swollen members
daily dos
tue 12/23/2008
Jowell y Randy add a new spin – and a new video – to the Casa De Leones hit "No Te Veo." (via Blog Reggaetón)
Jowell y Randy vs. Ángel y Khriz
versus
tue 6/3/2008
| names | Joel A. Muñoz y Randy A. Ortiz. | Angel Rivera y Christian Colón. |
| hometown | San Juan, Puerto Rico. | Carolina, Puerto Rico. |
| formed in | 2000. | 2002. |
| also known as | Los Más Sueltos. | Los MVPs (Most Valuable Players). |
| style | Reggae-flavored reggaetón. | Tropical reggaetón. |
| the look | Cornrows, sunglasses and bright hoodies. | Fitted hats and low-hanging chains. |
| label | Warner Latina/Live. | Universal/Machete. |
| origins | Met at a party after peforming on various compilations as solo artists. | Hector “El Father” asked them to pair up on the song "Cazando Voy." |
| breakthrough single | No Te Veo (with Casa De Leones). | Ven Bailalo. |
| collaborations | Voltio, Tito "El Bambino," De La Ghetto, Guelo Star and Casa De Leones. | Zion, Montana y Mora, Gocho and Jon Eric. |
| crossing over | Participated in the play "Reggaetón con Son." | Their song "Ven Bailalo" appears in the video game GTA IV. |
| beef | Arcángel. | None. |
| most recent release | Los Más Sueltos Del Reggaeton: Limited Edition. | Showtime. |
| the industry says | BMI: "A potent team who support each other’s strengths, Jowell y Randy epitomizes the growing cross-cultural appeal of reggaetón, blending their beats with an upbeat, melodic approach." | Allmusic: "Appearances in many U.S. cities to receptive crowds has earned the duo a reputation as one of reggaeton's most popular duos. Performances… continue to increase these budding artists'... potential." |
| webprops | 22,009 friends on official MySpace. | 9,425 friends on official MySpace. |
| best video moment | Dealing with high school GF drama in Hola Bebé. | Peeping on their female neighbors in La Vecina. |
Casa De Leones
whodat
mon 9/10/2007
From Cream in the 60s to next year's CRS featuring Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Lupe Fiasco, supergroups, whatever their artistic merits, have tremendous commercial potential (see Power Station). With reggaetón now almost completely mainstream, the question isn't whether there will ever be a reggaetón supergroup – but when.
Enter Casa de Leones. Comprised of established players Jowell y Randy and newcomers J-King y Maximan and Guelo Star, Casa de Leones (house of lions) has already scored a hit with their first single, the thumping club anthem No Te Veo. Their self-titled debut, released in late June, took just two weeks to move into the middle of the pack on the Billboard 200 and number three on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart.
As their name quietly proclaims, Casa de Leones is the handiwork of Elias De Leon, founder of White Lion Records and the producer of such trend-setting reggaetón acts as Calle 13, Tego Calderón and Voltio. With the expert De Leon overseeing the mix, the four members of Casa de Leones say they're able to work in perfect harmony. And unlike the salsa-meets-reggaetón recording project Los Cocorocos – featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa, Don Omar, Tego Calderón and Domingo Quiñones – Casa de Leones plans to continue recording and touring, even as its individual members continue to release records of their own.
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