El Cartel: The Big Boss
| El Cartel: The Big Boss |
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| Studio album by Daddy Yankee |
| Released |
June 5, 2007 |
| Recorded |
2006-2007
The Hit Factory, Miami, Florida |
| Genre |
Reggaeton, hip hop |
| Length |
77:49 |
| Label |
El Cartel, Interscope |
| Producer |
Scott Storch, Akon, Mr. Collipark, Luny Tunes, Humby, will.i.am, Just Blaze, Tainy, Nely, Musicólogo, Menes, Echo, Diesel, Diaz Brothers |
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El Cartel: The Big Boss is the fourth studio album and eighth overall by Puerto Rican recording artist Daddy Yankee. It was released on June 5, 2007 by El Cartel Records through Interscope Records.[1] The album features contributions from Scott Storch, will.i.am, Luny Tunes, Tainy, Akon, and Mr. Collipark among others.
Production
Daddy Yankee said that he wanted people to see his style as an MC and return to his hip-hop roots.[2] He collaborated with producers Scott Storch and will.i.am to combine, as he put it, "the force and our creative minds to create a new sound."[2] He also collaborated with Akon on a track called, "Bring It On", as track he considered as a follow-up to his lead single.[3][4] Another song from the album that is characterized as a "catchy club banger" entitled, "Impacto" was produced by Scott Storch and features The Black Eyed Peas member, Fergie.[5] He also recorded a song with Pussycat Dolls' lead vocalist, Nicole Scherzinger, which he described as a "crazy dancehall, Caribbean song."[3]
Reception
Commercial reception
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.[6] On March 26, 2009, the album received a Latin album triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 600,000 copies.[7]
Critical reception
Allmusic gave the album a positive review and said the album consists of "potential hits".[8] Rhapsody said, "he once again proves himself the reigning king of reggaeton" and proclaimed that "he's also doing more with hip-hop in the mainland idiom than a lot of artists."[14]
Andrew Casillas of Stylus Magazine compared the album to Daddy Yankee's previous efforts and said, "while the front-loaded standard reggaetón tracks aren’t short on hit potential, they’re lacking in the sort of charisma that has made Daddy Yankee famous." He then added that "the closing third of the album is quite encouraging."[12]
Promotion
During the promotion of the album, Daddy Yankee performed at Madison Square Garden.[15] The album was supported by The Big Boss Tour, which started its U.S. leg at the Chicago Allstate Arena on August 31 through October 17, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston.[16]
Singles
"Impacto" was released as the first single from the album on April 12, 2007. Simultaneously, the remix version, featuring Fergie was released as a single.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
| 1. |
"Jefe" |
Raymond Ayala, Leo Vazquez |
Diaz Brothers |
3:57 |
| 2. |
"En Sus Marcas Listos Fuera" |
Ayala, Vazquez |
Tainy, Musicólogo, Menes |
3:26 |
| 3. |
"Cambio" |
Ayala |
Scott Storch |
3:11 |
| 4. |
"Fuera de Control" |
Ayala |
Luny Tunes, Tainy |
3:03 |
| 5. |
"Impacto" |
Ayala |
Scott Storch, Tainy |
3:05 |
| 6. |
"Ella Me Levantó" |
Ayala |
Mr. G., Nely, Tainy |
3:29 |
| 7. |
"A Lo Clásico" |
Ayala, Vazquez, Jose Torres |
Scott Storch, Nely, Tainy |
3:55 |
| 8. |
"Bring It On" (featuring Akon) |
Ayala, Thiam Aliaune, Frederick Tipton |
Akon |
3:43 |
| 9. |
"Who's Your Daddy?" |
Ayala, William Adams |
will.i.am |
3:44 |
| 10. |
"El Celular" |
Ayala, Vazquez |
Nely |
2:32 |
| 11. |
"Ven Dámelo" |
Ayala, Torres, Vazquez |
Nely, Tainy |
3:36 |
| 12. |
"Papi Lover" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) |
Ayala, Nicole Scherzinger, Kara DioGuardi |
Just Blaze, Echo & Diesel |
3:41 |
| 13. |
"Qué Pasó!" |
Ayala, Jason Boyd |
Scott Storch |
4:12 |
| 14. |
"Mensaje de Estado" |
Ayala |
Mr. Collipark, Los Vegaz |
4:06 |
| 15. |
"Tensión" (feauring Héctor "El Father") |
Ayala, Vazquez |
Nely |
3:21 |
| 16. |
"Soy Lo Que Soy" |
Ayala, Vazquez |
Nely |
4:11 |
| 17. |
"Coraza Divina" |
Ayala |
Egy Rodriguez |
3:55 |
| 18. |
"Plane to PR" (featuring will.i.am) |
Ayala, Adams |
will.i.am |
4:08 |
| 19. |
"Me Quedaría" |
Ayala |
Humby |
4:20 |
| 20. |
"Todos Quieren a Raymond" |
Ayala |
Egy Rodriguez |
4:41 |
| 21. |
"Impacto (Remix)" (featuring Fergie) |
Ayala, Adams, Stacy Ferguson |
Scott Storch, Tainy |
3:27 |
Credits and personnel
- Production
- Executive Producer: Raymond Ayala
- Musical Producer: Daddy Yankee
- Co-Producer: Jose "Gocho" Torres
- Creative Director: Carlos R. Pérez
- Interscope Team
- A&R: Joe "3H" Weinberger, HHH Artists
- Marketing: Christian Clancy
- Marketing Director: Andrew Flad
- Marketing Coordinator: Justin Dreyfuss
- Production Coordinator: Les Scurry
- Publicity: Dennis Dennehy
- Video: Randy Sosin/David Saslow
- New Media: Ravid Yosef
- Legal: Damian Elahi
- A&R Coordinator: archie Schonfeld, HHH Artists
- International: Don Robinson
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- El Cartel Records
- Project Manager: Mireddys Gonzalez
- Legal & Business Affairs: Edwin Prado
- Manager: Nomar Ayala
- Project Coordinator: Lorna Robles
- Public Relations: Mayna Nevárez
- Tour Manager: Milton Gonzalez
- Stage Manager: Pedro Jimenez
- Elastic People Team
- Art Direction/Design: Carlos R. Pérez
- Graphic Design: Kiley del Valle
- Interactive Designer: Balind Sieber
- Project Coordination: Eric Vazquez
- Controller: Joanna Egozcue
- Photography by: Mateo Garcia
- Producer: Alejandro Navia
- Stylist: O'Neal McKinght
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Charts
Peak positions
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Sales and certifications
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See also
References
- ^ El Cartel: The Big Boss by Daddy Yankee itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ a b (Posted: May 22, 2007) The Boss is Back: Daddy Yankee Returns to his Roots latinrapper.com. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ a b Daddy Yankee's Spanglish Rapping Proves To Akon He's The Big Boss vh1.com. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee ft. Akon - Bring It On djbooth.net. The DJ Booth, LLC. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee ft. Fergie - Impacto (Remix) djbooth.net. DJ Booth, LLC. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney", Billboard.com, June 13, 2007.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Daddy Yankee – The Big Boss". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22The+Big+Boss%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
- ^ a b Jason Birchmeier, ((( El Cartel: The Big Boss > Review ))) Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ (Posted: May 25, 2007) Neil Drumming, El Cartel: The Big Boss | Music | EW.com Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ (Posted: July 23, 2007) Christopher Catania, Daddy Yankee: El Cartel: The Big Boss < PopMatters popmatter.com. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ (Posted: June 4, 2007) Jon Pareles, CRITICS' CHOICE: NEW CDS nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ a b Andrew Casillas, Daddy Yankee - El Cartel: The Big Boss - Review stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ (Posted: June 5, 2007) Dan Charnas, Daddy Yankee, Undisputed 'Boss' Of Reggaeton washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ Rachel Devitt, El Cartel: The Big Boss by Daddy Yankee - Rhapsody Music rhapsody.com. All Music Guide, LLC. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ (Posted: October 5, 2007) Kelefa Senneh, MUSIC REVIEW; Still Dancing as Reggaet�n Endures query.nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee Reveals U.S. Tour Plans Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 11-19-2010.
- ^ mexicancharts.com - Daddy Yankee - El Cartel: The Big Boss Hung Medien. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ spanishcharts.com - Daddy Yankee - El Cartel: The Big Boss Hung Medien. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee - El Cartel: The Big Boss - swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee Album & Song Chart History Billboard 200 for Daddy Yankee. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee Album & Song Chart History Digital Albums for Daddy Yankee. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee Album & Song Chart History Top Latin Albums for Daddy Yankee. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ Daddy Yankee Album & Song Chart History Top Rap Albums for Daddy Yankee. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-18-2010.
- ^ "Mexican album certifications – Daddy Yankee – The Big Boss" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Daddy+Yankee&titulo=The+Big+Boss&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar.
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