Editing Latin hip-hop (section)

==Puerto Rico==

[[Urbano music|Urbano Music]] from Puerto Rico has had a substantial impact on Latin rap and relate a certain message to their respective audiences. Puerto Rican únderground (more commonly referred to as Únder in Puerto Rico, eventually known as [[Reggaeton]]) emerged as a form of cultural and social protest within the Puerto Rican context.<ref name="ReferenceA">Giovannetti, Jorge L. "Popular Music and Culture in Puerto Rico: Jamaican and Rap Music as Cross-Cultural Symbols." In "Musical Migrations: Transnationalism and Cultural Hybridity in the Americas", ed. Frances R. Aparicio and Candida F Jaquez, 89. New York: Palgrave, 2003</ref> This is similar to the way American and Jamaican youth used rap and reggae/dancehall as a means to communicate their feelings on social, cultural, and political issues. In essence, Puerto Rican rap became the voice of the Puerto Rican youth in which they use dancehall and rap music as methods of expression for the Jamaican and working-class American youth counterparts.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===Latin trap===
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In the mid-2010s, A new movement of [[Urbano music]] referred to as [[Latin trap|Latin Trap]] (or "Trap Latino" in Spanish) began to emerge, led by the Puerto Rican rapper [[Anuel AA]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7933904/latin-trap-brief-history-ozuna-bad-bunny-de-la-ghetto|title=Ozuna, Bad Bunny, De La Ghetto, Farruko & Messiah Narrate a Brief History of Latin Trap|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> 
This musical movement was different from American Trap, being influenced not only by Southern Hip-Hop, but also by Urbano music, R&B, Pop, and Reggaeton. The trap movement was different from American Trap, being influenced not only by Southern Hip Hop, but also by Urbano music, R&B, and Reggaeton. The trap music movement brought artists like Bad Bunny to the mainstream who became the first non-English speaking rapper to become the most streamed artist of the year on Spotify, three consecutive times between 2020 and 2022, and also has the title of having the most streamed album on Spotify with his album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022).<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-most-streamed-album-spotify-history-1235368920/ Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Is Now the Most Streamed Album in Spotify History]
''Retrieved May 13, 2025''</ref><ref>[https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-12-01/what-the-world-streamed-most-in-2021/ What the World Streamed Most in 2021]
''Retrieved May 13, 2025''</ref><ref>[https://newsroom.spotify.com/2022-11-30/the-top-songs-artists-podcasts-and-listening-trends-of-2022/ It’s Here: The Top Songs, Artists, Podcasts, and Listening Trends of 2022] ''Retrieved May 13, 2025''
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Also known as "Trap Latino", Latin trap similar to mainstream trap which details "'la calle,' or the streets — hustling, sex, and drugs".<ref>{{cite news | last = Portilla | first = Christina | date = August 23, 2017 | title = Latin Trap Brings New Music to Miami | url = http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/latin-trap-music-brings-a-new-kind-of-hip-hop-to-miami-9588021 | work = Miami New Times | access-date = April 24, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043321/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/latin-trap-music-brings-a-new-kind-of-hip-hop-to-miami-9588021 | archive-date = December 1, 2017 | url-status = live }}</ref> Prominent artists of Latin trap include [[Arcángel]], [[Bryant Myers]], [[Anuel AA]] and [[Bad Bunny]].<ref name="fader">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/05/traps-latin-american-takeover-spotify-playlist-trap-land|title=Trap's Latin American Takeover|website=The FADER}}</ref> In July 2017, ''[[The Fader]]'' wrote "Rappers and [[reggaeton]]eros from Puerto Rico to Colombia have taken elements of trap — the lurching bass lines, jittering 808s and the eyes-half-closed vibe — and infused them into banger after banger."<ref name="fader"/> In an August 2017 article for [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s series, "A Brief History Of," they enlisted some of the key artists of Latin trap—including [[Ozuna (singer)|Ozuna]], [[De La Ghetto]], [[Bad Bunny]], [[Farruko]] and [[Bryant Myers]]—to narrate a brief history on the genre.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/08/latin-trap-history|title=Rappers Discuss Brief History Of Latin Trap|date=August 21, 2017|website=Vibe}}</ref> Elias Leight of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted "[Jorge] Fonseca featured Puerto Rican artists like Anuel AA, [[Bryant Myers]] and [[Noriel]] on the compilation ''Trap Capos: Season 1'', which became the first "Latin trap" [[LP record|LP]] to reach Number One on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Latin Rhythm Albums]] chart."<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-latin-trap-the-viral-sound-too-hot-for-american-radio-255923/|title=Inside Latin Trap, the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio|first1=Elias|last1=Leight|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

In addition, Venezuelan hiphop has emerged in an explosive way with very talented artists such as [[Neutro Shorty]] and [[Big Soto]]