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 ...
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 ...
Karennoid spins as part of Agua de Rosas at Podlasie Club in November 2021. Credit: Gothika Grief DJ collective Agua de Rosas spread the gospel of reggaeton, and though they’re based in Milwaukee, ...
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 ...
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 ...