The Importance Of Being Dominican

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Being Dominican is not easy. Born in New York and raised in the Dominican Republic. Like most Dominican will do bachata, merengue or tipico but I prefer to do reggaeton, which is mostly common in Puerto Rico. Being a fan of reggaeton make me feel sexual because most reggaeton is about love and slow with a nice passionate beat. Reggaeton is in Spanish lyrics and known in the Caribbean/Latino community even though it was segregated with Jamaican music rhythm with reggae in English lyrics then it became with Spanish lyrics. Another version of reggaeton is dembow and dembow is more common in the Dominican Republic. Dembow rhythm is faster than reggaeton. Reggaeton is more popular in youth population.

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Ay vamos (here we go) is a song about a couples that keeps fighting but still together and beside that they still together. Their ups and down in the relationship and they love each other where they fix their problems. He didn’t have a wealthy childhood and only had what was very necessary. He didn’t have paper to come to the country of opportunity. He was a dog walker, a common job for teenager. He came to New York when he was 18 years old. He is also a Spanglish singer where he featured with Arianna Grande in the song “The Way” and “Problem”. He came as any immigrant looking for a better life and to see if he could succeed with his career in the USA. J Balvin's prior release "6 AM" in the summer's Latin hit, reached #1 on Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay and maintained the standing for seven weeks. His most popular hits are Ay Vamos, Yo Te Lo Dije, & 6 AM. His new album has 36 …show more content…

Most people thinks he is Puerto Rican because he has the Puerto Rican accent rather that the Dominican one. He was born in the Dominican Republic but raised in Puerto Rico the reason why he has the Puerto Rican accent or tone. He went to Puerto Rico when he was 10 years old. t. Nicky Jam comes from a low income family and he had to work at a grocery store to help his parents. As having a low income family he started his first song when he was eleventh years old. Puerto Rico’s Nicky Jam is the newcomer to the reggaeton scene: where the Daddy Yankee collaborator was there when it all began. He won over Colombian crowds and has made his way back to popularity on United States urban Latino radio with a string of singles. His latest, “Travesuras,” is at No. 6 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart. The track’s old school reggaeton beat and Jam’s gold chains and crotch grabbing recall the days when reggaeton first came up from Puerto Rico’s streets. With eight million views on YouTube, it's clear that Nicky Jam had become famous. Another of his top hits is “Hoy Voy a Beber” a song that describe he is going to drink in the name of the girl who had him enchanted. He gets drunk and call the girl and he appear to the girl’s house. This a song that many boys identify because when they drink they think of the girl they broke up and trying to go back with the girl. His song “Travesuras” another song which shows affection to a girl, where he will get the

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