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Beat street

Make way for reggaeton, hip-hop and Latin flavours this week

Latino singer Juanes

What the game's been missing

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The Harlem Diplomat returns with his second album post From Me To You (2003). His new cover, a sophomore effort has already been certified gold since it's release. The cover features his scorcher from Billboard's Hot 100, and his summer hit. The songs don't follow a particular rhyme scheme, in the artistes trademark style. "Hip-hop wants a change right now. It's not that it's not hot music it's just that it's too common. It needs to be resurrected," observes Juelz. Lend an ear for more.

Barrio Fino

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Ever since Daddy Yankee's third solo album, was released on July 13, 2004, it went on to sell more than a 1,000,000 copies between Puerto Rico and the U.S. alone, and many more in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Reggaeton buffs consider this his most complete album till date.

The album features contributions by Wisin y Yandel, Andy Montañez, Zion y Lennox among others. Tracks produced by Luny Tunes, DJ Nelson, DJ Urba, Monserrate, Fido, Eliel, Nelly, Echo, Diesel and others are replete with hooks, beat and rhythm. Most of the lyrics are written by Daddy Yankee, thus the lyrical finesse. La Gasolina is a collaboration between Raymond and Eddie Dee.

Mi Sangre

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When Ricky Martin, Shakira and other artists were moving over to English pop, Juanes, the Latin equivalent of Bono or Bruce Springsteen was writing and singing songs in his own language, that fetched him a string of Grammys eventually. Fijate Bien, his solo debut in 2000, was followed by Un Día Normal (2002). The album ruled the Billboard for 92 weeks. Juanes returns with his third album, Mi Sangre, raking up commercial success and critical acclaim. This album includes hits from Juanes's previous Un Dia Normal, duets with Nelly Furtado and more Latin Billboard and most listened Latin tracks in America.

SYEDA FARIDA

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