesty, Anuel AA, Caleb Calloway, Kenobi, Colla, Eric Duars, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Jean Pierre Soto, Ernesto Padilla, Emmanuel Gazmey, Héctor C. López, Jorge E. Pizarro, José M. Collazo, Eric Pérez Rovira, Luis Guillermo Marval Camero
Co-wrote
De Cora <3
Afrodisíaco
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Caleb Calloway, Colla, Eric Duars, D'Alexis, J Balvin, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Héctor C. López, José M. Collazo, Eric Pérez Rovira, Angel Ruben Díaz, José Álvaro Osorio Balvin
Co-wrote
Dile a Él
Afrodisíaco
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Wrote it
Enchule
Afrodisíaco
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Wrote it
2/Catorce
Vice Versa
Written by Eric Duars, Kenobi, Mr. Naisgai, Rauw Alejandro, Eric Pérez Rovira, Jorge E. Pizarro, Luis J. González, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Todo de Ti
Vice Versa
Written by Eric Duars, Colla, Mr. Naisgai, Rafa Pabon, Rauw Alejandro, Eric Pérez Rovira, José M. Collazo, Luis J. González, Rafael E. Pabon Navedo, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Sexo Virtual
Vice Versa
Written by Tainy, Emmanuel Sosa, Alberto Carlos Melendez, Kenobi, Colla, Eric Duars, Rauw Alejandro, Álvarito, Marcos Masis, Jorge E. Pizarro, José M. Collazo, Eric Pérez Rovira, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Jorge Álvaro Díaz
Co-wrote
Curame
Vice Versa
Written by Colla, Eric Duars, Kenobi, Charlie Handsome, Rauw Alejandro, José M. Collazo, Eric Pérez Rovira, Jorge E. Pizarro, Ryan Vojtesak, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Desesperados
Vice Versa
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Chencho Corleone, Jorge Cedeno Echevarria, Nino Karlo Segarra, Mr. Naisgai, Colla, Kenobi, Eric Duars, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Luis J. González, José M. Collazo, Jorge E. Pizarro, Eric Pérez Rovira
Co-wrote
Lokera
Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Lyanno, Brray, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Edgar Cuevas, Bryan García Quiñones
Co-wrote
Punto 40
Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Baby Rasta, DJ Playero, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Wilmer Manuel Alicea Curras, Pedro Torruellas
Co-wrote
Lejos del Cielo
Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Kenobi, Mr. NaisGai, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Jorge Pizarro Ruiz
Co-wrote
Panties y Brasieres
Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Daddy Yankee, Álvaro Díaz, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Ramón Ayala
Co-wrote
Baby Hello
Playa Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Bizarrap, Kenobi Sensei, Cauty, Dímelo Ninow, Dulce Como Candy, Jay Music, KingMora, Santiago Alvarado, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Christian Daniel Mojica, Gonzalo Julián Conde, Jorge Cedeño, Jorge Pizarro Ruiz, Nino Karlo Segarra
Co-wrote
Si Te Pegas
Playa Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Dímelo Ninow, KingMora, Cauty, Colla Sensei, Kenobi Sensei, Eric Duars, Miguel Bosé, Miguel Dominguín Bosé, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Christian Mojica Blanco
Co-wrote
Diluvio
Playa Saturno
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Dímelo Ninow, Colla Sensei, KingMora, Cauty, Kenobi Sensei, Eric Duars, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Christian Mojica Blanco
Co-wrote
Touching the Sky
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Kenobi, Dímelo Ninow, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Jorge E. Pizarro, Nino Segarra Jr., Jamar Robles Torres, Jorge Cedeño Echavarría
Co-wrote
Déjame Entrar
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Kenobi, Dímelo Ninow, MAG, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Jorge E. Pizarro, Nino Segarra Jr., Marco Borrero, Mick Coogan, Tyler Spry, Gerardo Danner
Co-wrote
Pasaporte
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Mr. NaisGai, Kenobi, Dímelo Ninow, SG Lewis, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Luis J. González, Jorge E. Pizarro, Nino Segarra Jr., Samuel George Lewis
Co-wrote
Qué Pasaría...
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, Kenobi, MAG, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Jorge E. Pizarro, Marco Borrero
Co-wrote
Khé?
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos, Mr. NaisGai, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Anthony Santos, Luis J. González, Andrea Mangiamarchi, Marvin Hawkins Rodriguez, Jhonattan Reyes
Co-wrote
Se Fue
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Ignacio Ballesteros Díaz, Federico Cavalli, Pietro Cremonesi, Arcangelo Valsiglio
Outside writers
Ni Me Conozco
Cosa Nuestra
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Kenobi, Dímelo Ninow, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Jorge E. Pizarro, Nino Segarra Jr., Youssef Akdim, Johan Arjona Vazquez
Co-wrote
Besito en la Frente
Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Dímelo Ninow, Dulce Como Candy, BomVibes, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Carita Linda
Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Eduardo Puche, Miguel Puche, Vasave, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Nostalgia de Otoño
Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Written by Rauw Alejandro, De La Rose, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
El Cuc0.0
Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Jey One, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Caribeño
Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Saso, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
Co-wrote
Callejón de los Secretos
Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Written by Rauw Alejandro, Mon Laferte, Manú Jalil, Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte
Co-wrote
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 327. K Kenobi · DN Dímelo Ninow · ED Eric Duars · JE Jorge E. Pizarro · C Colla · MN Mr. NaisGai
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
Rauw Alejandro has a hand in 92 of his 94 tracks, but he is the sole writer on only 14 of them. The catalogue runs on a fixed production circle rather than one partner: Eric Duars appears on 39 tracks, Kenobi on 38, Jorge E. Pizarro on 34, and all three turn up across every album. Saturno (2022) is the outlier, with 8 of its 18 songs written by Rauw alone, more solo writing than his other five albums put together. Vice Versa (2021) and Playa Saturno (2023) go the other way, every track a co-write.
Quick Facts
Also known asEl Zorro, the alias he uses for his own production credits
Record labelsDuars Entertainment and Sony Music Latin
Awards record35 wins from 215 nominations
Before musicPlayed soccer from the age of six until he was twenty, then moved to Orlando hoping to be scouted for the Premier Development League
Childhood friendAnuel AA, who went to the same school and sat in the same classes
Vice Versa TourOver 327,000 tickets sold and over $24.5 million grossed
Creative Fingerprint
Reggaeton credits usually name a whole room, and his split the difference: "Todo de Ti" carries a writing team around him while "Nubes", "2/Catorce" and "Aquel Nap ZzZz" list him as the only writer, and on Cosa Nuestra he wrote alone on the title track, "Déjame Entrar" and "Touching the Sky" while executive producing the record and taking production credits under his El Zorro alias.
The Story
Rauw Alejandro is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter, born Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz in San Juan in 1993 and raised in Canóvanas and Carolina. He started posting music to SoundCloud in 2014 and released his first single as a lead artist, "Toda" with Alex Rose, in December 2017. His records move between reggaeton, Latin R&B, urbano, Latin trap and ballads, and he has won two Latin Grammy Awards and two Billboard Latin Music Awards. Rolling Stone called him the greatest showman in Latin music and compared his concerts to a Broadway production. He is credited as a writer across his own catalogue, working in the same team-writing model the rest of the genre uses.
Awards & Recognition
Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance for the "Tattoo" remix with Camilo (2021)
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year as a songwriter on Rosalía's Motomami (2022)
iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Latin Artist (2021)
Latin American Music Award for New Artist of the Year (2021)
Billboard Latin Music Award for Airplay Song of the Year for "Todo de Ti" (2022)
Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Pop Song of the Year for "Todo de Ti" (2022)
Los 40 Music Award for Best Urban Artist or Group - Latin (2021)
Premio Lo Nuestro for Pop Collaboration of the Year for "Te Felicito" with Shakira (2023)
Premios Tu Música Urbano Artist of the Year (2022)
Premios Tu Música Urbano Songwriter/Composer of the Year (2023)
Frequently Asked Questions Rauw Alejandro
Does Rauw Alejandro write his own songs?
Yes, and the credits show it plainly. On Cosa Nuestra his legal name, Raúl Ocasio Ruiz, is the only writer listed on the title track, "Déjame Entrar", "Ni Me Conozco", "Il Capo", "Mil Mujeres" and "Touching the Sky", and on nearly every other original he shares the line with the guest artist or a small group rather than a large camp. He executive produced that album and holds production credits across most of it under his El Zorro alias. The pattern goes back further. On Vice Versa, "Nubes", "2/Catorce" and "Aquel Nap ZzZz" carry his name alone, while the global single "Todo de Ti" credits a writing team around him. Premios Tu Música Urbano named him Songwriter/Composer of the Year in 2023, after nominating him for Composer of the Year the year before.
Why do some of his songs list five or six writers?
That is how reggaeton and Latin pop usually credit a record, and his biggest ones follow the rule. "Todo de Ti" lists Eric "Duars" Pérez Rovira, José M. Collazo, Luis J. González, Rafa Pabón and Alejandro. "Desesperados" adds Chencho Corleone's side of the room on top of that same core. Collaborations pull in the guest and the guest's writers, so the credit grows with the feature list, not because he did less.
Does he produce his own records too?
He does, under the name El Zorro. Vice Versa lists "Rauw Alejandro 'El Zorro'" first among its producers, and on Cosa Nuestra the El Zorro credit turns up across most of the track listing next to Dímelo Ninow, Kenobi and Mr. NaisGai. He is also credited as executive producer of that entire album.
Has he written for other artists?
His second Latin Grammy came that way. He won Album of the Year in 2022 as a songwriter on Rosalía's Motomami, and was nominated in the same category the same year as a songwriter on Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti and Sebastián Yatra's Dharma. Un Verano Sin Ti also carried him to an Album of the Year nomination at the Grammy Awards in 2023.
Are there songs on his albums he did not write?
A few, and they are covers rather than outside pitches. "Tú con Él" on Cosa Nuestra is a salsa reading of the Frankie Ruiz song, credited to Eduardo Franco da Silva. "Se Fue" with Laura Pausini is a Spanish version of her "Non c'è", credited to Ignacio Ballesteros Díaz, Federico Cavalli, Pietro Cremonesi and Arcangelo Valsiglio.
Who does he write and build tracks with most often?
Dímelo Ninow and Kenobi work on most of Cosa Nuestra with him, with Mr. NaisGai, Tainy, Cauty, Mag and Tyler Spry taking individual tracks. Mr. NaisGai and Kenobi go back to Vice Versa, where Tainy, Caleb Calloway, Albert Hype, Orteez and Dulce como Candy also worked. Kenobi doubles as an engineer and a background vocalist on Cosa Nuestra.
Does the concept of an album come from him as well?
For Cosa Nuestra he wrote a character named after his own first and middle name, Raúl Alejandro, and placed him as an adult in New York City during the era of Puerto Rican migration there. He told Billboard how the planning works: "I sit at home, read a book, smoke a joint with some coffee, look at the sky, and map out what's coming." The title points at Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe's 1969 record and at the Sicilian mafia, which ties back to a great-grandfather from Palermo.
How has his approach to writing changed between albums?
He started work on Vice Versa two weeks after finishing Afrodisíaco and cut the number of collaborations on purpose so the record would be more personal. Caleb Calloway told Rolling Stone that Afrodisíaco was the commercial swing and Vice Versa was meant to be the experimental one. By Cosa Nuestra he was writing into salsa, bachata and live instrumentation, and told CR Fashion Book he was learning drums, piano and guitar.
Has his writing been recognised outside his own album cycle?
ASCAP has put him on its Latin Music Awards winning songs list year after year, including for "Fantasías", the "Tattoo" remix, "Todo de Ti", "Desesperados", "Te Felicito", "Punto 40" and "Diluvio". SESAC Latina listed "Que Le Dé", "La Nota" and "TBT" among its winning songs as well.
Where were his recent records made?
Cosa Nuestra was cut at Electric Garden in Brooklyn, 5020 Studio in Miami and Sensei Sound in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Carolina is one of the two towns he grew up in, so the album that reaches hardest for New York was partly tracked at home.
Rauw Alejandro