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When reacting to why Bizzarap x Rauw failed posted by another user.

Probably did not live up to expectations. Rauw Alejandro was doing dembow at the time and had Biza come with that, it probably would have done better. But he did the techno pop which worked before and should have worked in theory for a mainstream artist like Rauw, but the songs were nowhere near as good as Quevedo nor Shakira. "Baby Hello" is better and somewhat 'catchy' but pales in comparison to singles like "Punto 40" & "Lokera". It may have worked for another artist, but maybe people had higher hopes. I don't know if the rumors of him cheating on Rosalia were out yet but I know that has killed him with the female audience.

Not all of Alejandro's singles hit for some reason. "Lejos Del Cielo" should have been huge and it wasn't. "Panties and Brasieres" flopped too which is a huge surprise because the song was excellent with Yankee spitting his best perreo flow in years, but the beat is not what people are used to and not innovative enough like "Punto 40" to keep people coming back. It sounded like Imperio Nazza stuff and I guess people found it passe. Not one of his "Trap Cake 2" songs were big hits either. IMO he should have gone with his collaboration alongside Nejo Y Dalmata from "Playa Saturno" and pushed that record to the moon in Colombia where the duo is most legendary. Then it would have trickled down everywhere else. "Si Te Pegas" is one of the best songs from 2023 but is too ahead of its time. That's how Reggaeton will sound like 5 years from now. He took the Chombo/DJ Pablito sound from 2000 and modernized it, but people didn't get it. Maybe if Karol G did it, that flow would have worked better.

What people want is the Luny Tunes Mas Flow sound from 2005 to come back. They want Bad Bunny to hop on a beat that sounds like it was from Mas Flow or 'Desafio'. With the synth sounds from today it would sound way better too. Farruko did it with Yomo a couple years back on 'La 167' but the song wasn't a single so most people don't know it. If Bad Bunny does a song on a beat that sounds like "Cae La Noche" from Mas Flow 1, it will be the biggest thing in the world. They play those songs more than the new ones anyways. Ryan Castro can't hold a candle next to old school Luny Tunes even though you can't find some of the stuff on Spotify. But I believe the problem is new producers don't know how to do that style and make it sound good. Tainy does, but he is doing new innovative stuff like that fire ass beat from Sech in "Data". I'm sure guys like Sky or Mr. Naisgai could make a beat like that, but their artists probably don't ask them too. Dimelo Flow and Slow Mike would probably kill it on that flow as well.

I personally want more of that futuristic sound from "Data" and "Saturno", but not everyone is ready for it. People right now are really into the classics and the smart thing would be to give the people what they want.

When reacting to another user's post about 2020 being a peak year for albums

I don't know what I was saying back there. I might have had too much coffee. 2020 was great year for Reggaeton regarding album releases.

I did research of 2008, and it's actually better than I remember, but that was the year it became uncool to like Reggaeton in the fresa people world. And it's because they killed the culture with their crappy watered down Pop Urbano. It's possibly better than 2022, definitely better than 2020. 2009 was actually a worse year, but it had "El Principe" which I remember fondly. I have thought about it several times about what I consider the best year in history. I think my Top 5 is

1997 - Boricua Guerrero First Combat, The Noise 7, Playero Exitos 97, DJ Chiclin 5, DJ Nelson The Flow, The Warriors 1, Nico Canada 2, Tiro De Gracia Ser Humano!!, Elvis G Hardcore Reggae Mix, DJ Goldy vol. 3 The Melody, DJ Adam Da Comeback, The Cream vols. 2 and 3, The Legend (online listed as Playero presents The Legend so people could find it, there are several producers including DJ Dicky and Harry Digital), Memo & Vale " En Mi Fokin Mundo Rebelde", The Noise 8 The Real Noise, Prime Underground The Phat Hits, DJ Stefano 6, DJ Joe 5, Wise Da Gansta La Vieja Escuela, Gutauba Live NY, Discoteca Rappers Live, Don Chezina "Bien Guillao De Ganster", El Cartel De Yankee, Spanish Oil 4, Cuentos De La Cripta 2, DJ Dicky No Fear 2, Baby Rasta & Gringo "The New Prophecy, The Big Blunts Live and more...

1994 - Playero 38, The Noise 1 and 2, U Records 1, DJ Crane vol. 1, DJ Stefano, DJ Chiclin 1 and 2, Spanish Oil 2, MC Non Stop Reggae, Maicol y Manuel mixtape, Wiso G - Sin Parar, DJ Dynamite - Underground Leaders, DJ Joel - Underground, DJ Joe 1 and 2, The Creation (DJ Andy), Prime Underground vol.1, Babycat #1, DJ Eric & Master Mitch Street Style, Guayama Live, Trujillo Alto Live, Vico C Greatest Hits, Madrid Zona Bruta, and I know there was even more...

2002 - We got "El Abayarde", The Majestic, Kilates, Los Matadores Del Genero, De Otra Manera, La Mision 3, Blass Sandunguero 2, Tempo Exitos, Rompiendo El Hielo, A la Reconquista, Reggaeton Sex Crew, Grayskull 2, El Mundo Del Plan B, Cartel De Santa 1, Guatauba XXX, Romances Del Ruido 2, Guanabanas "Guillaera", Despertando Conciencia 2, DJ Pablito presenta La Factoria (group version, not various artists one), Playero 42 parte 1 (part 2 never came out), Johnny Prez El Dragon, Planet Reggae, DJ Dicky 4, Yaga & Mackie "Sonando Diferente", Babilonia El Imperio Comienza, Fatal Fantasy 3, and I know there's more but that should suffice.

1996 - The Noise 6, Playero 40, Guatauba, Boricua Guerrero 1, DJ Joe 4, Cuentos De La Cripta 1, Spanish Oil 3, Rebel Style In Street Treatment, DJ Dicky No Fear 1, Playero Live and Street Mix 2, DJ Chiclin presenta Los Mas Buscados, DJ Eric 4, Control Machete Mucho Barato, Vico C Con Poder, U Records 4, DJ Nelson Reggaeton Live, The Noise Live 1, Maicol & Manuel D'Underground, Ivy Queen - En Mi Imperio, Prime Underground 3, Big Boy Mis Ojos Lloran Por Ti, DJ Stefano 5, The Crew vol. 1 With Sacrifice, OGM & Oakley Preparados, Reggae Overload vol. 1, Rappers The Beginning, DJ Guichy "Straight From The Ghetto" and even more...

1995 (tie) - Playero 39, DJ Chiclin 3 and 4, U Records 2 and 3, DJ Dynamite Raggamuffin Leaders, The Creation 2, Playero Exitos 95, DJ Eric Street Style 2, DJ Stefano 2, La Etnnia Ataque De Metano, Prime Underground 2, DJ Adam Mad Jam, The Noise 3 and 5, The Noise presents Little Boys From The Underground, Memo & Vale "Sueños De Destruccion" DJ Crane 2, DJ Joe 3, DJ Eric The Real, MC Ceja - Luz Solar, Trujillo Live 2, The Cruce Underground, DJ Raymond vol. 1 Reggae Shock, White Lion Rap & Reggae All Stars, Nico Canada 1, DJ Crane presenta DJ Gold-D Rap & Reggae Underground (later re-issued as Ruff Reggae in 1998), DJ Gold-D vol. 2 Hardcore Reggae, and even more...

1998 (tie) - Mexicano Entre El Bien y El Mal, Alberto Stylee Exclusivo, Vico C Aquel Que Habia Muerto, Playero 41 parte 1, DJ Joe 6, Guatauba Greatest Hits, Reencarnacion, Gargolas 1, The Noise Live 2 Anniversary, Cuentos De La Cripta 3, DJ Frank Time To Kill 1, DJ Dicky No Fear 3, Hector & Tito Violencia Musical, El Bando Korrupto No Creemos En Nadie, Benny Blanco - Tierra De Nadie, DJ Eric 5 Coming To Attack, MC Ceja "Los Tiempos Han Cambiado", Ivy Queen The Original Rude Girl, DJ Stefano 7 Industry Destroyers, The Cream Egyptian Live, Mansion Crew Todos Contra Todos, DJ Nelson Nel-Zone, Discoteca Rappers Live 2, Memo & Vale "Universal Dance", Baby Rasta & Gringo "Live Desde El Mas Alla", The Warriors 2 "Batalla En Dos Tiempos", The Crew vol. 3 "Kill The Mansion and more probably...

Then I would round it out with 2001, 1999, 2005, 2004 and 2006. Those were the best years in the history of this music by far. I think we could surpass even a year like 1998, but there would have to be more union and creativity which is very hard. Don't get me wrong, the culture is building very strong unions from P.R to Argentina and from Spain to Mexico. In the future an album like Mas Flow will have a tracklist like 1. Aleman 2. Bad Bunny 3. Rosalia 4. Daddy Yankee feat. and etc... It will be very interesting. I also believe that the USA will one day put out artists that don't have to go to P.R or D.R to make it. Even Balvin had to go back to Colombia from NY to make it. Only Don Dinero, Akwid, Crooked Stilo and a couple others made it big from the U.S without having to leave. The scene here is gonna explode in a couple of years again.

When reacting to a now deleted post about Colombian Reggaeton

It's hard to judge Colombia or anything not being directly in the scene. Colombia was the first country to support Reggaeton artists from Puerto Rico and Panama in the late 90's, early 2000's on a mainstream level. Before then it was all underground except for DJ Negro's "The Noise" who were with Sony Latin and became huge in Venezuela. They became among the first countries outside Puerto Rico and Panama who started doing their own brand of Reggaeton along with covers of famous songs starting around the year 2003. Though Colombia already had a thriving Hip Hop scene with artists such as La Etnnia and Tres Coronas, their first big Reggaeton hit was "Quiero Una Chica" by Latin Dreams which was a worldwide hit.

The problem people have with Colombia, me included, is that they became the top purveyor of "Pop Urbano", a hybrid of Reggaeton and Pop. It is very bland compared with the true Reggaeton and there was a huge backlash. I believe had Karol G not been dating Anuel, then Feid, she would have been washed away in this backlash as she until very recently was a huge purveyor of Pop Urbano, but then transitioned towards more authentic Reggaeton in recent years, but dabbles in all kinds of rhythms from Ballad to Cumbia which maintains her popularity with all audiences.

Colombia's international influence started with one guy, DJ Semaforo. He is Colombia's "El Coyote". He was the first guy to blow up Reggaeton in the country and like a true genius started playing local talent with the internationally known ones such as Tego, Hector & Tito, Daddy Yankee, Plan B, Zion & Lennox etc... This is what led to J Balvin blowing up in Southamerica, then worldwide. Without DJ Semaforo we wouldn't know half of these talents just how Coyote was the first guy to blow up underground Reggaeton on mainstream Puerto Rican radio.

I think Colombia hasn't had it's biggest impact in Spanish Hip Hop or Reggaeton. I believe this initial phase of worldwide influence which started with J Balvin's "La Familia" in 2014 and ended in 2020 when Anuel AA said "No Flow Maluma", which affected the entire scene and then symbolized a shift from Colombia back to Puerto Rico. Residente's J Balvin diss was just the nail in the coffin of a movement that hasn't dictated the Reggaeton world since before Covid.

Colombia became too commercial, too fast and too successful too quick. They were years behind Panama and Puerto Rico in starting a movement and much of the classic works like Playero and The Noise never got over there, so many Colombians who never went to Miami or New York are uneducated in classic Reggaeton prior to "La Gasolina". That's why Colombian Reggaeton often sounds underdeveloped or amateur when compared to Panama, Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic which all had thriving Reggaeton scenes a decade before Colombia. In Panama it is known as Plena which they also use to describe more tradtional dancehall rhythms.

Outside of Puerto Rico and Panama, the talents don't really take Reggaeton too seriously and treat it more like a hobby or side hustle. They didn't have talents like Vico C, Lisa M, Playero, Tego Calderon, Eddie Dee, Ivy Queen, Daddy Yankee, El General, Chombo, Baby Rasta & Gringo and many others who took the music really seriously like the salseros of the 70's and 80's and attempted to create the best works possible. The key difference between the artists from Puerto Rico and everywhere else is that they knew that in Reggaeton it was possible to make great works comparable to Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, La Fania All Stars, Hector Lavoe and many others. In Colombia and everywhere else, Reggaeton is barely considered music. That's why they don't take it seriously and are just trying to make money instead of great works. In Puerto Rico, they are actually trying to make works that stand the test of time. Everywhere else it's just about the money. That's why it was easy for these crappy pop acts to buy themselves into Reggaeton like nothing.

But in the present and future, Karol G, J Balvin and even Maluma (though I'm not a fan personally) will be the influence for a new generation like those artists were for people in Panama and Puerto Rico. Those artists won grammys, topped the charts and even made classics (even Maluma has "El Perdedor"). The next generation of Colombian talent will be much more prepared and proficient while this one was just learning their way. But every Latin American country is now going through this "Colombia effect". We see it now with Chile who are producing worldwide hits, but when you look deeper, it is a very underdeveloped territory in terms of talent they still lack substance like Columbia did 10 years ago, at least in Reggaeton. Chile did produce Tiro de Gracia, Makiza and Ana Tijoux.

I think Colombia now in Reggaeton is better than ever and even surpassing its current Hip Hop scene in terms of relevancy and overall talent. But it isn't the belle of the ball anymore and perception is reality. I think the Reggaeton from Colombia in 2017 from Alkilados, Wolfine, Reykon, Piso 21 and Mike Bahia most of all was just terrible. I think Ryan Castro, Totoy, Mañas Ru-Fino and others are making way better music. Yelsid was better than Maluma, why didn't he blow up? Sometimes it's not who's the better overall talent but who has the right singles, image and marketing. The album can suck but if you got those 2 or 3 songs especially in today's era where you don't have the buy the entire album, you are made. I came up in the era prior to 2014 when people had to listen to the entire album to get to the song they loved. In a sense, streaming has made things better, but it's also made it easier for less talented people to have success over more able ones.

Colombia's transcendence in Reggaeton is a blessing because when they showed that a scene outside Panama, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic can produce internationally successful acts, now everybody is coming at this like the gold rush. Soon, every Spanish speaking country is going to produce internationally successful talents even here in the United States where spanish is the #2 most spoken language by nearly half the population. Maybe most of the scenes shall remain local, but every spanish speaking country doing what the corporations denominate as "Urbano" will produce at least 1-2 successful talents in multiple countries, often several.

Work in progress… Under Construction 8/17/26