Is Reggaeton Dead?

[jibarodepr]

^Not exactly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggaeton

Reggaeton ( /ˌrɛɡeɪˈtoʊn/ or UK /rɛɡeɪˈtɒn/) is an urban form of music which has its roots in Latin and Caribbean music.^[1] Its sound derives from the Reggae en Español fromPanama.^[2][3][4][5] The genre was shaped and made known in Puerto Rico where it got its name;^[6] most of its current artists are also from Puerto Rico.^[7][8][9] After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European, Asian and African audiences.

[inquisitive]

Reggaeton, like Tribal is just a fad that will soon fade. And reggaeton, started out just like hip hop it had a message. I remember Vico C... However, I think that he drifted towards Christian music so that is why we don't hear much of him anymore. Afterwards, reggaeton became like rap: explicit, lewd, sexual etc. Then, it became commericalized. Reggaeton started sounding like a spanish Justin Bieber and was shifted towards a female audience with artists like Tito El Bambino and Dj Flex. When it started sounding like a spanish version of JB it all went downhill from there.

But it reached its peak when it transitioned to accommodate female dancing.

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^Not exactly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggaeton

You could be right. The artists in Panama were voicing over Dancehall riddims from Jamaica. The Puerto Ricans created their own beats and sounds, which eventually became Reggaeton.

[AFL27]

I hope it is, for humanity's sake.

[EiCibaeño]

I hate people who hate reggaeton....
Yeah, it had no class or whatever, but for Latinos growing up in America it gave us a VOICE outside Afram Hip-Hop and white Rock and Roll.
Most of us felt like we had to assimilate into "black" and "white" until reggae ton paved the way. Just saying....

I never felt it gave me a voice. I never identified with the music, or Latino/Hispanic labels.

The sad thing is that in DR, is being replaced by something probably worse, "Dembow Dominicano". I mean old School Reggaeton, at least was about getting laid, and shit like that, these "dembow Dominicano" artists repeat two words in an entire song, for example "palante, palante, palante", "asi no e' nooo", and think they're singing IMAO. Like I said, most Reggaeton artists at least used to try to put a few sentences together, while these new guys in DR, are just simply retarded.

If there's anything I hate as much as reggaeton it's (Dominican) Dembow.

[pgbk87]

This is up for debate. Veterans would tell you that Reggaeton started in Panama. Even Wikipedia has its origins in Panama.

Reggaeton comes from Panamanian Spanish Dancehall Reggae, which comes from Jamaican Dancehall Reggae

[inquisitive]

Reggaeton comes from Panamanian Spanish Dancehall Reggae, which comes from Jamaican Dancehall Reggae

Don't tell them that. They will deny it.

Reggaeton is not Dancehall though.