Funny thread. The most rational responses have been made by Lesley D. It's an interesting genre, to say the least. It speaks for a certain segment of Puerto Rico, most notably the underclass. I always snoop around and try to find the better music of a genre because I tend to shy away from what everyone else is listening to. Tego Calderon makes great social commentary and does it in a way that most people can understand. Daddy Yankee, when he's not doing reggaeton and just raps over Hip-Hop beats has some incredible lyrics.
I always misconstrued him as being somewhat one-dimensional but one of my Puerto Rican friends had me listen to some of his lesser-known material back in 1999 and the guy was talking about politics, bad situations where political leaders such as Luis Vigearoux and his movement were harrased, and all other sorts of social topics were discussed in the songs I heard. I always hear people criticize the artists and do as I did by saying that "they always talk the same stuff" but usually it's a method to gain attention and then put a spotlight on bigger issues. Truthfully, I don't like all reggaeton, actually, I don't listen to the majority of artists that are out there but there are some hidden jewels that are placed in the songs, you just have to look
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no i don't think so.
And isn't reggae surposed to be for the upliftment of People of Color??I think this would along the line of Reggae, Don't you think??
