▁a ▁computer ▁science ▁degree . ▁An ▁art ▁course ▁prompt ed ▁Res idente ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁multimedia ▁designer , ▁and ▁Vis it ante ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁music ian ▁and ▁producer . ▁Res idente ▁states ▁that ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁design ▁has ▁influenced ▁his ▁musical ▁style : ▁" What ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁my ▁visual ▁art ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁I ▁do ▁now ▁with ▁my ▁lyr ics . ▁My ▁songs ▁are ▁descript ive , ▁very ▁visual ." ▁Besides ▁this , ▁Res idente ▁was ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁" under ground ▁rap " ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁ly ric ist ▁( Res idente ▁says , ▁with ▁some ▁embar rass ment , ▁that ▁his ▁mon iker ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁" El ▁D és p ota ", ▁or ▁" The ▁Desp ot "). ▁Meanwhile , ▁Vis it ante ▁participated ▁in ▁Bay anga , ▁a ▁rock ▁and ▁Brazil ian ▁bat uc ada ▁group . ▁After ▁Res idente ▁finished ▁studying ▁in ▁Georgia ▁at ▁the ▁Sav ann ah ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁fine ▁arts ▁in ▁animation , ▁illustr ation , ▁sequ ential ▁art ▁and ▁film , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁So on ▁after , ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁started ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁music . ▁They ▁claim ▁they ▁initially ▁did ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁jo ke , ▁but ▁they ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁songs ▁heard ▁throughout ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁They ▁began ▁recording ▁music ▁together