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reggaeton is characterized by rough, monotone rapping (in spanish) and driving dancehall riddims, and it’s rapidly becoming the dance music of choice for a generation of young latinos. while only recognized as a style in the 1990s, reggaeton has its roots in the ’70s, when jamaican workers moved to panama to work on the c-n-l and brought reggae music with them. reggae’s popularity grew in central america and the caribbean at the same time that american rap was finding its way south. the landmark development came in 1985, when vico c released puerto rico’s first spanish-language rap alb-m. it was only a matter of time before producers linked latin rap with jamaica’s hard dancehall sounds. all they needed was to add a few native puerto rican touches like the bomba and plena rhythms (better known from salsa), and presto: a new genre. reggaeton finally spilled over puerto rico’s borders in the 21st century, as artists like tego calderon, don omar, ivy queen and hector y t-to gained currency abroad. even boy bands like aventura climbed aboard the bandwagon, emulating a defanged reggaeton and signaling the genre’s growing appeal.
reggaeton artists: daddy yankee, t-to el bambino, don omar, calle 13, don chezina, el general, hector y t-to, ivy queen, rey pirin, vico c, tego calderon, wisin y yandel, luny tunes, casa de leones, renato, alexis y fido, angel y khriz, jowell y randy, rkm y ken-y, yaga y mackie, zion y lennox, nicky jam, franco el gorilla, plan b, don miguelo, o.g. black
reggaeton is a puerto rican based style of beats which was actually originated in panama (el general). the beat then evolved from there and it is now cosidered a favorite music by boricuas. the beat itself is simple and follows the following pattern: a a b…or tap tap b-ss. though most of the lyrics which modern-day reggaeton artist use s-xist and repetative, some artists use it for love songs and to express how they feel about a special woman aka ]mami chula].
some examples of reggaeton artists are:

daddy yankee
nicky jam
eddie dee
johnny prez

smooth reggaeton artist who speak of love not s-x, are:

don omar
zion y lennox
many more
reggaeton is the most popular music in latin america, as well as a huge youth-based cultural phenomenon. it is not a form of spanish reggae, but instead an evolution of the modern jamaican popular music, called dancehall. upon listening to both dancehall and reggaeton songs, the similarity becomes obvious. reggaeton also can draw influences from merengue, bachata, salsa, vallenato, and house, and combine these forms of music in a new and unique way. it is this mix of different styles found throughout latin america that continues to drive the music forward and keep it from becoming overly repetetive.

reggaeton is based upon the “dem-bow” beat. though many westerners may critique the music for hoving the same beat in every song, the fact is, this is the same as any form of latin music. every salsa song has the same rhythm, as does every c-mbia, every merengue, etc… any music intended specifically for dancing, as reggaeton is, will always have the same beat to make it easier and more fun to dance to.

also, though many reggaeton songs have explicit lyrics, this is only one form of the genre, called “perreo,” which is usually accompanied by a form of grinding which goes by the same name. however, there are other forms of reggaeton: “bachateo” and “romantico” are two of the most common, both typically based around love. reggaeton can be danced fast, slow, in pairs, or even single.

most reggaeton is based in puerto rico, but many productions also come out of the dominican republic, colombia, panama, and certain parts of the united states (most notably, new york city). the music is extremely popular throughout latin america, though less so in chile, argentina, uruguay, and mexico.

some famous reggaeton artists:

daddy yankee is the most famous artist at the moment. his huge hit “gasolina,” was followed by songs such as “lo que paso paso”, “rompe”, “machucando”, and “mirame.” most of his songs are in the perreo style.

don omar sings more emotional songs, often in the “bachateo” style. some hits are “pobre diabla”, “reggaeton latino”, “dale don dale”, and “cuentale.”

other famous artists include wisin y yandel, tego calderon, zion y lennox, t-to el bambino, hector el father, calle 13, vico c, ivy queen, khriz y angel, and rakim y ken-y.
probably the worst so-called ‘music’ on the planet right now (even worse than country).

it’s seriously f-cking annoying and if you live here in miami, you’d know what i mean as that reggaeton sh-t is everywhere, pumping out of stupid clubs or being played way too loud by daddy yankee-wannabe pickup truck driving pr-cks who like to ‘ride it like a ford’.

reggaeton has the same beat and all songs sound exactly the same (awful). the lyrics are horrible and are derogatory to women. reggaetons dress like gangsters, but they’re not — they’re just no-talent losers.

i have never understood why it’s called ‘reggaeton’ either because it sounds nothing like reggae.

reggae = good
reggaeton = bad

people who listen to reggaeton should be given a good kicking until they learn to appreciate real music, not a f-cking noise with some puerto rican -sshole singing badly to a repet-tive beat.
one of the more popular reggaeton songs:

“gasolina” by daddy yankee

a ella le gusta la gasolina
(dame mas gasolina!)
como le encanta la gasolina
(dame mas gasolina!)
a ella le gusta la gasolina
(dame mas gasolina!)
como le encanta la gasolina
(dame mas gasolina!)
puertorican version of reggae, usually is like a gangsta version of reggae. for people that know something in music, know that original reggae from jamaica and reggaeton from puerto rico are very dissimilar in sound and instruments used
el party de reggaeton es mañana.

tomorrow we have a reggaeton party
reggaeton is a noise produced by combining some annoying pre-recorded rhythms from a cheap electronic keyboard and the lyrics that come out from your s-xually active daughter’s diary. to gain respect and to make up for their r-t-rded music skills they act and dress up like rap artists. i rather live next to a noisy airport runway than listen to this horrible thing. i love hip hop rap any latin music rock african arabic anything you name it except this r-t-rded reggaeton.
reggaeton “song” la gasolina.
daddy yankee
dady jerky
don omar
don ramo
annoying noise made in puerto rico and the dominican republic that has spread thru all latin america, making teenagers think that women are s-xual objects. popular for its vulgar, idiotic , s-xist and s-xual lyrics, its two-beat constant repet-tion and the perreo, one way of simulating coitus with your clothes on. nothing to do with reggae.
(spanish) vamos por las girlas para ir a pananena’s a perrear reggaeton
(english) let’s get our b-tches so we go perrear reggaeton at pananena’s

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