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Barrio Fino (CD)

By: Daddy Yankee (Artist)

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Daddy Yankee Artist Snapshot:

Although he's neither the originator of the reggaeton style nor even the genre's first home-grown superstar, Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee was instrumental in introducing the Latin hip-hop/dancehall hybrid to a mainstream audience in the United States and abroad. Yankee (aka Raymon Ayala) began appearing on reggaeton tracks as early as 1993, but it was 2004's BARRIO FINO and its infectious single "La Gasolina" that made him a household name. He has since collaborated with up-and-coming reggaeton artists as well as hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Lloyd Banks.

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DISC 1 for Barrio Fino (CD) Album By Daddy Yankee (Artist)
1   Intro
2   King Daddy
3   Dale Caliente
4   No Me Dejes Solo - (with Wisin & Yandel)
5   Gasolina
6   Like You
7   El Muro
8   Lo Que Paso, Paso
9   Tu Principe - (with Zion & Lennox)
10   Cuentame
11   Santifica Tus Escapularios
12   Sabor A Melao - (featuring Andy Montanez)
13   El Empuje - (featuring May-Be)
14   Que Vas A Hacer?
15   Salud Y Vida
16   Intermedio "Gavilan"
17   Corazones
18   Golpe De Estado - (featuring Tomy Viera)
19   Mujeres
20   Saber Su Nombre
21   Outro
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.78) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Start here for an action-packed entree to the genre's rougher pleasures."
Uncut (p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[O]n BARRIO FINO Yankee rides roughshod over beefed-up digital reggae rhythms, the emphasis pushed on low-rent electronics and sharp, biscuit-tin snares."

Title Note

Personnel: Daddy Yankee (vocals); Wisin & Yandel, Zion & Lennox, Tomy Viera, May-Be.

Recording information: 2004.

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 stick with his signature sound, Daddy Yankee also branches out into crossover territory, singing romantic sweet nothings in English on "Like You," and sounding downright Dirty South on the G-funk-influenced "Santifica Tus Escapularios."

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