Playero 37

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Playero 37
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Studio album by
DJ Playero
Released1992 (limited)

1992 (Wide Release) (Puerto Rico) [1]

1999 (reissue "The Original)
Recorded1992
Genre Reggaeton
Label
  • Play Ground
  • Bayamon
[2]
Producer DJ Playero
DJ Playero chronology
Playero 37
(1992)		 Playero 38
(1993)

Playero 37 is DJ Playero's first studio album. It is considered a landmark album and influential in the creation of the music genre now known as "Reggaeton". The album was released in December of 1992. Playero recorded and mixed the album in one week inside his home located in Villa Kennedy, Puerto Rico. The album consists of fusions between Hip Hop and Jamaican Dancehall Riddims with Latino rappers rhyming over the beats in Spanish. The first pressing which is a rarity was released only in cassette tape. Around a few hundred original copies were sold while most people who received the initial version copied from those original tapes. [3]

Playero 37's success lead to a partnership with Bayamon Records (BM Records) for wide release on Cassette and CD in 1992. [4] It became one of the first "Underground" albums (which is what Reggaeton used to be known as then), to receive wide distribution inside of Puerto Rico and parts of the United States. Despite being banned from radio and television due to its explicit content, the album would go on to earn a gold certification for the sale of 30 thousand units. It eventually sold over 100,000 copies. Today, the album is known for introducing influential Reggaeton artists such as OG Black, Master Joe, Q Mac Daddy, Frankie Boy, Maicol & Manuel, Blanco, B.F Yaviah & Daddy Yankee. It is considered by many to be the most influential Reggaeton album of all time. [5]

The original first edition of Playero 37 was about 90 mins. long. The rerelease via BM Records was cut down to under 50 mins. and is the most well known version of the album. [6] The original 90 min. version was given a limited re-release by BM Records in 1999 retitled "Playero 37 The Original". This edition contains clean and edited lyrics. A unedited version of the original edition is yet to be released outside of the first pressings on tape in 1992. [7] Playero 37 was the continuation of a series of underground mixtapes by Playero DJ and the first to contain all original material. Most of these tapes have been lost though Playero 34 which contains Daddy Yankee's first recording has resurfaced online. [8] Playero 37 and its sequel Playero 38 along with other notable works like The Noise and Mas Flow series; went on to be the foundation for modern Reggaeton and the "Dembow" genre from the Dominican Republic. [9] [10]

Track listing

Side A: Dance Hall Mix

  1. OG Black
  2. Master Joe
  3. Baby J
  4. Master Joe
  5. Q Mack Daddy
  6. OG Black
  7. Baby J
  8. Master Joe
  9. B.F. Yaviah
  10. Gummy Man
  11. Master Joe
  12. Baby J
  13. OG Black
  14. Q Mack Daddy
  15. Baby J
  16. Frankie Boy
  17. Buru Fast
  18. 2 Sweet
  19. Blanco

Side B: Ragga Moonfin Mix

  1. Daddy Yankee
  2. Master Joe y Playero
  3. Fellas Rican King
  4. B.F. Yaviah
  5. DJ Playero
  6. 2 Sweet
  7. Master Joe
  8. Fat Flavor

Playero 37: The Original

  1. Donde Mi No Venga, Sigan Brincando, Nunca Me Quedo Atras, Yamilette, Ya Va Sonando - Daddy Yankee
  2. Original Si Soy Yo - Master Joe y Playero
  3. From, From The Weed - Fellas Rican King
  4. Si Tu Quieres Fumar - B.F. Yaviah
  5. Mi Amor - 2 Sweet
  6. Vuelve Master Joe, Echa Pa' Ca, Te Gusta El Blunt, Ya (Master Joe) - Master Joe, Chino Man, Fat Flavor
  7. Interlude Break - DJ Playero
  8. Para Ti - OG Black y Q Mack Daddy
  9. Marijuana Quiero Fumar - Buru Fast
  10. Quien Dijo - Fat Flavor, Master Joe, Funkie Ed, Genio
  11. Hazle Un Hechizo - OG Black
  12. Mountain Spash - 3 On Mic
  13. Se Te Hundió el Barco - 3 Two Get Funky
  14. Quiero, Quiero - DJ Playero
  15. Tiempo Ya - Master Joe, O.G. Black, Q Mack Daddy, DJ Playero
  16. Intro - DJ Playero
  17. Tú No Me Lo Cortas - Ranking Stone
  18. Muevete Asi - Frankie Boy
  19. La Predilecta - OG Black
  20. Corre y Baila - Wiso G.
  21. Atencion - Master Joe
  22. Dame Tu Amor - Baby J, Master Joe
  23. La Campeona, Oyeme Mamita, Eres Tu, Listo - Q Mack Daddy, OG Black, Baby J, Master Joe
  24. Oye Chiquitico - B.F. Yaviah
  25. Impro - Gommy Man
  26. No Inventes - Master Joe
  27. Corre y Buscalo - Baby J
  28. 37 Pa' Desordenar, Me Toca Implantar - OG Black, Q Mack Daddy
  29. Numero 1 - Frankie Boy
  30. Pedaleando - Buru Fast
  31. Numero 1 - 2 Sweet
  32. Besa Tu Cuerpo - Blanco
  33. Prendelo, Subelo - Lisa M.
  34. Yo Quiero Fumar - B.F. Yaviah y Gommy Man
  35. Interesada - Maicol y Manuel
  36. No Podras - Master Joe
  37. La Quiero y La Amo - Baby J
  38. Forma De Bailar - Daddy Yankee y Bimbo

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