Decades before Farruko became one of Puerto Rico’s stand-out reggaeton MCs, the 30-year-old was a huge fan of Eurodance artists like Alice Deejay. “That was my childhood,” confesses Farruko of the ...
When Daddy Yankee showed up at a Montebello gas station to hype his infectious hit “Gasolina,” the Puerto Rican recording star drew so many fans he couldn’t get out of the limo. That was the moment it ...
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 ...
“Loud” asks us to reconsider mainstream histories of the genre, and reveals critical conversations about its roots and evolution. By Isabelia Herrera In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, ...
Reggaetón is a hugely popular musical genre: Many have danced to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," a song with over 7 billion YouTube streams, or blared Shakira and Maluma's "Chantaje" from ...
From the reggaeton, Latin trap and R&B sounds he experiments with in his music, Alejandro shows off his versatility in his sophomore album, "Vice Versa" (out now). It's the follow-up to "Afrodisíaco," ...