Reggaeton

         Reggaeton is a music genre that comes from Latin and Caribbean music. The origin of the word reggaeton comes from combining the English term reggae with the suffix -ón, used in the Spanish language to describe something big. The most popular artists for example, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Tito El Bambino, come from Puerto Rico.
         Reggaeton mixes musical influences of Jamaican dancehall and Trinidadian soca with those of Latin America, such as salsa, bomba, Latin American hip hop, and electronica. Vocals typically consist of rapping and singing, usually in Spanish. Lyrics tend to contain hip hop themes like urban or ghetto life and stories. Reggaeton has its own beat and rhythm. Before reggaeton was called reggaeton it was known as "Spanish Reggae". Reggaeton includes a lot of violence and gang associations with the music, which often gave a negative attention to the music. The artist from this genre, like to add gang related lyrics because most of them express what their life if like through this art form.
        Reggae arrived in Panama and Puerto Rico where it later turned into their own kind of music known as Reggaeton. Panama was the first country to introduce Reggae in Spanish. The music made its way to Central America and continued getting better, later making its way to Puerto Rico where it turned into Reggaeton. It started as an adaptation of Jamaican Reggae to the Spanish language and culture in Panama and Puerto Rico. People in Central and South America listen to Reggaeton more than any other type of music.
       It is a great genre of music that expresses a lot. Reggaeton is very similar to rap in Spanish. Not only does it included many different artist from the Latin American but it is spread throughout those countries making it very popular. If one is to listen to this kind of music, they have to be sure that they are not expecting it to be concervitive.