the usual suspects

daily dos

mon 1/14/2008

 

Adassa and Pitbull have teamed up again for a new track, So Beautiful.

 
 

Ivy Queen vs. Adassa

versus

wed 5/30/2007

 
Strike a pose
name Martha Ivelisse Pesante. Hadassa.
hometown Raised in New York City. Born in Añasco, Puerto Rico. St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Born in Miami, Florida.
birthdate March 4, 1972. February 5, 198?.
style Reggaetón y Románticas. Reggaetón y Hip Hop.
nickname The Queen of Reggaetón, La Caballota, La Diva and La Gata. The Reggaetón Princess.
before going solo Worked with DJ Negro and a group called Noise. Member of pop groups Extasy and Plan B.
could be reggaetón's Missy Elliot. Beyonce.
signature look Cleavage and high heels. Short skirts.
let's not forget Those fingernails. Those long, silky legs.
collaborations Don Omar, Fat Joe, Daddy Yankee, Kat DeLuna and Marlon P. Pitbull, Jean, Baby Rasta, Missy Elliot, R.K.M y Ken-Y and Estevan Oriol.
most recent release Sentimiento, her sixth album. Adassa, her third album.
los premios Diva Award at Premios Juventud. Not yet.
the critics The New York Times says Ivy is "the only significant female reggaetón rapper." Allmusic.com says Adassa is a "major player in the reggaetón genre."
webprops 26,076 friends on MySpace. 5,452 friends on MySpace.
best video moment Empowering the ladies in Que Lloren. Frolicking on a beach in La Manera.
 
 

Wibal y Alex, DJ Nelson, Ivy Queen and Adassa

discorama

fri 3/16/2007

 
A collage of Ivy Queen, DJ Nelson, Wibal y Alex and Adassa.

Wibal y Alex lead a wave of new reggaetón releases with El Repertorio (Los Dueños del Bandidaje), a collection that showcases the Puerto Rican duo's most banging dancefloor anthems. The album features eight new tracks alongside music that was previously released on other reggeatón compilations. It's the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with Wibal y Alex's Gata Psycho and "Chica Gargola," two fun but far-from-feminist portraits of women as reggaetón freaks.

DJ Nelson is back with the second installment of his mix-tape-like series Flow: La Discoteka. The Puerto Rican native is well regarded in the Latin music market for coining the word "reggaetón" and has been baptized by Daddy Yankee as "the Godfather" of the genre. Nelson's new Flow collection – a tribute to the dance club he runs in Puerto Rico – features well known reggaetóneros like Tego Calderón, Noriega, Voltio, Arcángel, Andy Boy, Zion and Abrante.

Two of the main ladies of reggeatón have released digital singles recently. Ivy Queen's Que Lloren is the first cut off her forthcoming Sentimiento album. The album features production by Luny Tunes, DJ Urba, Noriega, Monserrate and Escobar. "Que Lloren" succeeds in making use of almost every trick in the reggeatón book for your maximum dancing pleasure. It's also an ellas-contra-ellos track that will surely make dawgs weep with shame.

On the same tip, Adassa's La Manera EP features three versions of the same sexotic track – the best of which could easily be la spanglish version, with its slick raggamuffin flow, acoustic guitars and a beat tight enough to make Manu Chao green with envy. The sultry Colombian-American will release her third album, the self-titled Adassa, on April 24th.