Puerto Rican Music

Akwid is a Mexican-American hip hop group, combining hip hop-style vocals with regional Mexican music. Rappers Sergio “AK” Gómez and Francisco “Wikid” Gómez, who make up Akwid, are two brothers originally from Jiquilpan, Michoacán, who live in Los Angeles, California.

Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known as Luis Fonsi, was born April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a Puerto Rican singer, composer and soap opera actor.

Gustavo Roy Díaz, known publicly as Big Boy, is a hip hop/reggaeton artist. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, he is considered as a pioneer of reggaeton music and began his music career at the age of eighteen. By the age of twenty-two artist Big Boy achieved recognition in other Latin American countries such as Mexico, Bolivia, and Costa Rica.

Ramón Ayala (born February 3, 1977), known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. After an injury to one of his legs, Ayala became involved in the underground rap movement that was in its early stages in Puerto Rico, later to be called Reggaeton.