Salut les créateurs !

Je viens de sortir un nouveau morceau intitulé Dda STOCKTON. J'ai beaucoup expérimenté avec différentes ambiances ces derniers temps et j'aimerais beaucoup avoir vos avis.

Si vous avez quelques minutes pour l'écouter et me donner votre avis (mixage, arrangement, ambiance générale), ce serait super !

Voici le morceau : 

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/5MSFLir3Q4hw0qnT03fIYd?si=8589cf2eb9584759

https://youtu.be/CJLWEPBQj8s?si=9O3wbQgzHCYmitU8

Passez une excellente journée et profitez-en bien ! 🔥

I wanted to make this post with a lot of love and appreciation for my fellow Latinos, because honestly, I think we're living through something really beautiful culturally right now.

There are so many fucking good artists coming out of every corner of Latin America, from north to south, and what really blows my mind is how diverse the sounds are becoming. The production is getting insane too — super polished, creative, detailed, weird in the best possible way, while still keeping that Latin identity.

So I wanted to share a few artists I've been listening to lately. Consider this a little musical tour of Latin America.

🇲🇽 MEXICO

The Mexican scene is absolutely packed with artists right now, but the one that caught my attention the most is Yeyo.

Check out these singles:

• Fancy
• Tentación
• Maldad

And there's also LA OBSESION, VOL. 1, which was a short-lived collaborative project involving several artists. The project is basically RIP nowadays because of some controversies, but goddamn, it left some gems behind.

Listen to:

• Chichabeba
• La Obsesión

Those tracks are fucking good.

🇪🇨 ECUADOR

Ecuador has been doing something really interesting: reggaeton is starting to collide heavily with electronic music, and some of the results are crazy.

Carlos Corté$ has some absolutely filthy production. I recommend the EP Atestíguame, especially:

• No Hay Lio
• Horas y Horas

And the single:

• FREE

Then there's Midfug, whose sound is much harder to describe. It's kind of glitchy, acidic, distorted, psychedelic... I don't even know how to fucking label it.

It's the kind of production that sounds like it's melting.

Check:

• Hija del Mal
• Perreowave
• Darte Lento

🇨🇱 CHILE

Now Chile... holy shit**.**

The Chilean scene is fucking crazy right now.

A few years ago Gata Only exploded internationally and suddenly everyone was talking about Chilean reggaeton. But honestly, I think that's just one part of a much bigger movement.

What I love about Chilean reggaeton is how many artists are bringing back and reinventing sounds from older eras of reggaeton. You can hear that DNA, but it's being mixed with modern production, trap, hyperpop and all kinds of other shit.

Kidd Voodoo — I highly recommend the entire album SATIROLOGÍA (DELUXE EDITION).

It has collaborations with some HUGE names across the Latin scene: Ñengo Flow, Yandel, Dei V, Cris Mj and many more.

Then there's EasyKid, who goes in much more diverse directions and plays a lot with styles like hyperpop.

Check out:

• I'M PART
• -10
• Silvia120

And just to throw a few more names out there:

Paloma Mami, Pablo Chill-E, FaceBrooklyn

And I can't talk about this new wave without mentioning producers like Dysbit and Kreamly. The producers deserve a lot more recognition because they're doing some fucking insane work behind the scenes.

And obviously, this is just scratching the surface. Latin America is HUGE and I'm leaving out a ridiculous number of artists.

That's actually why I'm making this post.

I want to keep discovering more.

So if you're from Latin America, or you've been digging into Latin music, drop your recommendations below.

I don't care if it's reggaeton, trap, experimental shit, electronic, dembow, whatever — if it's good, I want to hear it.

Much love to everyone. ❤️🌎

We're making some beautiful shit down here.

Karol G-Spot? J Ballsin? Zion & Latex? Anal AA? Bad DuracellBunny?

And what OF-collabs you would like to see?

I've been listening to Anuel AA more lately but it seems like he's always cold in the studio saying brrrr. Does anyone know if this guy's too poor to buy a warm winter coat? Can somebody donate a coat to him so he's not cold anymore?

Im into making reaggeton beats and the melodies and scales that modern and old school use seem to be different. Maybe it was their choice of sounds like strings and basically saw waves. So im curious what the best vst and scales for old school reggaeton

Anyone going to his concert in LA this Friday the 21st ?

Soy brasileño, ¡pero me gusta mucho la música de Quevedo!Una discusión seria. ¿Cuál es el mejor álbum de Quevedo?

*DONDE QUIERO ESTAR

*BUENAS NOCHES

*EL BAIFO

I came up with the idea for this going through my old posts. I wanted to see how I reviewed certain albums. And I saw many artists who fell off. I mean they were literally hot 6 months ago, then their new records don't hit. I can not hit the nail on the head as to what's causing this. And some artists recovered their momentum through innovative ways. Like Jay Wheeler who has had a couple of hot singles and grown an audience through a podcast. IDK if he wants to be so revealing showing off his family. Reality shows are what separated Hulk Hogan's family b4 he died. It's clever, but I don't know if Jay wants to be so personal all of the time. But still artists seem to be falling off faster than ever b4. And it's not always due to lack of quality or output. I don't have the answer as to why but will attempt to solve this puzzle giving these 10 examples.

10. Clarent - Just as it appeared he was reaching new heights, his management announced a Choliseo. I'm seeing influencers reacting positively to it saying he can sell it out. IDK. This feels Jadiel esque to me and back then we didn't have influencers (more on that later). To be fair he sold out a Coca Cola music hall which is 4,000 people at full capacity. I don't know, maybe his promoters feel that they can sell it with guest stars? But it seems like his star has peaked with the announcement. He only has one song over 100 million plays on Spotify. And Omar has decided not to make "Suelta Gatita Suelta" a single. I know Dei V sold out a Choliseo... twice! Bu he had several songs over 100 million. And just when you thought it was over for him, Bad Bunny puts out the song which saves Dei V's career. My call may be off but it seems eerily familiar to me minus a classic album.

9. De La Rose - Wow I saw Spaniards document her for television like she was Shakira. They are the only reason I heard her album which I was gonna ignore. And honestly it wasn't bad. I'm not convinced she's the female voice for liberation and empowerment of this generation like that documentary tries to sell her. I do think she represents the average hood chick today trying to shine via Tiktoks. But her label oversold her to represent too much. It was clever, and it might work in the long run. But her first album flopped. And she's only had one or two hits since then and they are all collaborations. She needs cosigns from the heavyweight divas to make it to the next level either Shakira, Karol G, or maybe an unexpected like Natalia Lafourcade. With en EP released that no one appears interested in, her fortunes aren't changing anytime soon.

8. J Alvarez - People blame Daddy Yankee for this and I disagree. J Alvarez was putting out too much mediocre material and it caught up to him. "Otro Nivel De Musica" did Multi Platinum numbers and some label it a classic. But have you ever heard the whole thing? It's a C+ at best. That was the mid 2010's for you, labeling albums classics just cuz they're kind of good. Then he got 2 million from Sony to put out the dud that was "De Camino A La Fama" which flopped critically and commercially. He tried to solve this by putting out too much material. Look at his discography. He has like 20 albums and over 100 singles since "De Camino A La Fama". I think during "Otro Nivel De Musica" he should've just put out singles. but it seems he was meeting quotas. He should have waited until he had classic album material, no matter how long it took. His mistake was leaving DJ Nelson too early. Nelflow would have given him the liberty that he needed. Don't feel bad for him, he still sells out clubs in Colombia at decent prices, but he's worth a 10th of what he should've been and half of what he was at his peak in 2012, before Bad Bunny caused Reggaeton prices to go up. Just don't blame Yankee.

7. Tempo - This I would chop it up to bad timing and bad luck. "Free Music" was just supposed to be a preview of what was to come. So it's ok, that it was no a classic (7.75/10)... that is unless if Cosculluela did the unthinkable and dissed him once he got out, which is what happened. No one could have prepared for that. But he got over it, united Coscu and Nengo on record and released a quality album in Back To The Game (8.5/10) which underwhelmed in sales but at least got a lot eyes on him. Then he dissed Residente and destroyed the album's momentum because Pop Urbano fans just know him as the guy sodomized on record by Residente Calle 13, much like he did to Lito back in the day, talk about karma biting you in the ass. And finally when his hit "Happy Birthday" becomes the biggest hit in his career, he is arrested in Chile and lost money on concert dates that were gonna be a comeback of sorts. His battle with Al2 has failed to reignite interest in either artists' careers outside of hardcore fans. He should have made a successful comeback long ago. Its almost as if he is cursed. Like Danhausen "You're Uncursed!" Hopefully that works.

6. PRESSURE 9X19 - Had a lot of momentum going into his first album but then it just dissipated. His album isn't bad but far from a classic (5.5/10). This malianteo without a conscience seems to have a limited appeal unless you got 4 big names featured.

5. Cosculluela - I won't judge but his personal life seems to have fallen apart. You can research it yourself, I won't delve deep into another person's real life matter without knowing all the facts. But if Coscu did all those things they accuse him of, it does not look good. And his comeback album "El Principe 2" is a classic in terms of quality (8.75/10) but no one heard it due to the overwhelming backlash over his divorce.

**4. Ele a El Dominio -**This one appears to be because he has gotten into feuds with the biggest artists at the worst possible time, Anuel AA and Bad Bunny. Some artists and producers refused to work with Dominio to not get on El Conejo's bad side. And his cousin Jon-Z seems to be at odds with him too. Regardless, he always gets booked in South America with no mainstream records, moreso than some mainstream artists. But people view him as someone who hasn't achieved all his potential and derailed his momentum when he was on the verge of becoming one of the biggest artists.

3. Eladio Carrion - A message to the labels, you have to stop offering such big advances for several albums because artists will just meet quotas and not make music from the heart. We saw that with De La Ghetto's "Light" series. He could have made one good 10 track album but instead we got 3 mediocre ones. And Eladio seems to have been a victim of this putting out 2 subpar albums in a row after peaking creatively and artistically with 2023's "Sol Maria". Some artists can do 10 songs in one studio session and come out with 8 classics, others have to take up to 3 months on just one song. Some do both, point is, no one works the same. But these people are just human. You can't put hundreds of thousands of dollars in front of them, and in some cases millions, to deliver multiple albums in a limited timeframe. They have shows, obligations and a personal life. You can't blame them for taking the bag and delivering subpar work when the label might probably stiff them out of additional royalties claiming their investing in promo and other cheats they use to rob you out of your royalties. Half these artists are owed backpay in royalties and don't realize it. So because we all know what Eladio is capable of, I'm guessing he's rushing product so he's not taxed on due dates or something like that. The label is better off signing an artist for a 5-7 year deal for an undisclosed sum, collecting a percentage off shows and giving the artist the time he/she needs to produce the best work possible. Because if you release too much inferior product you can damage your artists reputations apart from sales. And if he hasn't built up a legacy, he's screwed. Maybe Eladio f'd up all on his own, but I suspect his inferior output is due to the label politics I went over. He'll still have an album or two to make it up to the audience so don't count him out yet.

2. Cris MJ - This one I think there is a nefarious intent. Cris MJ is super young and has already made more money than 80% of the relevant artists in Colombia and Puerto Rico. He finally puts out a competent work... and it flops! This doesn't make sense. But when you find out he is 100% independent artist, last I checked, even though he is managed by Rimas, it gets suspect. To be fair Cris MJ has been putting out mid level works for too long, and didn't capitalize when he was on top, but "Las Filtradas" should have been his coronation as a new top star and it went nowhere. There's a lot of jealousy when they see a young guy Cris MJ come up and be owner of his masters and publishing. When he was hot, too may were leeching off his success. Now that he's cooled down, their true colors come out and other guys knock him out position. Trying to vote Sinaka or Easky Kid because they''re cheaper though inferior where it counts. And though Kidd Vodoo is decent substitute and Pablo Chill-E is highly regarded in Chile, none come close to MJ's commercial peak just two years ago. But they knock him down when he finally does a quality album? It doesn't make sense. I think many envy him because he earns too much and they're trying to put him in his place. Chile will put themselves out of business if they keep making moves like that. How you take your biggest earner and sabotage him when he does his greatest work.

1. Jadiel - This one is shame. Who knows what could've been. Jadiel appears to not have been liked by power brokers like Don Omar. And the rest of the game turned his back on him too. But he made an even bigger mistake a year before. Jadiel thought he would have had the backing of industry power EMI Latin on his side during the release of his now classic album "Lo Mejor De Mi". He didn't. The album only sold 60 thousand which is ok, but not what was expected from Jadiel. But before he knew this he convinces his management to book a Choliseo for him in September/October of 2008, about 6 months after his album came out. By August it was cancelled due to low ticket sales. Everyone made fun of him. And he had a tough time getting booked elsewhere due to public perception. People had a bad feeling about this one and they expressed their feelings online in the days b4 Westcol was telling people what to like. Then a year later the beef with Don Omar happened and Jadiel struggled for years. He recovered nicely in the mid 2010's thanks to his collabs with Imperio Nazza, but sadly passed away before his comeback album was released.

Thanks for reading!

Amigos, eu sou brasileiro e ninguém aqui ouve reggaeton, diria que só conhecemos Maluma, Shakira e Bad Bunny. Qualquer outro cantor é insignificante nas ruas. Eu amo esse estilo, e aprendi espanhol com ele. E sou muito fã do Anuel. Eu sei que ele não está mais no auge, e também que ele canta músicas que fazem apologia a várias coisas erradas, além de ter sido preso. Meu espanhol é suficiente para entender as letras e elas não me incomodam.

Queria saber a opinião do sub sobre o Anuel. E se possível vocês dizerem de que país fala, porque também sei que ele é mais famoso em alguns países do que em outros.

I go back and reminisce a lot over the early 2020s and late 2010s because that’s about the area where I got into the genre in the first place. I go back and listen to a lot of the albums that came out around the same time and the artist too. They had their own flow and style and it never felt bland. It always felt like there was a song for whatever I was feeling but for right now I don’t know if it’s just me but it all sounds the same nowadays. Bad bunny stopped making as much music (he deserves a break TBH), feid kinda fell off and rauw too along with some of the artist that were never as popular but still good like lunay and mora who were still big and had their own style

Like you go to YHLQMDLG and you get songs like “si veo a tu mamá” and “una vez” which are my 2 favorite songs off the album but the diversity of album is just so incredible and VICE VERSA with “desenfocao” and you feel just incredible. Nowadays it just feels really similar to just the same song with a different beat but it being the same beat if that makes sense

IDK if im starting to get depressed or something but the music doesn’t feel the same anymore like every song just sounds like “baby te voy a chingar en el Ferrari” and i miss like the feeling of wanting to sing along with it

Does anyone feel the same or have any artist recommendations I could check out?