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Mr. Lu are you saying this is the DR equivalent to gangsta rap? I find that hard to believe - this has melody, rhythm and...........no crotch scratching!
Altogether a kinder, gentler, yet more invigorating type of music. I like it, and remember to me mambo is (or perhaps was)
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No. There two emerging genres in The DR right now. One is The Merengue de Calle which is a faster, rawer merengue with lyrics which are kind of like gansta rap. Known artists of this genre are Omega, Tulile, Julian Oro Duro, etc.
In addition there's Dominican rap which is actual rap with a Dominican twist. This is The Dominican version of Gangsta Rap. It is very raw with bad words and all that goes with being "Gangsta"...The better known artists of this genre are El Lapiz, Toxic Crow, Jo-a, Vakero, etc...
By the way these guys are really, really good at freestyling.
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