Classic reggaeton (Underground reggaeton or Reguetón UnderGround or Under or Reguetón clásico) is a popular and electronic musical style of reggaeton and reggae in Spanish and is a musical subgenre of nu metal along with the strong Dembow rhythm that is clearly Puerto Rican from origins in the plena of Panama that originated in Panama in the late 70's and 1980's.
Underground reggaeton is an electronic musical genre that originated in Puerto Rico in the late 1990s. It is the popular style that has influences from Plena de Panama, nu metal and Latin hip hop along with the rhythm by dembow.
Later, the hybrid cultural movement that began in Panama and Puerto Rico was also founded. and It is in Puerto Rico, where the sound of the composition was personalized and founded using a mixture of reggaeton, Latin hip hop, nu metal, dembow, Panamanian reggae and reggae fusion, this style endured (between the 1990s) with lyrics that range from love to much more elaborate songs such as oppression, crime, explicit sexual themes, drug addiction, criticism of politics and social problems.1 There is also a type of lyric\lyrics more suitable for a general public because example; positive motivation and interpersonal relationships.
Continuing as a properly traditional subgenre of reggae fusion, after the contribution to the genre the song ''Psiquiatrica loca''2, a song that belongs to the album Welcome To The Jungle3 by Franco el Gorila, began to open, then followed by the duos Jowell & Randy & J-King and Maximan who are considered the pioneers in the reopening of this genre for a modern audience.456
This musical style is characterized by a fast-paced and catchy rhythm, derived mainly from nu metal and dembow due to lyrics full of rhymes and a marked and recitative "beat" of music, along with an insistent bass line. (known as riddim) produced electronically. Si Te Vas is the song by black reggaeton artists Kartier & Zion and is the only classic reggaeton hit song of 2005.
Highlights artists and composers such as Vico C, Daddy Yankee, Baby Rasta y Gringo, Maicol & Manuel, Ivy Queen, Lito y Polaco, MC Ceja, Master Joe and Og Black, Las Guanábanas, Rey Pirin, Alberto Stylee, Don Chezina, Wiso G , Mexicano 777, Tempo, Kid Power Posse, Rubén DJ, Big Boy, Point Breakers, BeBe and Falo. This stage spans between 1990 and ended in 2000 with the latter's rise to the mainstream. Outside the field of music, one of the main characteristics of the genre were its lyrics of social denunciation. The songs were easy to remember and catchy, but also included stories about social problems and comments on the difficulties experienced in Latin America.
In this decade, the following DJs stand out, such as DJ Negro at his nightclub The Noise, between 1992 and 1993, where he held singing contests to improvise lyrics with recognized instrumentals from the United States and Jamaica.7 Dancehall tracks were used as had already been done. mentioned: "Poco Man Jam" riddim, "Hot Dis Year" riddim, "Bam Bam" riddim and the "Fever Pitch" riddim. During the late first half of the 90s, the first two underground productions emerged: Playero 37 by DJ Playero and The Noise I by DJ Negro, both from 1994. They were productions by several members and most of the musical arrangements were produced by the DJ himself at home or within their homes. Likewise, other musical productions began in 1994 by DJ Eric, DJ Joe, DJ Chiclin, DJ Crane and DJ Dynamite. In the period from 1996 to 1999, new DJs appeared who nourished more styles with successful musical productions such as DJ Dicky, DJ Goldy, DJ Adam, DJ Frank, Tony Touch and Nico Canada. In a few words, it was the birth of reggaeton, initially known as underground.7 Among the first exponents of reggaeton between 1994 and 1995 and with a successful career are:
Year 1993-1994
Daddy Yankee at Playero 37.
Master Joe at Playero 37.
OG Black in Playero 37.
Wiso G in Playero 37.
Yaviah in Playero 37.
King Pirin in Playero 38.
Stone Ranking in Playero 38.
Miguel Play at Playero 38.
Baby Rasta & Gringo in The Noise 1.
Maicol & Manuel in The Noise 1.
The Soursops in The Noise 1.
Don Chezina in The Noise 1.
Polish in The Noise 1.
Drink at The Noise 1.
Point Breakers in The Noise 2.
Memo and Vale in The Noise 3.
Notty Boy in The Noise 4.
MC Ceja in The Industry 1.
Lito MC Cassidy in The Industry 1.
Glory in The Industry 1.
Nicky Jam on DJ Joe 1.
Q Mac Daddy on DJ Joe 1.
Frankie Boy on DJ Joe 1.
Guayoman on DJ Joe 1.
Cavalucci at DJ Chiclin 1.
Julio Voltio at DJ Chiclin 1.
Héctor el Father at DJ Chiclin 1.
Phallus in Prime Underground 1.
Eddie Dee on Underground Records 1.
Mikey Perfecto in 3-2 Get Funky
Bimbo in 3-2 Get Funky
Johnny Prez in Kid Power Posse
Year 1995-1996:
Mexican 777 in Playero 39.
Alberto Stylee in Playero 39.
Ivy Queen in The Noise 5 / Dj Joe 2.
Tito the Bambino in The Noise 5.
Baby Ranks in The Noise 5.
Franco the Gorilla (Franco Flex) in Ragga Motion (Dj Eric)
Wise Da' Gansta on DJ Joe 3.del Under
Tempo in DJ Joe 3.
Horny Man & Pant