That song Oye Mi Canto was the key to introduce reggaeton to the masses. It's like what Rapper's Delight (by the Sugarhill Gang) was for the hip-hop movement in the early '80s.
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But when the infectious beat of reggaetn, which is derived from Jamaican dancehall and other Afro-Caribbean beats, became popular on the Spanish-speaking island, many local rappers abandoned standard hip-hop breakbeats. Latinos are children of la rumba, ... When people play drums it gets our attention right away. When we saw that, we realized there wasn't so much interest in hip-hop here anymore. We started to incorporate the ideas we had doing hip-hop with the base of dancehall and reggae en Espaol.Daddy Yankee
The people that love us most are the women. There are so many bad things you see on the news these days, but with reggaetn, you can escape it liberates your life.
Daddy Yankee
My Idol.
Daddy Yankee
They thought I was a friend of mine, ... It's the same thing that happens in the 'hood here. I was the victim, but it wasn't for me.
Daddy Yankee
I'm from the crime capital And the air smells like death that eats everything that lives If it was up to me I would reunite every gang in the name of the fearless people that have fallen I am a valiant man who's just asking you to stop spilling innocent blood.
Daddy Yankee
I'm ready to contribute a lot in the genre and, you know, I feel a little responsibility over my shoulders because right now, Daddy Yankee said. I'm the ambassador of my movement. But, being honest with you, I'm ready to represent my people all over the world.
Daddy Yankee
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