Latinos in hip hop to reggaeton

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"Latinos in hip hop to reggaeton," by Melissa Castillo-Garstow

"For the past year, reggaeton has bumped and grinded its way to the forefront of Latin music--pushing aside traditional favorites such as salsa and pop to become the most popular Latin sytle in the country. Daddy Yankee started off in 2005 at the top of Billboard's ranking of Latin albums, beating out international superstars Juanes and Luis Miguel, among other Latin music staples. In hip hop, this summer's anthem came from new York via Puerto Rican MC Fat Joe with Lean Back. At the same time, Cuban American rapper Pitbull of Miami brought Spanglish rap to the masses, and in California, Chicano acts like Akwid, Jae-P and Baby Bash have been selling unprecedented numbers of CDs with lyrics in both languages. Even rap and urban groups from México, such as Control Machete and Molotov, are moving more than 100,000 albums in U.S." ....