| Reggaeton is a style of music which began during the | | | | 'Reggae'ton suggests. Reggaeton instrumentals are a |
| early 1980's with a few pioneering artists. However, it | | | | fusion of Reggae and Spanish music. Reggaeton has |
| was not until the 1990's that the Reggaeton style took | | | | masterfully blended Spanish music and Reggae music |
| root and from that time onward it has continued to | | | | to create a unique sound. The influence of Hip Hop and |
| grow in popularity and flourish. Currently there are | | | | Rap can also be seen and heard in Reggaeton music. |
| dozens of known Reggaeton artists and the number | | | | Despite the heavy influences of Jamaican Reggae |
| continues to grow. | | | | and American Rap/Hip Hop (both of which are |
| Reggaeton is Spanish music which draws it's influence | | | | overwhelmingly sung in English), Reggaeton's lyrical |
| mainly from Jamaican Reggae music; as the name | | | | content is most frequently delivered in Spanish. |