Marshall, Wayne. It is influenced by American hip hop, Latin American, and Caribbean music. Don Chezina, Tempo, Eddie Dee, Baby Rasta & Gringo and Lito & Polaco were also popular. "Underground" music was recorded in marquesinas (Puerto Rican carports) and distributed in the streets on cassettes. Are You Learning English? Daddy Yankee released Barrio Fino and a hit single, "Gasolina". It's closely associated with a dance style known as Perreo, derived from the word “dog” in Spanish, which refers to the lewd and sexually Musicians began to incorporate bachata into reggaeton,[23] with Ivy Queen releasing singles ("Te He Querido, Te He Llorado" and "La Mala") featuring bachata's signature guitar sound, slower, romantic rhythms and emotive singing style. Bobby "Digital" Dixon's "Dem Bow" production was played in clubs. Reggaeton dembow also incorporates Bam Bam, Hot This Year, Poco Man Jam, Fever Pitch, Red Alert, Trailer Reloaded and Big Up riddims, and several samples are often used. An exception is Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino en Directo (Barrio Fino Live), whose live material (and with Snoop Dogg in "Gangsta Zone") were labeled explicit. As of this date, Scribd will manage your SlideShare account and any content you may have on SlideShare, and Scribd's General Terms of Use and Privacy Policy will apply. Senator Velda González of the Popular Democratic Party and the media continued to view the movement as a social nuisance. Daddy Yankee's El Cangri.com became popular that year in the country, as did Héctor & Tito. Learn more. Reggaeton (UK: / ˈ r ɛ ɡ eɪ t oʊ n, ˌ r ɛ ɡ eɪ ˈ t ɒ n /, US: / ˌ r ɛ ɡ eɪ ˈ t oʊ n, ˌ r eɪ ɡ-/), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (Spanish: ), is a music style which originated in Puerto Rico during the late 1990s. In 2004, reggaeton became popular in the United States and Europe.

These themes, depicting the troubles of inner-city life, can still be found in reggaeton. In 2002, Senator González led public hearings to regulate the sexual "slackness" of reggaeton lyrics. In 2020, Malaysian rapper Namewee released the single and music video 'China Reggaeton' featuring Anthony Wong. Like hip hop, reggaeton songs have a hook which is repeated throughout the song. Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language, best-selling Latin singles in the United States, "The reggaeton revolution is here, and Nicky Jam saw it coming", "Dj Playero coloca la evidencia de que Daddy Yankee y él fueron los creadores de la palabra "Reggaeton, "Reggaeton: The Emergence of a New Rhythm", "Amazon.com: Sentimiento: Music: Editorial Reviews", "Reggaeton Music News - Lyrics & Noticias de Musica Urbana", "T-Pain Soars To No. (also known as Noreaga) produced Nina Sky's 2004 hit "Oye Mi Canto", which featured Tego Calderón and Daddy Yankee, and reggaeton became popular in the U.S.[48] Daddy Yankee then caught the attention of many hip-hop artists with his song "Gasolina",[48] and that year XM Radio introduced its reggaeton channel, Fuego (XM). In 2005 producers began to remix existing reggaeton music with bachata, marketing it as bachaton: "bachata, Puerto Rican style".[23]. In late 2004 and early 2005 Shakira recorded "La Tortura" and "La Tortura – Shaketon Remix" for her album, Fijación Oral Vol. [Boston Phoenix], 19 January 2006. Reggaeton lyrical structure resembles that of hip hop. [27] In 2008 Daddy Yankee soundtrack to his film, Talento de Barrio, debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart.