Kinto Sol is a Latin hip hop group based in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. The group consists of three brothers:DJ Payback Garcia,El Chivo and Skribe;originally from Iramuco,Guanajuato,Mexico,they moved to the US at a very young age due to financial struggle. They rap mainly in Spanish,blending traditional Mexican music with hip hop style beats,giving them their unique sound. They own their own independent record label,Virus Enterprises LLC,which specializes in Latin hip hop. The group's name is a phonetic spelling of "quinto sol",and is taken from an Aztec legend in which the Fifth Sun will be the last one to set in this lifetime.
Los Rompe Discotekas is a 2006 compilation album by Héctor el Father. This album was released under the Roc-A-Fella Records label and under contract with Jay-Z. Popular singles include "Here We Go Yo" by Héctor el Father featuring Jay-Z,"Yomo Dele" by Yomo featuring Fat Joe,and "El Teléfono" by Héctor el Father and Wisin &Yandel. The album has sold over one million copies. A remixed version of the album was released as El Rompe Discoteka:The Mix Album.
Voltage DC is the eponymous second studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton performer Voltio,released on December 27,2005,by Sony BMG and White Lion.
Alexis &Fido,a.k.a. Los Pitbulls,Los Reyes Del Perreo,are a reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico. They are CEOs and co-founders of Wild Dogz Music. In 2008,Sobrenatural was nominated for Album Urbano. In 2012,"Energía" was nominated for Canción Urbana. In 2013,"Rompe la Cintura" was nominated for –Interpretación Urbana. Nominated for the 2014 awards,"Álbum Urbano" with La Esencia.
The Pitbulls is the debut album by reggaeton duo Alexis &Fido. It was released on November 15,2005. Featured guests on the album are Mr. Phillips,Héctor el Father,Baby Rasta,Zion &Lennox,Trébol Clan,Tony Sunshine and Baby Ranks. Nesty la Mente Maestra and Víctor el Nasi produced the bulk of the album.
Flashback is the fifth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen,released on October 4,2005 through Univision and on September 15,2007 as Greatest Hits in Germany and Spain. It is often considered as a studio-compilation release due to the amount of the album being previously released material. Queen began working on Flashback after the moderate success of Real in early 2005. Featuring content dating back to 1995,when she was still a part of the all-male group The Noise,the album includes four new pieces of work all produced by Rafi Mercenario,the genre's most requested record producer at the time.
Xtreme is an American music duo consisting of members Danny D and Steve Styles of Dominican descent. The duo focuses on the Dominican genre bachata. Xtreme was formed in 2003 and since then has enjoyed success among Hispanics in the United States. The original line up included another vocalist name Elvis Rosario,who was also a guitarist in the group. He left after 2005 or 2006.
Los Más Sueltos del Reggaetón is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Jowell &Randy,released on December 18,2007,by Warner Bros.
Toby Love is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican-American performer Toby Love. It was released on September 5,2006 by Sony BMG Norte. The album featured collaborations with Puerto Rican rapper Voltio and Puerto Rican duo R.K.M &Ken-Y,among others. Upon release,the album debuted at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Latin Albums chart,number forty-two on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,number three on the Mid-Atlantic area division of the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and number eleven on Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums chart. The album spawned three singles,with the lead single,"Tengo Un Amor",becoming a success,in the Latin market,reaching number one in the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart,the top three of both the Billboard Latin Songs and Billboard Tropical Songs charts,while peaking at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Toby Love was awarded a Billboard Latin Music Award for "R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year". A Reloaded version was released on July 17,2007 by Sony Music Entertainment.
Austin Agustín Santos,better known by his stage name Arcángel,is an American rapper,singer and songwriter. He was born in New York City to Dominican parents. In 2002,he was interested in becoming a performer of reggaeton,a contemporary Latin American urban music genre. While living in Puerto Rico,he eventually formed part of a popular then-underground reggaeton act,Arcángel &De La Ghetto. The duo went on to make songs that became popular among reggaeton fans in the United States and Puerto Rico,including "Agresivo","Sorpresa" and "Mi Fanática" during the mid-2000s.
"Chica Virtual" is a 2007 single by reggaeton singer Arcángel,released in February 2007 by Universal Music Group. It was produced by executive producer DJ Nelson,and appears on the compilation album Flow la Discoteka 2,as well as Arcángel's second studio album El Fenómeno.
El Fenómeno is the first compilation album by singer-songwriter Arcángel,released on December 9,2008,by Machete Music.
"Pasarela" is a 2007 single by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Dalmata from DJ Nelson's second compilation album Flow la Discoteka 2. It was released in February 2007 by Universal Music Group and was produced by DJ Nelson,Marioso,DJ Unique and DJ Memo. The song features a unique reggaeton sound incorporating sounds from Mexican mariachi. Dalmata was practically unknown in the reggaeton scene before the release of this song,which brought him international fame.
Welcome to the Jungle is the debut studio album by Franco "El Gorila" released on April 21,2009 in Puerto Rico and April 28,2009 in the United States.
The discography of Ivy Queen,a Puerto Rican singer,consists of 10 studio albums,four compilation albums,seven EPs,one live album,94 singles,and 63 music videos.
Omar Jose Navarro,known professionally as Gran Omar,is a Puerto Rican rapper,singer,and record producer. He has received production and writing on credits on various albums between 1996 and 2006 by Ivy Queen his former wife. These albums including En Mi Imperio (1996),The Original Rude Girl (1998),Diva (2003),Real (2004) and Flashback (2005). These albums have been met with commercial and critical success within the Latin community. Several singles from these albums have featured Gran Omar including "Quiero Saber" and "Guillaera" among others. They met while in the all-male hip-hop group "The Noise".
The discography of American singer Becky G consists of two studio albums,one extended play (EP),76 singles and 10 promotional singles. She first began her career with videos posted onto popular video-sharing website YouTube prior to being signed to Kemosabe Records. She released her debut single,"Becky from the Block" (2013),after having previously collaborated with artists including will.i.am and Cody Simpson. Her second single,"Can't Get Enough" (2014),featured Pitbull and went on to top the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart in the United States. The song was featured on Gomez's debut extended play,Play It Again (2013). She achieved commercial success with her single "Shower" (2014),which became a top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It went on to earn a multi platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Rafy Mercenario is a Puerto Rican reggaeton producer. He has produced hits for several artists including Daddy Yankee,Don Omar and Ivy Queen. He has released compilation albums,including a collaboration with fellow producer DJ Nelson,The Kings of the Remix (2006),which debuted at number fourteen on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums chart.
Jorge Valdés Vázquez,better known as DJ Flow or Dímelo Flow,is a Panamanian DJ and producer based in the United States. After collaborating with many artists and producers in the Latin music industry like J Balvin,Justin Quiles,Dalex,and Feid,Dímelo Flow just released his debut album "Always Dream" with features from Ozuna,Nicky Jam,Arcangel,and Reik,to new up-and-coming artists in the industry like Beéle,paopao,and Thyago.
"Sola" (transl. "Alone") is a song by former Puerto Rican rapper Héctor el Father taken from his first solo album The Bad Boy (2006). It was released alongside the album as its lead single on November 21,2006 by VI Music,Machete Music and Gold Star Music. It is Héctor el Father's most successful single to date,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and being nominated for various music awards. The song was later included on the track lists of the compilation albums El Rompe Discoteka:The Mix Album (2007) and The Bad Boy:The Most Wanted Edition (2007). The song was also included on the live album Bad Boy:The Concert (2007).
