One of the fathers of reggaeton Tito el Bambino was half of the groundbreaking duo Hector Tito before he embarked on a solo career of his own signing with EMI Televisa and debuting in 2006 with Top of the Line Hector Tito may have been groundbreaki…

Don Omar became one of reggaetons first international superstars thanks to his early-2000s work with Luny Tunes but even more so thanks to Reggaeton Latino his 2005 anthem that became one of the styles first genuine crossover hits Born William Landrn…

Jose Nieves Rakim and Kenny Vasquez Ken-Y joined forces in 2004 to form the reggaeton duo Rakim Ken-Y A few short years after their formation the pair climbed the ranks to reggaeton stardom arriving in 2006 as one of the genres most important groups…

Though Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin Yandel born Juan Morera and Lladel Vegilla were around for some time their debut album Reyes del Nuevo Milenio was released in 2000 and gained fans and recognition with records like 2004s De Otra Manera and 20…

Baby Rasta has long been an influential voice in the world of reggaeton Not only due to his success alongside longtime collaborator Samuel Gerena but also as a guest artist appearing on some of the industrys biggest hits Baby Rasta Wilmer Alicia deve…

This Swedish hardcore quartet began life in the late 80s as the inelegantly named Heffa-Klump. Putte Trydvall (bass) joined cousins Stefan Granberg (b. Piteå, Sweden; vocals/guitar) and Fredrik Granberg (b. 1975, Hortlax, Sweden; drums), with the tri…

A former member of the Dominican-American boy band Aventura vocalist Toby Love performs a unique pop style that mixes RB hip-hop and elements of the traditional Dominican musical form bachata Dubbed crunkchata the music often features the Bronx NY-ba…

As the urban regional style of Latin music heated up in the mid-2000s spearheaded by the burgeoning reggaeton sound Daddy Yankee above all led the charge selling hundreds of thousands of CDs in the wake of his international breakthrough hit Gasolina …

A New York-based Dominican boy band with their roots deep in bachata If that sounds unlikely well Aventura have managed to cope with it Formed in 1994 in the Bronx by a group of four boys Anthony Santos Lenny Santos Max Santos and Henry Santos Jeter …

Ivy Queen the undisputed Queen of Reggaeton was born Martha Ivelisse Pesante on March 4 1972 in Afiasco Puerto Rico She moved with her parents to New York as a child but the family relocated back to Afiasco while Martha was a teenager and she finishe…

There may be little that is musically authentic about RBD a prefabricated poprock act that was initiated on television yet the group of Mexican teens achieved astounding commercial success quickly becoming a multilingual pop culture juggernaut whose …

One-half of the Queens hardcore rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga Victor Noreaga Santiago met Kiam Capone Holley in 1992 while both were serving prison sentences Signed to Penalty Records in 1996 the pair released a hard-hitting debut The War Report in June 1…