Jessie Morales, also known as El Original de la Sierra, is an American singer and rapper. He was born around in 1970's and raised in Los Angeles, California, making his debut as a singer at the age of 14. Even when he grew up listening to West Coast rap, the young artist started singing traditional Mexican music. Morales' Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez, released in June 2001 by Univision Music Group, climbed to the top on Billboard's Latin 50.