Calle 13 - "suave"

[kinglouiexviii]

Ok, something really strange is going on. Calle 13 is making me a believer out of reggeaton. It could be the hang over I still have from last night, but I dig this track a lot! With "suave" and "atrevete-te-te" I am buying their selft-titled album as soon as I get the chance (and the money).

I lover their quirky lyrics. They find a way to make references to everything from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill to Coldplay and Mana. I think unlike most of the generic rap/hip hop/reggeaton that's out there, these guys actually have something interesting thing to say. I admire that.

Cause' give me a break, how many times can they make a song about ho's and bling bling?

[babyboylrtm]

The cd really sucks lol. This is a JAM though.

Bien suaaave!

[kinglouiexviii]

babyboylrtm said:

The cd really sucks lol.  This is a JAM though.

Reeeeally? I just bought this a couple of days ago. Haven't had a chance to listen to the entire thing. I don't think it will be bad at all.

[kinglouiexviii]

I have been listening to this album non-stop for like two weeks. I don't know why you say it sucks, I think it's great! ;) I love the 70's vibe it has on some of the tracks. Their lyrics are so unabashdly original. So much better than the more mainstream latin hip hop out there.

Any album that can reference Campbell's soup, Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and disses P. Diddy is ok in my book!! You can tell these guys are a product of the bi-cultural upbringing most of the Latin youth in Anglo America experiences.

Calle 13 runs circles around Daddy Yankee and Don Omar.