El Cartel II

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El Cartel II Los Cangris
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Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2001
Recorded2000-2001
Genre
Length37:15
Label El Cartel Productions
Pina Records
VI Music
Producer DJ Dicky & DJ Magic
Daddy Yankee chronology
El Cartel de Yankee
(1997)
El Cartel II Los Cangris
(2001)
El Cangri.com
(2003)
Singles from El Cartel II
  1. "Tu Cuerpo En La Cama (feat. Nicky Jam)"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Se Unen O Se Mueren (Karel & Voltio)"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Nigga What What (MC Ceja)"
    Released: 2001

El Cartel II: Los Cangris or El Cartel De Yankee II is a compilation album by Daddy Yankee presenting many artists. The only album released by Pina Records and El Cartel Productions.

Track listing

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Intro"Los Cangris0:34
2."Tu Cuerpo En La Cama" Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam 2:34
3."Se Unen O Se Mueren" Karel & Voltio 3:07
4."Los Cangris" Don Chezina, Rey Pirin, and Daddy Yankee3:55
5."Ritmo de la Calle"Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam2:41
6."69" Las Guanábanas 1:54
7."Mi Fanatico (diss to Tempo)"Daddy Yankee3:39
8."Intro - Mente & Corazón"Daddy Yankee0:34
9."Strip Tease"Memo & Vale1:47
10."Esto Es Pa Las Gatas"Keeno2:40
11."Deja Que La Chica"Frankie Boy3:08
12."Nigga What-What?" MC Ceja 2:25
13."Boricua Warriors"Nicky Jam and Keeno2:25
14."Vamos A Enseñarle"Ro-K and L.B.M.2:49
15."¿Donde Están?"Aaron3:07
16."Adelanto La Conspiracion" Polaco, MC Ceja, O.G. Black, Daddy Yankee, Falo, Rey Pirin & Alberto Stylee, and Karel.1:55
Total length:37:15
  1. DVD Infomercial On Cartel 2
  2. Radio Version Cartel 2 ("Tu Cuerpo En La Cama/ Se Unen O Se Mueren/ Nigga What What") - Daddy Yankee, Nicky Jam, Karel & Karel & Voltio, and MC Ceja


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