Definition of reggaeton
: popular music of Puerto Rican origin that combines rap with Caribbean rhythms
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Cardi, who grew up on a diet of bachata and reggaeton and has never shed her Bronx accent, is a fitting hip-hop star for an era of Latin-pop crossovers.
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Nicky Jam is a reggaeton artist from Boston who has seven studio albums to his name.
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Maluma The Colombian reggaeton star brings his F.A.M.E. Tour to Phoenix.
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His roots, on the other hand, come from a comprehensive knowledge of Cuban percussion and contemporary dancehall, dembow, reggaeton and Latin house music.
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After stealing out at night to a Henry Mendez concert (the girls dream of being reggaeton singers), Maria and Susana are grounded by Sister Bernarda.
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With an enormous online following, Ozuna, 25, was famous in the world of reggaeton for years before his debut full-length came out in August.
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Backstory: Born in Colombia, José Balvin as a teen moved to Oklahoma and then to New York City to learn English and to find his muse via reggaeton, a Puerto Rican subgenre as much influenced by hip-hop as by reggae.
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Wisin, Victory The reggaeton megastar’s newest solo effort combines glitz and grime in a collection of international club bangers.
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Origin and Etymology of reggaeton
American Spanish reggaetón, from reggae reggae + -ton (as in Spanish maratón marathon)
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