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Latin
Release Date: 08/23/2005
"Finally, music for my people." This is the phrase written in Spanish on the inside of the CD cover and it pretty much sums up who
Bimbo is and what his music represents. An old-school
hip-hop star in his native Puerto Rico way before
reggaeton hit the mainstream, this super-sized MC (his resemblance to the bear on the box of Bimbo cookies he would eat for breakfast is where the name originates) stirs
hip-hop beats with
dancehall riddims, spiced with a stylish Spanish flow, for a tasty
reggaeton stew. Less polished than current
reggaeton superstars
Tego Calderón and
Daddy Yankee,
Bimbo retains the original
reggaeton grit and allegiance to street life. Tracks like the bumping
"La Perrera" and the hip-swaying rhythm of
"Guayao" keep the CD's sound totally authentic. Thanks to his politically charged hit
"Fuleteame el Tanque" (Fill My Gas Tank), which was written in response to
Daddy Yankee's smash
"Gasolina," and his
reggaeton remix of
Alicia Keys'
"Karma," people may finally get to hear a
reggaeton original.
~Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, All Music Guide
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