Puerto Rican rapper, songwriter and producer Daddy Yankee has released seven studio albums, two live albums, thirty-four singles, and one soundtrack. He made his debut on DJ Playero's Playero 34 mixtape, released in 1991. He was later featured on Playero's 37 and 38 albums, before releasing his first solo record in 1995, titled No Mercy. During the rest of the 1990s, he continued working on underground reggaeton records and released his first album as producer El Cartel de Yankee in 1997. After the release of his 2001 independent album El Cartel II: Los Cangris, he released his second studio album, El Cangri.com, in June 2002. It is cited as the record that made him notorious outside his natal Puerto Rico, being his music introduced in New York City and Miami. Without any major label backing him, El Cangri.com managed to peak at number 43 on the US Top Latin Albums chart. A track from the album, "Brugal Mix", became his first Billboard chart entry by peaking at number 40 on the US Tropical Songs chart in November 2002.
Trap is a style of hip hop music that was developed in the late 1990s to early 2000s in the Southern United States. It is typified by sub-divided hi-hats, heavy, sub-bass layered kick drums in the style of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, typically in half time syncopated rhythms, layered with drones expressed by muted or slightly muted abstract or orchestral synthesizers and an overall melancholy to dark ambience and lyrical content. The term "trap" referred to places where drug deals take place. In the 2010s, artists crossbred trap with dubstep to create trap EDM.
Carolina Giraldo Navarro, known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian reggaeton singer and songwriter. Her songs "Ahora Me Llama", "Mi Cama" and "Culpables" have reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. She has won a Latin Grammy Award.
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton singer. While working in a supermarket as a bagger and studying at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, Bad Bunny gained popularity on SoundCloud and was signed to a record label. "Soy Peor" was his 2017 breakthrough single, and was followed by a number of hits, notable appearances, and a collaboration with Cardi B and J Balvin on the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "I Like It" and with Drake on "Mia". His debut album, X 100pre, was released in December 2018.
"Ahora Dice" is a song by Puerto Rican record producer Chris Jeday, interpreted by Arcángel, J Balvin and Ozuna. The official remix features Cardi B, Offset and Anuel AA.
Latin trap is a style of Latin hip hop that originated in Puerto Rico. The genre is a musical subgenre of trap music and takes influence from Latin hip hop and reggaeton. The genre began to gain popularity in the early 2010s and has since spread throughout Latin America. Also known as Spanish-language trap, Latin trap is similar to mainstream trap which details 'la calle', or 'the streets'.
This is the discography for the Puerto Rican Latin trap singer Bad Bunny.
Bryan Cancel Santiago, better known by his stage name Brytiago, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He started his career in 2014, at age 21. In 2016, when he was 23 years old, he joined El Cartel Records, Daddy Yankee's record company. He has released several songs such as "Bebé", "Lonely", "Punto G", "High", "Abuso", which have all achieved moderate success in Latin countries. In 2018, he released "Bipolar", along with Ozuna and Chris Jeday. The single was a success, and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
Aura is the second studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Ozuna. It was released on August 24, 2018 through VP Records, Dimelo VI Distribution and Sony Music Latin. It features collaborations with J Balvin, Akon, Cardi B, and Romeo Santos. The album was preceded by the singles "La Modelo" and "Única", the latter of which is also remixed on the album in a version featuring Anuel AA and Wisin & Yandel.
"Te Boté" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rappers Nio García, Darell and Casper Mágico. The song was released by Flow La Movie Inc. as a single on December 1, 2017, for digital download and streaming. On April 13, 2018, a remixed version of "Te Boté" featuring American artist Nicky Jam and Puerto Rican Bad Bunny and Ozuna was released as single. An English remix of the song by Conor Maynard featuring Anth was released on May 19, 2018. Another remix, entitled "Te Boté 2" featuring Jennifer Lopez, Wisin, Yandel and Cosculluela was also released.
Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of the Latin trap movement. He won 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards Artist of the Year, New.
Puerto Rican singer Ozuna has released two studio albums and thirty singles.
The 31st Premio Lo Nuestro ceremony was held on February 21, 2019. Univision broadcast the show live from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Mexican-American TV presenter, Alejandra Espinoza, Mexican singer and actress Maite Perroni, and American singer Victor Manuelle hosted the ceremony.
The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2018 in Latin music. The list covers events and releases from Latin regions including Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
"Brindemos" is a song by Anuel AA and Ozuna, released in July 2018. This is the first single that Anuel AA releases after being release from prison.
