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===Reggaetón=== {{Main|Reggaetón}} [[Reggaeton]] (also known as reggaetón and reguetón[1]) is a musical genre which originated in [[Puerto Rico]] during the 1990s as a result of the mixing Spanish Reggae and [[Latin hip hop|Spanish Hip-hop]], which both stemmed from different countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Reggaeton {{!}} Music, Artists, History, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/reggaeton |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Spanish Reggae was a product of musical movements in Jamaica and Panama, while Spanish Hip-Hop was created by the influence of Hip-Hop in the U.S. at the time.<ref name=":0" /> Reggaeton was developed in areas of [[Public housing in Puerto Rico]], known as "''caserios,"'' which were filled with urban poverty and criminal activity such as drug violence.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rivera-Rideau |first=Petra R. |title=Remixing reggaetón: the cultural politics of race in Puerto Rico |date=2015 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-5945-6 |location=Durham |pages=10–11}}</ref> Popular Reggaeton artists, such as [[Daddy Yankee]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rivera-Rideau |first=Petra R. |title=Remixing reggaetón: the cultural politics of race in Puerto Rico |date=2015 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-5945-6 |location=Durham |pages=130–131}}</ref> grew up in these "''caserios,"'' where their lyrics reflected life in the public housing developments and, in addition, experiences of racial exclusion in the country.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rivera-Rideau |first=Petra R. |title=Remixing reggaetón: the cultural politics of race in Puerto Rico |date=2015 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-5945-6 |location=Durham |pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dinzey-Flores |first=Zaire Zenit |date=Fall 2008 |title=DE LA DISCO AL CASERÍO: URBAN SPATIAL AESTHETICS AND POLICY TO THE BEAT OF REGGAETÓN |url=https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/377/37712148002.pdf |journal=Centro Journal |volume= XX |pages=35–69 |via=The City University of New York}}</ref> These lyrics included themes surrounding sex and life in the streets, influenced by the environment in which it was developed.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The @Afro-LatinReader: History and Culture in the United States |date=2010 |publisher=Duke University Press |others=Chapter by Wayne Marshall |isbn=978-0-8223-9131-9 |editor-last=Flores |editor-first=Juan |series=A John Hope Franklin Center Book |location=Durham |chapter=The Rise and Fall of Reggaeton From Daddy Yankee to Tego Calderón and Beyond |editor-last2=Forbes |editor-first2=Jack D. |editor-last3=Jiménez Román |editor-first3=Miriam |editor-last4=Wood |editor-first4=Peter H. |editor-last5=Greenbaum |editor-first5=Susan D. |editor-last6=Gould |editor-first6=Virginia Meacham |chapter-url=https://dup.silverchair-cdn.com/dup/content_public/books/2157/parts/part08-reggaeton/1/9780822391319-057.pdf?Expires=2147483647&Signature=RdCw8hu9-C1m1ISJsoL580UduWsTcwYzi4x0Q6-KQTzTca6aa~335ZicpBZ-lzUXUr12WKupPBQQPIoQmCL0uBFuul04Nz1Hi8qc-fjaNSBeWSyGKkMShYLGRLfNbh-V4phRCoLAc~eCnbSj7qNB7wvYdslqtKOWcDUU2FkzJRH1aqQBGOaVlVxWyD2w8DkoJYxnVrI8b-B4Y-mbY3z9StyFC5vTnXHqf~3NiZBBTnPndmt-NkCNrkeFPH81GbmOWUY-imgg56aYAmcD9Zvu8U0c52aTNGo25ku8-iWfSehn4IQbs76VSHiWiiM8c3Dpo8DO8TNc1L7SckeGnYJxgA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA}}</ref> Reggaeton is commonly created over a "boom-ch-boom-chick" beat known as "''dembow.''"<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Reggaeton |date=2009 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-4360-8 |editor-last=Rivera |editor-first=Raquel Z. |series=Refiguring American music |location=Durham |pages=20, 38 |editor-last2=Marshall |editor-first2=Wayne |editor-last3=Pacini Hernandez |editor-first3=Deborah}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Bethonie |last2=Velarde |first2=Luis |last3=Galocha |first3=Artur |last4=Shapiro |first4=Leslie |date=February 1, 2024 |title=How Reggaeton Became the Sound of Global Pop |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/interactive/2024/reggaeton-dembow-evolution-timeline/?itid=ap_bethoniebutler |website=The Washington Post}}</ref> This beat originates from Jamaican dancehall and reggae music and was first used for a song titled "Dembow" by Jamaican musician [[Shabba Ranks]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> This beat was produced by [[Bobby Digital (Jamaican producer)|Bobby "Digital" Dixon]] and has been used in the genre since the early 1990s.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Since then, songs of the genre, in addition to Reggae and Hip-Hop, have incorporated beats from other latin genres such as [[Salsa music|Salsa]], [[Bachata (music)|Bachata]], [[Cumbia]], and [[Merengue music|Merengue]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Reggaeton |date=2009 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-4360-8 |editor-last=Rivera |editor-first=Raquel Z. |series=Refiguring American music |location=Durham |pages=56–57 |editor-last2=Marshall |editor-first2=Wayne |editor-last3=Pacini Hernandez |editor-first3=Deborah}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
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