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PYVND
2005-02-25, 08:09 PM
I was in Houston for a couple of days for work. And this Reggaeton stuff is HOT down there. It's all over the place. I heard about 2 hours of it on the radio and liked it a lot. You can see sub-genres forming in it already.
I bought a CD down there to bring back. Anyone know of clubs that play the hot Reggaeton?! I need more of this--I need the latest tunes.
Beals
2005-02-26, 01:07 PM
hip hop clubs mix reggae, reggaeton, top 40 and the like into their nights. Just start club hoppin till u find it. You can try Penang in Reston VA, I know the DJ specializes in Reggae and Reggaeton and if ur lucky the managment might let him do his thing (I'd suggest a friday night, i used to work there and the bamma situation there has been put under control a little bit.)
Shakey
2005-02-26, 01:13 PM
I was in Houston for a couple of days for work. And this Reggaeton stuff is HOT down there. It's all over the place. I heard about 2 hours of it on the radio and liked it a lot. You can see sub-genres forming in it already.
I bought a CD down there to bring back. Anyone know of clubs that play the hot Reggaeton?! I need more of this--I need the latest tunes.
PM this guy---->(Wintermann)<----Maybe just one n on the end of his name.....anyway, he's hot with the Jungle/Reggae/Ragga. :smileyparty:
The Logic Theorist
2005-02-26, 01:26 PM
PM this guy---->(Wintermann)<----Maybe just one n on the end of his name.....anyway, he's hot with the Jungle/Reggae/Ragga.
Reggaeton is actually an hispanic offshoot of Reggae, mostly Puerto Rican I think, it's not related to Jungle or anything DnB.
I have a decent amount of Reggaeton tracks but I pretty much never get occaison to play them. Only place I've heard them on the radio around here is 99.1, and I'm sure you're most likely to find Reggaeton in Latin clubs.
Shakey
2005-02-26, 01:37 PM
Reggaeton is actually an hispanic offshoot of Reggae, mostly Puerto Rican I think, it's not related to Jungle or anything DnB.
I have a decent amount of Reggaeton tracks but I pretty much never get occaison to play them. Only place I've heard them on the radio around here is 99.1, and I'm sure you're most likely to find Reggaeton in Latin clubs.
thanks for the enlightenment man. ummmmm......i guess people should just disregard my last post on this thread. :D :werd:
NYGblue
2005-02-26, 01:59 PM
Reggaeton is horrific... I can't stand that shit... its a bad combination of Salsa, Merengue and Reggae...
PYVND
2005-02-26, 02:56 PM
Reggaeton is horrific... I can't stand that shit... its a bad combination of Salsa, Merengue and Reggae...
There are people that said similar things when jungle was first being played. I was not one of those people. Reggaeton kicks ass! It's got bass, it's got drums, it's got weird noises. What else do you want?! Besides, anything new is good. If it's crap, it's good because it's new.
Logictheorist, you should make a mix CD with your Reggaeton records. I'd buy it and I'm sure others would too. If only for the novelty of it.
LaZyCrZy
2005-02-26, 03:14 PM
i despise reggaeton, same fuckin beats... different lyrics to each reggaeton song
ManofWar
2005-02-26, 03:42 PM
i despise reggaeton, same fuckin beats... different lyrics to each reggaeton song
Agreed! :blingbling:
It will be over soon! Like all other pop music! Raggaeton> :jeffrey: <EDM
NYGblue
2005-02-26, 03:47 PM
There are people that said similar things when jungle was first being played. I was not one of those people. Reggaeton kicks ass! It's got bass, it's got drums, it's got weird noises. What else do you want?! Besides, anything new is good. If it's crap, it's good because it's new.
Logictheorist, you should make a mix CD with your Reggaeton records. I'd buy it and I'm sure others would too. If only for the novelty of it.
Well I don't particularly like Jungle either. But thats besides the point. Reggaeton is mainstream crap. I love new music, I am an extremely open-minded person. But as a lover of both Latin Music and EDM I don't see it fitting into either very well over the longrun... its garbage.
Paxus
2005-02-26, 06:21 PM
Yeah i have to hear the stuff all day long at work, because I
work with almost all people of Hispanic/Latin roots. Oi, its like nails
on a chalkboard to me now : /. good at times though. -&rew
djgalbis
2005-02-28, 02:28 AM
ah so you have begun to discuss what my people dance to...yes, yes. Dude, I know so many people back in PR that groove to reggaeton or "perreo" as its called over there, literally translated means "hustling" or some sort, its hard to describe. The music started in the early 1990s with Playero, the stuff was just a reinterpretation of reggae and dance hall...with spanish rhymes. Back in the day you had your big names, Vico C, Wiso G, etc, etc. Just as with hip-hop, reggaeton has become international. You may not think that right now, but trust me...it's been a slow process to arrive in the United States but people in Europe are dancing to the stuff already. The birthplace is mainly the carribean, particularly Puerto Rico. I agree with some of you who have stated that the beats are always repeated. Yo..I dispise that. The reason that is is because reggaeton is known for its drums, just like certain reggae tracks have their 'riddims'. However there are many people who are becoming leaders and influential in the genre, particularly in the live performances (they do all the music live, beats, horns, the whole shabang). I know that LaMega here in NYC (no relation to La Mega in PR) hosted Megaton or something like that, a huge showcase of the biggest names in Reggaeton in MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. This is not a fad, this is a new fusion.
And its going extremely mainstream now thanks to N.O.R.E. and his track with Nina Sky, Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, and others...I'm sure you know it already....the chorus goes: "Boricua, Morena, Dominicano, Colombiano...Oye Mi Canto". That track is now the anthem of mainstream reggaeton...it's on MTV!!!!! When I first saw the video my jaw literally dropped...reggaeton is now mainstream, on mainly caucasian pop stations, etc. It's ridiculous...
it also means that spanish culture is integrating more. And if your a hispanic that hates reggaeton...yo wahtever, its not your thing. Im not fond of all reggaeton because the production can be bland and the singers (oh my god...THEY ARE SO FUNNY) yeah... But the best guys in the scene right now are Daddy Yankee who's original and proving himself in different markets in the country, Wisin y Yandel, and some others. Oh and a reggaeton artist just got signed to Rockafella....how big is that shit huh?
oh...yea...Reggaeton drum 'n bass coming your way too ;P
Kimmie Ko Ko
2005-02-28, 09:11 AM
Yeah , i like it .... i used to listen to it alot in guatemala when i was there ...and have continued to listen to is here .... I know some latins that don't like it and some americans that don't like it , but you know we all have different opinions here and everyone will post them , so i am here to post that reggeaton (sp?) is awesome !!!!!!!!!
this is fuckin LOCO mang!!!
i lived through the birth and development of reggaeton, it began as lowfi homemade cassette tapes you passed around. back in its early years (90-93) it was the ghettoest, funnest and most frowned upon music, i used to love that shit. it took over 5 years to get commercial puertorican radio play (some reggaeton radio shows here&there), now its all over rican radio and TV (radio stations playin it pretty much 24/7, reggaeton musicvideo channels, all politicians makin reggaeton campaign jingles this past election year) and all over the world.... but now it SUCKS hermaphrodite-donkey-in-heat ASS. the majority of those fuckers cant sing to save their lives but they believe they're opera quality, same fuckin beats, same fuckin degrading ghetto lyrics - the shit eventually got old.
i guess is the same story repeating itself: when underground its hip&cool and goes to crap when it hits the mainstream (sidenote - the genre was originally termed just "Undergroun' ", "Reggaeton" is the commercial post-Y2K name)
want some good new stuff? listen to Tego, the guy is forefront.
classics? listen to dj playero's 'Playero 37' and dj nelson's 'The Noise 2', the most degrading and dirty yet awesome, probably because it was original.
the stuff in the middle is mostly pure reclycled gargabe.
but hey, more power... when i saw daddy yankee being interviewed live on TRL i almost crapped my pants, for several conflicting reasons, that is.
Kimmie Ko Ko
2005-02-28, 11:29 AM
i have to agree with you there ....... alot of it is crap .... when i listened to it a long time ago it was very original ....... now everyone uses the same beats that the more popular ones are using ..... but i still like most of it ........... it makes me want to dance and that's all that matters to me
Bassmachine
2005-02-28, 12:02 PM
PLAYERO 39 BITCHES
its all about Daddy Yankee yo
mtigressa2001
2005-02-28, 12:23 PM
Reggaeton KICKS ASSSSS... Gotta love it… I don’t like the fact that they are mixing it with top 40 songs but nevertheless its NWWICE…
tinybinderclip
2005-02-28, 12:28 PM
http://www.reggaetonline.net/reggaeton-music.html
Elad loves la gasolina, Elad loves la gasolina!
http://www.satelitemusical.net/daddy_yankee3.jpg
"The first Reggae recordings in Latin America were made in Panama in the mid-1970s. A large number of Jamaican immigrants had been brought in during the building of the Panama Canal and they brought with them Reggae music to the local population."
Big ups and shit!
:woot:
... bringing it into the mainstream and allowing it to become more commercial and embraced by the public that had chastized it in its beginning.
quoted for emphasis.
"The first Reggae recordings in Latin America were made in Panama in the mid-1970s. A large number of Jamaican immigrants had been brought in during the building of the Panama Canal and they brought with them Reggae music to the local population."
Big ups and shit!
:woot:
one of the principal main catalysts to the genre's development was none other than your boy EL GENERAL
http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/amg/pop-cov/135/c5/22/c5223432j8a.jpg
That's my dawg! Last I heard he retired or something.
Bassmachine
2005-02-28, 12:52 PM
one of the principal main catalysts to the genre's development was none other than your boy EL GENERAL
http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/amg/pop-cov/135/c5/22/c5223432j8a.jpg
WOW u pulled "El General" nice 1 :breakdance:
not quite retired
http://www.ahorre.com/archives/2005/01/latino_music_el.html
http://www.esmas.com/espectaculos/musica/344750.html
NO ESPEAKY INGLISSS
His last tour, eh? Wonder if there will be any US dates....
djgalbis
2005-02-28, 01:44 PM
ah its great to see people actually know what they're talking about. I remember in high school no one listened to this...its amusing to see all these white kids dancing to it. :P I really agree with you elad on the singing, there are some dudes that think they're amazing and they SUUUUUCK. like "Nińa...te quiero decir que te QUIIIEEEEEEERRRRRO"...sounds like a damn cat in a blender. lol
:haha:
yeah i think the "singing" is what ruined it for me. it used to be grimey and fun, it turned into some sort of talentless boybandish blingbling extravaganza.
punkasschikadee
2005-02-28, 02:37 PM
im glad someone started a thread on this because reggaeton = :lessthanthree: x a lot
the next big thing in dance music what?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4304185.stm
Maybe you and I and a few others on here should start a reggaeton band....
a band? you mean a crew.
those fuckers cant even play a cowbell if they tried. most tracks are software-produced.
btw, there is BIG MONEY on reggeton production, a lot more than in EDM. bastards all.
That's where we'd be original. Not that I can play an instrument though. I can scratch.....
IcePrincess2250
2005-03-07, 06:01 PM
I was in Houston for a couple of days for work. And this Reggaeton stuff is HOT down there. It's all over the place. I heard about 2 hours of it on the radio and liked it a lot. You can see sub-genres forming in it already.
I bought a CD down there to bring back. Anyone know of clubs that play the hot Reggaeton?! I need more of this--I need the latest tunes.
okay, i know you're not crazy like some of us, but i know you have to go out at least once ina while?
seeing as the dc area is basically little el-salvador, we have TONS of it here. its on the radio, its at ANY club here (any non-edm club that is), hell if you walk down the street you can hear it blaring from houses and cars.
i dont suggest hearing it in the club, as its all top 40 there, i suggest picking up some CDs to get u started. any good music store around here should have it, mainly cuz its in such high demand. hope u find what youre looking for :smooch:
i can scratch my balls.
Now we just ned someone who can dere-lick his balls, and we're set.
seeing as the dc area is basically little el-salvador, we have TONS of it here.
Except that Reggaeton isn't from El Salvador, silly.
:D
IcePrincess2250
2005-03-08, 12:17 AM
:puppydog: yeah but they listen to it more'n anyone.
NeonGenesis
2005-03-10, 12:35 AM
It's quite amusing how Reggaeton has started to become popular with the mainstream public. I've listened to this stuff for YEARS! not because I wanted to but cuz my Dad is hispanic and he likes to rock the subs every once and a while. Reggeaeton is nothing new at all.
IcePrincess2250
2005-03-10, 12:38 AM
:werd: thas what im saying
NeonGenesis
2005-03-10, 12:42 AM
You know whats hot?? Reggaeton while playing TEKKEN 5...well acually anything with TEKKEN 5 is hot, lol
IcePrincess2250
2005-03-10, 12:44 AM
:shrug: i like to listen to it while driving around. its great chillinmusic. not to mention the best possible thing to throw on at a party to dance to (okay - nonedm, so dont jump on me)
but like i said -- now adays it sucks in the club cuz its all top 40. i mean daddy yankee is on mtv for crying out loud!!!
NeonGenesis
2005-03-10, 12:55 AM
Yeah does bring back memories of Miami and such. Anyway, too many words have been spent on this subject back to breaking my fingers on Tekken 5 (minus reggaeton BGM).
omfg , this shit made the cover of XLR8R
http://www.xlr8r.com/currentissue.php
Bioteknik
2005-05-02, 04:55 PM
I was in Houston for a couple of days for work. And this Reggaeton stuff is HOT down there. It's all over the place. I heard about 2 hours of it on the radio and liked it a lot. You can see sub-genres forming in it already.
I bought a CD down there to bring back. Anyone know of clubs that play the hot Reggaeton?! I need more of this--I need the latest tunes.
lol.. funny stuff, but someone I know in houston just started a thread the other day asking what the hell reggaeton is, and why does it suck so much..
tinybinderclip
2005-05-02, 05:00 PM
:shrug: i like to listen to it while driving around. its great chillinmusic. not to mention the best possible thing to throw on at a party to dance to (okay - nonedm, so dont jump on me)
but like i said -- now adays it sucks in the club cuz its all top 40. i mean daddy yankee is on mtv for crying out loud!!!
Yes, it's great for long drives. I'm debating on whether or not to get Daddy Yankee CD. I like the gasolina song. Don't make fun! It jazzes me up. I read a lot of good things about the album, but not from anyone who I respect their musical opinion. I was a little sad to find out that gasolina is all over the place now. I don't watch TV and hardly listen to the radio so I wouldn't know. But, even my friend (super miss prissy) knows that song. She doesn't like, but she wouldn't.
So does anyone have Barrio Fino and really like it? I want something with some fun and/or great beats something to get you excited. When it comes to this type of music I like it on the hard side.
i wonder if people have the slightest idea of what reggaeton lyrics are actually saying.
most are not "nice" in the least.
tinybinderclip
2005-05-02, 05:08 PM
i wonder if people have the slightest idea of what reggaeton lyrics are actually saying.
most are not "nice" in the least.
I know. I understand some of what is being said, but that's because the MCs are so fast. The lyrics are controversial. And yes, I know there are a lot of inuendos sp? in fact.... I was looking up one of them today.
and whats funnier is that it gets tons of radio play, totally uncensored. too bad the FCC doesnt espeakie el espanish.
tinybinderclip
2005-05-02, 05:17 PM
and whats funnier is that it gets tons of radio play, totally uncensored. too bad the FCC doesnt espeakie el espanish.
That's what's funny. They'll catch on though, but they won't be able to keep up.
Marisol
2005-05-02, 05:47 PM
Reggaeton KICKS ASSSSS... Gotta love it… I don’t like the fact that they are mixing it with top 40 songs but nevertheless its NWWICE…
I too LOVE me some reggaeton but SERIOUSLY WTF 50 Cents on the reggaeton beats and some chick who cant sing, trying to singing a Gwen Stefani song in spanish...WTF. You gonna mix it up do it rit!
IcePrincess2250
2005-05-02, 06:26 PM
So does anyone have Barrio Fino and really like it? I want something with some fun and/or great beats something to get you excited. When it comes to this type of music I like it on the hard side.
Have it -- like it -- shall I burn it for you?
I also have a ton of reggaton/reggae mix CDs that are really good....
A ella le gusta la skeet skeet ske-et!
IcePrincess2250
2005-05-02, 06:48 PM
You could put it that way
:banana:
reggaeton teaches me spanish
LOL
I was referring to a line in the Daddy Yankee song, but with a twist.
:D
IcePrincess2250
2005-05-02, 06:51 PM
:sillyme:
i knew that
:ontome:
El espanish in bed. Now that's caliente!
:evey:
tinybinderclip
2005-05-02, 11:04 PM
Have it -- like it -- shall I burn it for you?
I also have a ton of reggaton/reggae mix CDs that are really good....
:breakdance: I *just* got it, but haven't finished listening to it yet. But if you have some real good mix CDs I may be interested.
reggaeton teaches me spanish
Haha, my sister is *making* my little brother look words he doesn't know in the Spanish dictionary. Apparently, some of the slang he learns from his friends.
Hitoi
2005-05-03, 10:28 AM
I'll admit. I've grinded the corner of sink once or twice when Nina Sky's come on the radio during my morning routine. I don't necessarily like it but damn, is it catchy.
Tuesday night. Rrrrrreggaeton.
FYI
"tra tra tra" is an interjection akin to dnb's "boh boh boh"
im sure you'll appreciate.