Lately, these outings are sound­tracked by reggaeton: Though Puerto Rico and, in more recent years, Colombia have been the typical centers for the genre, playlists have changed dramatically in Mexico.
I was maybe 11 or 12 years old when I first heard of El General. His songs were already extremely popular, and he was a consolidated artist. I don't think I had heard music like his before. The beat ...
LAS VEGAS — Traditional reggaeton music embraces the distinctive rhythm of a start-stop addictive beat that, for the most part, never changes. But is that enough to create a global hit like Daddy ...
Yng Lvcas will always wave the Mexican flag high. After the success of “La Bebé” with Peso Pluma, the Mexican reggaeton musician released his LP Super Estrellas Friday — and he hopes the LP will prove ...
For a generation, the beat of hip-hop has been synonymous with the Bronx. But walk that borough's streets today and the music you're just as likely to hear is a Caribbean-inflected mix of dancehall ...
For three years in a row, Bad Bunny has been the world's most streamed artist on Spotify. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TITI ME PREGUNTO") BAD BUNNY: (Rapping in Spanish). MARTÍNEZ: Bad Bunny is at the ...
A host of fusions between the two genres arrived this year, with implications for both the underground and the mainstream. By Isabelia Herrera It takes nerve to stretch the boundaries of reggaeton, a ...