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Classic Puerto Rican reggaeton era

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Arcángel & De La Ghetto

Arcángel & De La Ghetto, also written Arcángel y De la Ghetto, was a reggaeton duo formed in 2004, known for "Ven Pégate" on Sangre Nueva (2005).

Chino & Nacho

Chino & Nacho are a Venezuelan reggaeton duo formed in Caracas in 2007 by Jesús "Chino" Miranda and Miguel "Nacho" Mendoza, known for "Niña Bonita".

Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee (Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, born 1977), Puerto Rican reggaetón pioneer and 'Rey del Reggaetón'; named the genre on Playero 34, broke through with Barrio Fino and 'Gasolina' (2004), starred on 'Despacito', and retired from reggaetón in December 2023 after converting to Christianity.

Don Omar

Don Omar, born William Omar Landrón Rivera in 1978 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, is a reggaeton singer and producer behind The Last Don, King of Kings, and the crossover hit Danza Kuduro.

Gocho

Gocho is the stage name of José Ángel Torres, a Puerto Rican reggaeton producer behind "Dale Don Dale" and "La Tortura" who scored a No. 1 Hot Latin Songs hit as an artist.

Ivy Queen

Ivy Queen (Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez, born 1972), Puerto Rican "Queen of Reggaetón"; rose from The Noise collective, broke through with Diva (2003) and "Quiero Bailar", and pioneered women's empowerment in reggaeton.

Nicky Jam

Nicky Jam (Nick Rivera Caminero, born 1981, Boston) is a Puerto Rican-Dominican reggaetón singer, classic-era pioneer with Daddy Yankee's Los Cangris, who rebuilt his career from Colombia with 'El Perdón' (30 weeks at No. 1) and 'Hasta el Amanecer'.

Randy

Randy, known as Nota Loca, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer who forms one half of the duo Jowell & Randy, active since the early 2000s.

Tego Calderón

Tego Calderón (Tegui Calderón Rosario, born 1972, Santurce) is a Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin hip hop pioneer whose 2002 debut El Abayarde broke genre sales records and brought Afro-Puerto Rican themes to mainstream radio.

Wisin

Wisin, born Juan Luis Morera Luna in 1978 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, is a reggaeton singer and producer best known as one half of Wisin & Yandel.

Wisin & Yandel

Wisin & Yandel (Wisin y Yandel, El Dúo de la Historia) were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo formed in 1998 in Cayey by Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé. Known for Pa'l Mundo, Los Extraterrestres (GRAMMY 2009), and the 2022 farewell album La Última Misión.

Zion & Lennox

Zion & Lennox are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo from Carolina, formed in 2000, known for their melodic, semi-romantic style and the 2004 debut album Motivando a la Yal.