El Cartel: The Big Boss
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| El Cartel III: The Big Boss | |||||||||||
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| Studio album by Daddy Yankee | |||||||||||
| Released | June 5, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2006/2007 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Reggaeton Hip Hop Latin Rap |
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| Length | 77:43 | ||||||||||
| Label | El Cartel Records / Interscope Records | ||||||||||
| Producer | Scott Storch Akon Mr. Collipark Luny Tunes Humby Will.I.Am Just Blaze Tainy Nely "El Arma Secreta" Menace Eli “El Musicólogo” Echo Diesel Diaz Brothers |
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| Daddy Yankee chronology | |||||||||||
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El Cartel: The Big Boss (also known as El Cartel III) is the follow up album to Daddy Yankee's hit album Barrio Fino, released on June 5, 2007.
Daddy Stated that he took time to make this album because he loves to make music. He did not just throw some beats at the people. The first single from the album, titled "Impacto", along with its remixed version which features Black Eyed Peas star 'Fergie', were released on April 12, 2007 both tracks being produced by Scott Storch. Been on the charts for 23 consecutive weeks on the top 20. The second single, "Ella Me Levantó", was released in late 2007. An airplay single, "Mensaje de Estado", was released with no physical single to accompany it. The fourth single was "Who's Your Daddy?", which was released in late 2007/early 2008.
Guests on the album include Akon, Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, Hector "El Father", Will.I.Am and Fergie. The MTV 2 $2 bill concert is also on The Cartel in both audio & DVD so technically meaning the other featured artists on this album are Miri Ben-Ari, Busta Rhymes & Lloyd Banks.
"The Big Boss" is considered to be the third in the El Cartel trilogy of Daddy Yankee's albums. Previous were El Cartel and El Cartel II.
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[edit] Sales
The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, selling 82,000 copies in its first week, making it the highest reggaeton album to sell in its first week, which, though still a good number, was less than half what was expected. [1]
As of December, 2007, the album has sold 500,000 copies in the United States. It has also shipped over 500,000 copies in Latin America. The album is one of only a few Latin albums to debut in the Billboard 200 Top Ten.
The album peaked into the Billboard 200 in #9, the second highest rank in reggaeton history, shared only by Wisin & Yandel's Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres which peaked at #15 and Don Omar's King of Kings which was #7.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Featured Guest | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "El Jefe" | Diaz Brothers | 3:57 | |
| 2 | "En Sus Marcas Listos Fuera" | Menace, Tainy, Eli El Demente | 3:26 | |
| 3 | "Cambio" | Santana & Tainy | 3:11 | |
| 4 | "Fuera de Control" | Luny Tunes & Tainy | 3:03 | |
| 5 | "Impacto" | Scott Storch & Tainy | 3:05 | |
| 6 | "Ella Me Levantó" | Mr. G, Nely & Tainy | 3:29 | |
| 7 | "A Lo Clasico" | Scott Storch, Nely & Tainy | 3:55 | |
| 8 | "Bring It On" | Akon | Akon | 3:43 |
| 9 | "Who's Your Daddy?" | Will.I.Am | 3:44 | |
| 10 | "El Celular" | Nely | 2:32 | |
| 11 | "Ven Dámelo" | Nely & Tainy | 3:36 | |
| 12 | "Papi Lover" | Nicole Scherzinger | Just Blaze, Echo & Diesel | 3:41 |
| 13 | "¿Qué Pasó?" | Scott Storch | 4:12 | |
| 14 | "Mensaje de Estado" | Mr. Collipark & Los Vegaz | 4:06 | |
| 15 | "Tensión" | Hector "El Father" | Nely | 3:21 |
| 16 | "Soy Lo Que Soy" | Nely | 4:11 | |
| 17 | "Coraza Divina" | Egy Rodriguez | 3:55 | |
| 18 | "Plane To PR" | Will.I.Am | Will.I.Am | 4:08 |
| 19 | "Me Quedaría" (Samples Mario Bauza's Quédate Prod. by Humby) | Humberto Viana | 4:20 | |
| 20 | "Todos Quieren A Raymond" | Egy Rodriguez | 4:41 | |
| 21 | "Impacto (Remix)" | Fergie | Scott Storch & Tainy | 3:27 |
[edit] iTunes Bonus Track
| # | Title | Producer | Length |
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| 1 | "No Comprende" | Mr. Collipark | 3:31 |
[edit] Target Bonus Track
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Fiel Amiga" | Nely & Tainy | 3:17 |
[edit] MTV $2 Bill Concert Series (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1 | "Gansta Zone" | 3:20 |
| 2 | "King Daddy" | 2:39 |
| 3 | "Dale Caliente" | 3:20 |
| 4 | "Machete" | 3:08 |
| 5 | "Gasolina" | 3:16 |
[edit] References
- ^ Katie Hasty, "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney", Billboard.com, June 13, 2007.
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