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Barrio Fino by Daddy Yankee
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Personnel: Daddy Yankee (vocals); Wisin y Yandel, Zion & Lennox, May-Be, Tommy Viera. Daddy Yankee is one of the leading proponents of...
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Personnel: Daddy Yankee (vocals); Wisin y Yandel, Zion & Lennox, May-Be, Tommy Viera. Daddy Yankee is one of the leading proponents of reggaeton music, a style that, though often misidentified as a reggae sub-genre, is actually a hybrid form of Puerto Rican hip-hop heavily influenced by dancehall, techno, merengue, and salsa. BARRIO FINO (which translates literally as "fine neighborhood") is one of the first full-length, non-compilation reggaeton releases to make a national splash on the Billboard charts, despite reports that, in New York City, bootlegged versions of the album sold over 100,000 copies prior to the disc's official street date. Daddy Yankee's brand of reggaeton is brash, aggressive, and exciting, fusing non-stop pumping club rhythms with snarling, rapid-fire rapping reminiscent of Cypress Hill. The record's sound reflects the harsh, uncompromising reality of ghetto life in both the Bronx and San Juan with mechanical-sounding synths and throbbing, industrial-style bass lines. Not content to...
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| Key Information | |
| Number of Discs | 1 |
| Artist | Daddy Yankee |
| Record Label | Universal Music Latino |
| Contributing Artist | Andy Montanez, May-Be, Tommy Viera |
| Genre | International |
| Subgenre | Reggaeton |
| Release Date | July 13, 2004 |
| Song List: Disc 1 | |
| Song List: Disc 1 |
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