Maicol & Manuel (Miguel Muñoz and Manuel A. Pérez) were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo. They have their origins in the first wave of reggaeton artists as early as 1991.Reggaeton: la fusión de rap y reggae cantado en español , ''Terra'', January 5, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2013 The duo have released countless songs on many various artists compilations. They worked with DJ Eric Industry and DJ Negro. In addition they have recorded and released albums such as ''
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Maicol & Manuel (Miguel Muñoz and Manuel A. Pérez) were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo. They have their origins in the first wave of reggaeton artists as early as 1991.El Desquite''.
Biography
Maicol
Miguel Muñoz, known in the art scene as Maicol “Superstar”, is a native of San Juan. He began his unofficial solo career in music in the late 1990s, when the underground genre was secretly brewing in Puerto Rico, a movement that gave rise to the genre known today as reggaeton. His early works could not be legally sold due to their strong and explicit content. In 2021, he launched his new production "De la mata", which, true to its name, consists of a compilation of unreleased heavy reggaeton songs.
Controversy
A bit of controversy arose in 2006 when Hector El Father's single, "El Telefono", was released from his album '' Los Rompe Discotekas''. The song, which featured Wisin & Yandel, became an instant hit but soon after it was released, a much older song began circulating on the Internet which featured the same chorus. The song was the original "El Telefono", which was released by Maicol & Manuel many years ago. This became a popular topic among reggaeton forums during the year, as Hector had a history of "copying" other artists' songs in his own without proper credit. It was not known, however, if Maicol & Manuel had sold the rights to the song or if Hector had used it without permission.
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. The track showcased various verses that Hector has used from other artists, as well as the original verses sung or rapped by their original artists. The song was titled "Hector El Copion". Some of the artists from the track "Hector El Copion" are Eddie Dee, O.G.M. and Oakley. After this wave of controversy, Maicol & Manuel, along with Alberto Stylee and Nano MC, released a version of "El Telefono", with a much more modern beat than the original, dissing Hector and Wisin & Yandel.
Maicol & Manuel then temporarily split and started developing music as solo artists. Maicol signed to the Diririri Business record label, while Manuel operated independently at Yakaleo Music. They are currently staging a comeback together, releasing many underground songs of a different style than their songs from 2002 and 2003. With DJ Blass (''Sandunguero''), they made a more underground style of reggaeton. They announced that "Back To The Underground: Yakaliando Edition" was going to be released on September 27, 2013. However it was then delayed until October 3, 2013.
As of September 30, 2021, the duo once again reunited and did their first interview as a group after 7 years of not speaking to each other. This was broadcast by MoluscoTV, a podcast that is led by DJ Molusco.
Discography
Studio albums
* 1996: ''
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* 1999: ''Los Reyes Del Underground''
* 2002: ''Yakaleo (álbum), Yakaleo''
* 2003: ''Jake Mate''
* 2005: ''El Desquite (álbum), El Desquite''
*''2013: Back To The Underground: Yakaliando Edition''
Singles
* "Somos de la Calle"
* "No Hay Ley"
* "Como los Tiempos de Antes"
* "Hey Lady"
* "Quiero Estar Contigo" featuring Ñejo y Dalmata
* "Tú Y Yo" featuring Ñejo y Dalmata
* "Yalakeo" featuring Lito y Polaco
* "Te Ando Buscando" featuring Plan B (duo), Plan B
* "Tu Me Tienes Loco"
* "Bebe"
* "Chocopop" featuring Jowell & Randy
* "Yo Quiero"
* "Si tu la Ves"
* "Ataka" featuring various artists
* "Pan Pan (A Lo Under)"
* "Sacudelo" featuring Jowell & Randy
* "Matraca" featuring Jowell (''Back to the Underground'')
* "Ando" featuring Jowell & Randy
References
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Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians
Puerto Rican musical duos
Reggaeton duos
Musical groups established in 1990