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"Gangsta Zone" is a song by rappers Daddy Yankee and Snoop Dogg,released in 2005 as the second single from Yankee's album Barrio Fino en Directo .
The music video was filmed on January 27,2006,at locations around Torres Sabana,a public housing project in Carolina,one of the largest cities in Puerto Rico. The video is shot in grayscale, [2] and Daddy Yankee said the video depicts "the real way we live on the island". [3]
| Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Latin America MTV Top 20 Videos | 12 [4] |
A remix of "Gangsta Zone" was also released,featuring reggaeton artists Héctor el Father,Yomo,Arcángel &De La Ghetto and Angel Doze. It is a diss track aimed towards Don Omar. [5]
| Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales (Billboard) [6] | 37 |
| US Latin Rhythm Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] | 21 |
| US Latin Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] | 39 |
Reggaeton,also known as reggaetón and reguetón,is a style of popular and electronic music that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico.
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez,known professionally as Daddy Yankee,is a retired Puerto Rican rapper,singer,songwriter,and actor. He is also known as the "King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike. He is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers.
William Omar Landrón Rivera,better known by his stage name Don Omar,is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper,singer,songwriter,record producer and actor. With over 40 awards from 60 nominations,he is one of the most successful artists of the reggaeton genre. On September 1,2017,he announced that he would retire after a series of concerts at the JoséMiguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico,scheduled to be held on December 15,16 and 17. He returned to music on April 20,2019 with his song single "Ramayama" featuring Farruko.
Barrio Fino is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee,released on July 13,2004,in the United States by VI Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. Released two years after his previous studio album,El Cangri.com (2002),the album was recorded in Puerto Rico between 2003 and 2004. It explores themes ranging from dance,sex,romance,introspection,and protest against political corruption and violence against women. Barrio Fino was instrumental in popularizing reggaeton in the mainstream market,enhancing Daddy Yankee's career,as well as cementing his status as one of the most successful Latin artists of the 2000s. The album is reported to have sold over 8 million copies in the world.
"Pose" is the first single by Puerto Rico reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee from the movie soundtrack to the motion picture Talento de Barrio,and was released on May 14,2008,by Machete Music and El Cartel Records. The single was made available through online music stores on August 12,2008. The song features different musical styles,ones that differ from Daddy Yankee's past singles. It is an electro song,which fuses other genres such as latin pop,dance-pop,pop rap,dance,hip hop and pop,as well as Latin and dance rhythms.
Barrio Fino en Directo is the second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee,released on December 13,2005,by El Cartel Records and distributed by Interescope Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album Barrio Fino recorded during his tour Barrio Fino World Tour at several locations including the United States,Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It was the first Daddy Yankee album to had a Parental Advisory sticker and first and only album to include a skit. It also includes a DVD featuring interviews,concerts and the making of the music videos. A re-release of the album,Tormenta Tropical,Vol. 1,was released on July 4,2006. It includes all of the new recorded songs,and two of the live tracks from the album. The album differs from Barrio Fino en Directo because it does not include a DVD.
Bachatón is a fusion genre of reggaeton from Panama and Puerto Rico as well as bachata from the Dominican Republic. Bachaton combines bachata melodies and reggaeton style beats,lyrics,rapping,and disc jockeying. The word "bachatón" is a combination of "bachata" and "reggaeton". "Bachatón" was coined and widely accepted in 2005. It is a subgenre of reggaeton and bachata.
Latin Rhythm Airplay is an airplay-only chart published weekly by Billboard that ranks the most popular songs being played on Hispanic rhythmic/hurban radio stations in the United States. The music typically heard on these stations include reggaeton,Hispanic R&B and hip hop,rhythmic pop/dance,and crossovers from English-language and/or bilingual acts. The chart was introduced the week of August 13,2005,and came about as a result of radio stations tapping into the growing second and third generation Hispanic audience who wanted a Spanish-speaking or bilingual alternative to the formats that they felt would represent them. "Lo Que Pasó,Pasó" by Daddy Yankee was the first number-one song on the chart. With the issue dated January 8,2011,the chart's methodology was change to reflect overall airplay of Latin rhythm music on Latin radio stations. Instead of ranking songs being played on Latin-rhythm stations,rankings are determined by the amount of airplay Latin rhythm songs receive on stations that play Latin music regardless of genre.
Los Homerun-es is a compilation album and fifth overall of Reggaeton recording artist Daddy Yankee. It came before Yankee's mainstream debut,Barrio Fino. This album releases Daddy Yankee's hits from the 1990s to 2003. This album was released on an independent record label on February 28,2003. Following the success of Barrio Fino,the album was re-released on 2005. Even though it was an independent album,it featured other huge reggaeton artists,like Nicky Jam,Don Omar,Julio Voltio. Some songs were released with DJ Playero.
Real is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen,released on November 21,2004,by Universal Music Latino. Initially to be Queen's debut full-length English-language studio album,it featured collaborations with hip hop and fellow Latino artists Hector El Father,Fat Joe,Getto &Gastam,La India,Gran Omar and Mickey Perfecto. The album was primarily produced by Rafi Mercenario,and included guest production by American producer Swizz Beatz,Puerto Rican producers Ecko,Noriega,Monserrate and DJ Nelson. The executive producers were Goguito "Willy" Guadalupe,Gran Omar and Ivy Queen.
"Bandoleros" is a song by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Don Omar featuring Puerto Rican artist Tego Calderón. Released in 2005 as the lead single from his compilation album Los Bandoleros,it was also featured in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious:Tokyo Drift. It has been referred to as one of the breakthrough songs that brought latin hip hop airplay to the United States.
Alternative reggaeton is a subgenre of reggaeton that emerged from the reggaeton movement as a reaction to its repetitive and monotone dembow rhythm,and the predominant stereotypical gangsta content that became predictable. The result was a complex sound derived from world sounds,mainly rooted in other Latin American music based genres such as bomba,plena,salsa,bachata,merengue,cumbia,tango and other foreign influenced music such as alternative rock,rock en español and Latin alternative. Mixed with thoughtful lyricism guided by an anti-colonialism discourse,Latin American sociopolitical content,and racial pride,it gave listeners a smooth blend of danceable rhythms and intellectual dialogue.
"Taboo" is the second single from Don Omar's collaborative album Meet the Orphans released on January 24,2011 through Universal Latino. The song is re-adapted version from Los Kjarkas's song "Llorando se fue" most commonly known for its use in Kaoma's 1989 hit single "Lambada" fused with Latin beats. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Songs,becoming his third number one single on the chart.
"Lovumba" is the second official single by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee from his sixth studio album,Prestige (2012). The single was released digitally on October 4,2011. The song is a fusion of mambo,soca and dance beats. The name "Lovumba" is a blend of the words Love and Rumba. The song was produced by Musicologo and Menes. A Remix version that featured Daddy Yankee and Don Omar was released on January 7,2012. Both the single and remix versions are included on Daddy Yankee's album Prestige. The song was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song.
Eddie Alexander Ávila Ortiz,originally known by his stage name Eddie Dee,is a Puerto Rican hip hop recording artist,lyricist and dancer. He began his career in 1990 and launched his debut studio album three years later. He became one of the more popular Urban artists from Puerto Rico after appearing on DJ Adam's Mad Jam vol. 2 in 1997. It featured the hit single "Señor Official". His following releases El Terrorista de la Lírica (2000) and Biografía (2001),too enjoyed underground success. The 2004 album 12 Discípulos is regarded as "the greatest reggaetón various artist album of all time". The album features songs by some of the most successful reggaetón artist,including the intro of the album,where they all come together as one to show that "unity is needed for the genre reggaetón to survive and evolve". It was a collaboration between eleven other artist including Daddy Yankee,Tego Calderón,Ivy Queen,and Vico C among others,who were among the most requested at the time. The track,known as "Los 12 Discípulos" or "Quítate Tu Pa' Ponerme Yo" reached number eight on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart,and was nominated for a 2005 Billboard Latin Music Award for "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year,New Artist". The album itself reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart for three nonconsecutive weeks. Though retired since 2015,Eddie Dee is generally regarded within the worldwide Reggaeton and Spanish Hip Hop Communities as one of its most important and influential figures alongside the likes of Daddy Yankee,Vico C,Tego Calderón and Ivy Queen. Tagwut is actually an album by DJ Black,not Eddie Dee but he appears in it performing one of his hits 'Directamente Del Ghetto'.
"Moviendo Caderas",is a song by Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist Yandel featuring Daddy Yankee,from his second studio album,De Líder a Leyenda (2013). It was composed by Yandel,with the help of Ramón L. Ayala,Victor Delgado,Eliezer Palacios,Gabriel Rodríguez,Francisco Saldaña,Geancarlos Rivera Tapia and Jonathan Rivera Tapia,it was produced by Luny Tunes,Jonathan Rivera Tapia and Predikador. It was announced through his Twitter that the song would be released as the third single off the album on February 10,2014. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Carlos Pérez and filmed in Puerto Rico. The video was premiered on Vevo on February 21,2014. and it is also selected for Univision's Thursday Night Football.
The Last Don II is the sixth studio album by Don Omar,released on June 16,2015,through Pina Records and Machete Music. It is the sequel of Don Omar's first album,The Last Don,released in 2003,and includes twelve songs and includes the participation of reggaeton stars. Wisin &Yandel,Daddy Yankee,Tego Calderón,Plan B,and Natti Natasha. Contrary of Don Omar's latest album,The Last Don II focuses on reggaeton,with exceptions including two hip hop tracks and one latin pop track. It features four singles:"Soledad","Guaya Guaya","Perdido En Tus Ojos" and "Te RecordaréBailando". And songs ''Callejero","En Lo Oscuro",Olvidar Que Somos Amigos",Dobla Rodilla","Tirate Al Medio"," Bailando Bajo El Sol","Sandunga". The songs themes includes dance,sex,love and human self-reflection. It was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album in the ceremony's 16th edition in 2015.
Urbano music or Latin urban is a transnational umbrella category including many different genres and styles. As an umbrella term it includes reggaeton,dancehall,dembow,urban champeta,funk carioca and Latin hip hop. The commercial breakthrough of this music took place in 2017. Artists in the style collaborate transnationally,and may originate from the United States including Puerto Rico in particular,Colombia,Cuba,the Dominican Republic,Panama,Venezuela or other Spanish-speaking nations,as well as Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
Barrio Fino World Tour was a concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his third studio album,Barrio Fino (2004). This was his first large tour and his first arena tour in the United States becoming the first reggaeton act to do so. The tour visited Latin America and United States and consisted of three legs. In December 2005,Yankee released Barrio Fino en Directo with featured videos and songs recorded live on this tour. Also,contained a DVD with footage of the tour in Colombia,Puerto Rico,Ecuador and Dominican Republic.
"Pam" is a song by American singer Justin Quiles,Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee,and Dominican rapper El Alfa. The single reached a peak position of 33 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
