Word: reggaeton
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Their laser-sharp electronic beats have fueled the explosive rise of the hybrid pop genre known as reggaeton. Working from their base in San Juan, Luny Tunes have been responsible for a huge share of the hits that have propelled reggaeton from the barrios of Puerto Rico to the major urban markets of the continental...
Before Luny Tunes, reggaeton artists laced gritty Spanish-language raps over rough beats sampled from Jamaican dancehall reggae—a far cry from the pop pulse that fills clubs today. Saldana and Cabrera changed the genre forever, with reggaeton’s most popular artists rushing to associate themselves with the sleek, radio-friendly Luny Tunes brand...
Most notably, they produced Daddy Yankee’s smash single “Gasolina,” which brought reggaeton to MTV in 2004. American listeners who couldn’t quite catch Yankee’s rapid-fire Spanish lyrics were mesmerized by Luny Tunes’ weightlessly hammering synthesizer beat...
...years later, Luny’s mother left Peabody and moved to Puerto Rico—where, it just so happened, an underground reggaeton scene was in full swing. For Luny, equally family-oriented and ambitious, a game plan began to come into focus...
...first place. Kate Moss’ cutesy cameo on “La Belle et la Bête” starts the album off on a shaky, self-indulgent note. And both the slack ska of “Sticks and Stones” and the bizarre pseudo-Reggaeton of “Pentonville” sound horrendously out of place. As the record progresses, the “shamble” of the group’s name makes more sense. The album becomes slower and more listless towards its eventual end. The listener’s mind wanders...