Jacob Forever, a onetime participant in the Cuban reggaeton outfit Gente de Zona, stepped into solo work during 2012 after first appearing publicly with Made in Cuba. Michel Delgado’s exit from Gente de Zona opened a path for Forever, who was tapped directly from Made in Cuba to fill the vacancy. Once his own debut project La Mafia Musical surfaced in 2012, however, he severed ties with Zona at the beginning of 2013. Mas Duro arrived the following year, and El Inmortal followed in 2015, carrying the hit single “Hasta Que Se Seque el Malecon.”