Top 100 Greatest Urbano Artists Of All-Time #'s 40 to 21
40 Mala Rodriguez
Desde sus
inicios La Mala Rodriguez acaparó la atención del mundo Hip Hop En
Español. Canciones como “La Niña”, “Tengo
un Trato”, “Jugadoras, Jugadores”, y “Yo Marco El Minuto” marcaron historia
dentro del Hip Hop Español. 25 años después
sigue siendo una figura relevante adentro de la cultura.
Luny Tunes & Noriega (Honorable Mention)
The most successful production team in the history of Reggaeton. There is a little controversy as to whom actually produced what. A lot of the beats credited Luny Tunes specifically were worked on by the like of Nely, Nesty, Eliel, Tainy, Cheka, DJ Sonic, Doble AA, Nales, Bones among many others. But they actually made a lot of their beats, so they deserve at least an honorable mention.
El Meswy, Kamikaze, Mr. Rango, Paco King, Supernafamacho, Frank-T y DJ Jota Mayúscula saved Spanish Rap from becoming forgotten from its initial wave in the late 80's, early 90's. By 1994 Hip Hop in Spain seemed to be a fad but then "Madrid Zona Bruta" dropped by CPV and it changed the game forever. The remaining members continue to be a forced to be reckoned with, today. All members achieved a wide range of solo successes, especially Supernafamacho often hailed as the most gifted of the collective meanwhile DJ Jota Mayúscula (RIP) went on to work with many of Spain's elite often with Supernafamacho co-producing the beats.
Cosculluela was a product of the blog era of Reggaeton and Rap, or at least his stardom was. He had been a critically acclaimed MC for awhile before hitting it big in 2008 with a string of Underground hits. It was the fact that he was no longer bogged down by deadlines and could release music as he pleased. This grew his audience and made him into one of the most impactful Latin MCs of all-time. His debut album "El Principe" from 2009 is hailed as an undeniable masterpiece.
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37 OGM & Oakley
Obscure to some, legends to others. You may be familiar with their live albums "Happy Chencho" and "Happy Chencho 2000" which were very popular and showcased the live celebration of Oakley's birthday parties. Oakley was more than the guy who coined the phrase "Perreo" (yup that voice DJ Blass samples is him), he was a gifted vocalist with a sonero flow and very versatile in his lyrics. Omar Garcia AKA OGM is one of the greatest MCs who ever lived. Together they were something special. RIP Oakley.
Esta
entrada va ser larga porque uno tiene que defender el simple hecho de por qué
Canserbero no es Top 10. Una razón
clave, muchos de ustedes ni sabían quien él era hasta que murió en el 2015. Yo descubrí Canserbero alrededor del 2012
cuando salió la canción de “Jeremias 17:5”.
Desde entonces algunos lo consideraban el mejor Rapero en el lenguaje
Español y quedé impresionado. Me lo
interpretaron como el sucesor de Nach. Y
si fuese solo por sus sencillos, Canserbero estuviese mucho más alto. Pero hay que analizar las obras completas y yo
porqué entré suficiente temprano vi los cambios. Sí, antes de que murió, Canserbero tenía números
impresionantes. Creo que “Jeremias 17:5”
estaba alrededor de 40 millones de tocadas en YOUTUBE. Pero cuando murió sus números incrementaron
sobre 10 veces y personas adentro de la cultura quienes nunca hablaron de él
empezaron alabarlo desde la nada. Yo he oído
“Apa y Can”, “Indigo”, “Vida” y “Muerte”.
“Vida” y “Muerte” los completé. “Apa
y Can” no pude terminarlo porque no me gustó y aunque “Indigo” me impresionó
nunca lo terminé. Canserbero tiene
muchas canciones olvidables y hasta malas.
Su catálogo es bastante imperfecto.
Yo pienso que “Es Epico” es un Rap super potente y entiendo aquellos
quienes la consideran el mejor Rap Latino de la historia, pero “Es Épico” no
fue todo su catálogo. Lamentablemente,
Tyrone se nos fue ya cuando estaba a punto de explotar mundialmente por la cual
muchos sienten que lo mataron por envidia… puede ser. Nunca sabremos que pudo haber sido si el
artista pudiese haber alcanzado su máxima potencial porque se fue muy temprano
de la tierra. Y así lo estoy juzgando. El man entró en mi ‘Top 40’ pero se que
muchos Venezolanos nacionalistas y puristas del Rap se van enojar. Esto no es de quien puede rapear mejor o
Aczino hubiese entrado por sus habilidades en las batallas freestyle. Esto trata sobre quienes son los mejores y mas
influyentes artistas en la historia del genero Urbano.
Como periodista siento que varios artistas superan Tyrone en ambas
categorías. Y Canserbero nunca le he
escuchado un álbum que yo consideraría una obra clásica. Canciones clásicas si las tiene, pero albums,
escuché sus mas aclamadas y ninguna fue una clásica para mi, ni siquiera cerca. Yo sé que no soy el único con esta opinión. Opiniones son como los culos asi que tiren la suya.
Peso Pluma (Honorable Mention)
A fairly new talent to the scene, Peso Pluma has revolutionized Mexican and Urbano music forever by fusing both genres with such a high profile. He wasn't the first to do it, but he is currently the most popular and influential of his contemporaries in all of Mexican music and is very respected in the Urbano genre for his abilities as well.
35 Tres Coronas
This trio of gifted MCs who are now a duo revolutionized Latin Rap in the mid 00's with their harrowing tales of street life in the ghettos of NYC for Colombian and Dominican immigrants. It was based on their real life environment and that's why audiences worldwide related to its raw reality. Rocca, PNO and Reychesta are three of the most gifted MCs to have ever blessed the mix en Español.
34 Blanco Flake
He only recorded about 10 songs, but they were all hits and legendary. He would remake these same songs even from prison. Influential from day one. RIP.
33 Zion & Lennox
Whoever saw what these two had before anyone is a genius. You get a great lara mercy Raggamuffin guy and hook him up with someone that sounds like a Puerto Rican Michael Jackson. Brilliant and that's what makes their music withstand the test of time.
32 Nando Boom
Among the first pioneers who transcended generations. Which true Reggaeton lover isn't familiar with his original "Enfermo De Amor" chorus refrain either through him or Don Omar's cover. But on top of that he made a lot of great music consistently through the years. "Mi Resistencia", "Esa Chica Me Vacila", "El Marzo", "El Desorden", "Pension & Dembow" are all classic Reggaeton songs known throughout the world.
Many first discovered him for his hit song with Karol G for the 'Barbie' soundtrack, but this talented Panamanian Toaster has a career that has spanned over 30 years and produced several international hits such as "Estaban Celebrando", "Suban Las Manos", "Mueve Mami", "Asesina", and "La Opera 1 y 2" with Danger Man. RIP Danger Man.
The mainstream only knows "Tra Tra" and "Chezidon" but the underground knows the truth about this lyrical titan and his creativity. From Perreos to socially conscious songs, Don Chezina did it all in a career that has spanned over 30 years and is still going strong today.
30 Ana Tijoux y Makiza
Their second album "Aerolineas Makiza" is one of the greatest albums ever recorded in the Spanish language, in any genre. Ana Tijoux has kept it going strong with a very impressive solo career.
29 Mucho Muchacho
A shout out to Dive Dibosso and DJ Neas with whom Mucho Muchacho formed the influential group '7 Notas 7 Colores' who created the equally influential album "Hecho Es Simple". With that alone, Muchacho would have been among the top, but he also kept putting out great works throughout the years including 2003's "Chuleria" and 2013's "Cookin Bananas" with Cookin Soul.
28 Alvaro Diaz
Some may say it's too early, but they are just simply unaware. Alvaro Diaz has been Urbano Latino's best kept secret for over a decade and is only now beginning to receive the recognition he has long deserved. "Felicilandia" and "Sayonara" are undisputable classic albums. But on top of that, he has been killing features and delivering hot music since he first put out "Super Exclusivo" way back in 2013. Alvaro Diaz has finally arrived.
DJ Rafy Mercenario (Honorable Mention)
Many people don't know what Rafy Mercenario did over the years. He started out co-producing for greats like DJ Chiclin, Baron Lopez, DJ Crane and DJ Raymond, often being uncredited for his works. His name broke through in the early 00's through his famous works with DJ Joe. Over 20 years later his influence is still being felt in the genre as he has worked with a who's who list of greats over time.
27 DJ BlassFor many DJ Blass is the greatest Latin music producer of all time, not just in Urbano Latino either. He has done it all, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afrobeat, Perreo, Rap, Trap, R&B and even some Tropical. He had the first big Trap hit in Español with 2006's "El Pistolon". He has been making hits for over 25 years and is nowhere close to stopping. A little lesser known fact is he is quite an adept MC himself and very underrated on the mic.
26 Ñejo y Dálmata
Ñejo y
Dálmata trajeron un nivel de eclecticismo y creatividad cual nunca se había
visto en el género antes. No hasta ese
nivel. ¿Como tú puedes ser tan comercial
como J Balvin y alternativo como Calle 13 a la misma vez? Hasta ahora, nadie más tiene este logro menos
Ñejo y Dálmata. Solo hay que escuchar su
obra maestra del 2007 “Broke and Famous”
para entender lo que uno dice pero sea como solistas o dúo, las grandes obras
de su parte solamente aumentaron con el tiempo.
These two are very special talents indeed. Both can croon, they are deadly MCs and they have the best of both world in having achieved both Pop stardom and having the ultimate street creds at the same time. They started out as a duo who some consider the greatest of all-time although they only lasted for 2 years but created a lifetime's worth of work during that time period. How? They famously became the firsts to take advantage of the growing blog community inside the internet in 2006 and they cultivated an enormous organic following with continuous high quality releases. Something you hardly see today. They would then go onto achieve equally successful careers. They have something like 200 hits to their names with 0 exaggeration.
24 Las Guanabanas
This duo who started out in 'The Noise' but were among the first to branch out into their own are just musically untouchable. They retired kind of early because of Joelito's personal religious beliefs (though he has made the occasional live appearance since) but from 1994-2006, Las Guanabanas were as good as this music gets.
23 Control Machete
This is how influential the Mexican trio composed of Antonio "Toy" Hernandez, "Pato" Machete who is also the frontman of the metal band Resortes, and the great MC Fermin IV are... "Machete Music", arguably the most successful label in the history of Latin Music is named after them! Toy was one of the company's founders alongside Juan Vidal (VI Music) and Gustavo Lopez (former president of Universal Latino). Control Machete only had two albums as a trio, 1996's "Mucho Barato" and 1999's "Artilleria Pesada Presenta" but with that they became the most influential act in the history of Mexican Rap who have yet to be surpassed to this day!
22 Nicky Jam
Nicky was not Reggaeton's first singer-rapper like many erroneously attribute to him, but he was the first to receive widespread mainstream success. Starting out in 1994 when he was only 13 years old, he quickly rose through the ranks of the Underground and was one of the premiere talents from Puerto Rico by the end of the 90's thanks to the mentoring of Daddy Yankee. He had a very public downfall but then rose through the ashes like a "Fenix" to become bigger than he ever had been before. He is a very gifted and versatile talent which is how he's lasted so long.
21 Don Omar
I apologize to those who feel Don should be at or near #1 and I understand completely. Don Omar was the first Reggaeton vocalist to impress the Tropical and Pop Music legends like Sergio George, Emilio Estefan and Victor Manuelle who all wanted to work with him when he hit it big in 2003. That's because before Don Omar there had never been a vocalist inside Reggaeton with that traditional bolero-salsa vocal range of a Jose Luis Rodriguez, Luis Miguel or Domingo Quiñones. He was the first. But he could Rap and Toast too creating hits within a great diversity of rhythms. "The Last Don" is considered among the most influential Reggaeton albums of all-time.
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