Latin hip-hop
Spanish-language rap music
Latin hip-hop is hip-hop music that incorporates Latin American musical elements—reggaeton beats, Spanish lyrics, salsa samples, or Latin percussion.
The term covers a broad range from Mexican-American rappers in Los Angeles to Puerto Rican artists blending dembow rhythms with rap verses: The playlist mixed Latin hip-hop with mainstream tracks.
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- beatsPulses or defeats
- boom bapSample-based hip-hop style
- Cypress HillLos Angeles rap group
- Daddy YankeeReggaeton's founding hitmaker
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