La Goony Chonga

Kasey Rose Avalos (born March 19, 1992), known professionally as La Goony Chonga, is an American rapper and singer. While in college, she posted videos of her freestyling on YouTube and began recording music. She released her first two studio albums, Santeria Pussy and Santeria Pussy 2 (2015), after dropping out of school. After working as a stripper for three years in Miami, she moved to Los Angeles to record and release her first Spanish-language album, Dinero (2018), followed by her first full-length album, Dimen5ión (2019). Her EP Descontrol was released in 2021.

Life and career Kasey Avalos was born on March 19, 1992 in Miami, Florida, and is Cuban-American. As a child, La Goony Chonga wrote poems and songs with her friends at school in a slam book. She also began recording songs in her home, and also released a video for her first song, "I Don't Play with Fuckboys", in 2012. Motivated by comments accusing her of lying about freestyling, she soon dropped out of college to pursue music full-time, and, in 2013, briefly moved from Miami to Los Angeles, where she performed live for the first time at the Ham on Everything party. She worked as a stripper from 2014 until 2017, when she became pregnant.

La Goony Chonga released her debut EP, Free Bankroll Chonga, in 2018. The album's release was postponed for a year due to her pregnancy and it was released in September 2018. Her first full-length album, Dimen5ión, was released in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she started a YouTube series, Chongafied, in which she turned friends into chongas. On July 29, 2021, she released the experimental reggaeton EP, Descontrol, the title of which was inspired by two songs by Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee both titled "Descontrol". NPR's Alt.Latino named the EP's title track one of the best songs of 2021.

La Goony Chonga performed as a supporting act on Pabllo Vittar's 2022 tour.

Musical style La Goony Chonga raps in both English and in Spanish. Latin trap, hip hop, Mexican singer Sailorfag has called La Goony Chonga an inspiration.

Personal life La Goony Chonga's son, Mazi, was born in 2018.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected details Title Details Santeria Pussy Released: June 19, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download, streaming Santeria Pussy 2 Released: October 24, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download, streaming Dinero Released: September 11, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Dimen5ión Released: November 15, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming La Hora de Perrear Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Download, streaming Goonyverso Released: November 11, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Download, streaming

Extended plays + List of extended plays with selected details Title Details Free Bankroll Chonga Released: June 16, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Descontrol Released: July 29, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album titleTitleYearAlbum "Pussy Poppin" 2019 "Latina"2023