Everybody Else songs (possibly involving Pitbull on one side of the “ft.”) had one dude trying to do all the various bits. At long last, who do we have to collectively stop paying to make this infernal international Guetta infestation end? Are we going to have to start a telethon?Ĭrystal Leww: If this were only a Natalia Jiménez, it’d be a perfectly inoffensive albeit bland pop track, but Daddy Yankee is playing so many roles poorly that it?s not enjoyable to listen to at all.Įdward Okulicz: A bit of a mess, really, as if one of those Some Guy ft. John Seroff: Exhausting and flat reggaetón retread autogargle. Actually his spitting and her slithering with that rollercoaster of energy is supple enough to be really pleasurable. It might be Jiménez, who has one of the great come-hither whispers in pop music. It has a complexity of narrative that Yankee usually leaves on the curb as he speeds by. I almost rewarded it accordingly.Īnthony Easton: I love how this speeds up, and slows down. It sounds like someone literally making EDM in his sleep. He adds enough flair to make this more than a copy, but overall I’ll stick to the past with Daddy Yankee.īrad Shoup: A little homage to Psy, horns stretched as thin as pongee, lazy stabs at melody. So it’s a bit of a let down to hear him embracing the sort of EDM-pop format so many other artists have over the last few years, sacrificing most of what made him interesting in the first place. Daddy Yankee soundtracked a lot of important moments then, and I’ve always liked what Daddy Yankee did after having “Gasolina” carved into my memory. At the beach-side welcome party, at apartment parties, out of passing cars just driving by the dorm. Michel: Freshman year of college, “ Gasolina” played everywhere. If you can’t dance, just tug on your suit jacket, there’s a good boy.
What pushed its boundaries were the Puerto Rican artists who added vocals, drum machine, a hint of electronica and rap over its infectious tunes. Reggeaton has its roots in Latin America, mainly Panama, and the Caribbean as it infuses aspects of salsa, bomba, Jamaican dancehall and Trinidadian soca.