Reggaeton music usually incorporates rapping in Spanish or English, and contains similar lyrical structure to hip hop, which has caused some controversy because of the constant sexual innuendos and explicit lyrics in some of the music. In an attempt to get around censorship issues, some Reggaeton artists prefer to use double meanings to make the messages in their songs more subliminal. Reggaeton, however isn’t just a form of Latino hip hop, it has its own distinctive rhythm known as ‘dem bow’, the name of which refers to the title of the Shabba Ranks song ‘Dem Bow’ that first became popular in the 1990’s.
Originating in Panama, in the 1970’s and is geared toward the art of dance in the Central American culture. Some top artists include:
El General
Tego Calderon
Daddy Yankee
Don Omar
Wisin y Yandel
Zion y Lennox
Tito El Bambino
Hector El Father
Julio Voltio
Ivy Queen
Calle 13
are among the few notables!!