Because of their thrivingness in hip-hop hot spots such as New York City and Miami, Puerto Rican rappers like De La Ghetto, Daddy Yankee, and Arcángel have often been at the forefront of bridging the gap between the English-speaking market and the Spanish-speaking market in urban music in the past two decades. Today, Latin Trap and Reggaeton boast the only international rappers that can rival American emcees regarding album sales, streams, concert attendance, and YouTube views. The best example of that notion is Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican-born musician whose recording-breaking success has transcended the language barrier to the tune of Grammy awards, MTV awards, and a recent three-peat of Spotify's most streams artist of the year. Another pivotal artist in this movement is Anuel AA, a man born of an American woman from Milwaukee and a Puerto Rican father. As a listener, you can clearly hear his influence from American hip hop and his Latino roots in songs like "BRRR," which samples "Shook Ones" by Mobb Deep, and "Nunca Sapo."
In a recent interview on Big Boy's Neighborhood, the multiple-time Latin Grammy nominee stamped his influence on the game by indicating that he was the originator of Latin trap, which is a derivative of the Trap music that was invented by Atlanta rappers during the 90s.
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