reggaeton

Or reg·gae·tón

[reg-ey-tohn]

noun

1. a type of contemporary popular music, originating in the housing projects of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and other urban centers of poverty in Latin America, characterized by rap lyrics in Spanish and a vigorous percussive beat that rises and falls.

   mainstream artists embracing reggaeton.

reggaeton

/ ˌrɛɡeɪˈtɒn /

noun

1. a type of Puerto Rican popular music that combines reggae rhythms with hip-hop influences and includes rapping in Spanish

Word History and Origins

Origin of reggaeton¹

First recorded in 2000–05; from Spanish, equivalent to reggae ( def. ) + -tón (as in maratón “marathon”); -athon ( def. )

Example Sentences

He won four of the genre-specific categories where he has been victorious in previous years, including best urban song and best reggaeton performance album.

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He also picked up best reggaetón performance for Voy a llevarte pa PR, and best urban music album for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

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By the time of 2022’s “Motomami,” which folded in up-to-the-second hyperpop with a strong emphasis on the pulsing Puerto Rican rap-derived style reggaeton, she became a global star of a very particular kind: one who freely indulges her artistic impulses while trusting that her growing audience will follow along.

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Some of the music videos have captured the trophies of genres, like Tego Calderón’s “Abayarde” and Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina,” both essentials on any reggaetón playlist.

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“Back in the day, the reggaetón videos would be two or three songs in each video.”

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