Playero 38 is DJ Playero's 2nd album, recorded sometime between 1993. With the success of Playero 37: Underground, The Noise: Underground, The Noise Vol. 1 and The Noise Vol. 2 giving

reggaeton Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico. It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop m ...

great momentum, DJ Playero released Playero 38: Underground. It established the

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as the official rhythm of

, while lifting the genre to mainstream status. However, as with Playero 37, many of the lyrics focus on promoting the use of

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, and this added to the negative perception the genre gained in its early stages. Consequently, the

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confiscated thousands of

records, because of the lack of disclosure about their explicit content. The album features many of the veterans from Playero 37, including

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

, Blanco, Yaviah,

OG Black Master Joe (Joel Hernández Rodríguez) and O.G. Black (Adolfo Ramírez Bruno) were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo. They have released various albums and spawned moderate hits in Puerto Rico. They were part of DJ Joe's Escuadron Del Panico along w ...

Master Joe Master Joe (Joel Hernández Rodríguez) and O.G. Black (Adolfo Ramírez Bruno) were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo. They have released various albums and spawned moderate hits in Puerto Rico. They were part of DJ Joe's Escuadron Del Panico along w ...

, Frankie Boy,

Maicol & Manuel 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 Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico. It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop m ...

artists in Rey Pirin, Ruben Sam, Miguel Play, Kalil, Original Q, Grupo Nizze, Camalion and K.I.D.

Track listing

''Side A: Non-Stop Reggae'' # Intro 1 -

By D Nice NYC # Blanco # Ruben Sam # Grupo Nizze # Alma # Rey Pirin # Camaleon #

O.G. Black Master Joe (Joel Hernández Rodríguez) and O.G. Black (Adolfo Ramírez Bruno) were a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican reggaeton duo. They have released various albums and spawned moderate hits in Puerto Rico. They were part of DJ Joe's Escuadron Del ...

# Q Mack Daddy & Nico Canada # Charlie & Dandy # Miguel Play # K.I.D. ''Side B: Raagga Mix to Mix'' # Intro 2 - Maicol & Manuel # K.I.D. #

# DJ Playero # Frankie Boy # Shalimar #

Ranking Stone Ranking Stone (born 14 January 1973) is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist. He made four albums, '' Censurado'' being the most known. '' Censurado'' charted in the United States, reaching #36 on the Billboard Latin Albums chart and #4 on its Tropi ...

# Original Q # 2 Sweet # Psycho Unity ''Bonus Track'' # Intro 3 - O.G. Black # Q Mack Daddy # Grupo Nizze # Frankie Boy # Camaleon # Ranking Stone # HCP & MC Tres # Gumy Man # B.F. Yaviah # Kalil # Mayordomo

References

DJ Playero albums 1994 albums {{Reggaeton-album-stub