"Somos de Calle" ( en, We're from the Street) is a promo single by Puerto Rican

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 ...

performer

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 ...

, released for promotion of the 2008 film '' Talento de Barrio'' (see

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). It was released on July 29, 2008 by

El Cartel Records El Cartel Records (formerly known as Los Cangris Inc. and El Cartel Productions) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican record label, record company. The release of ''Barrio Fino'', Daddy Yankee's first commercially successful album, is notable for being ...

Music video

The original video features Daddy Yankee and shows his life from 1990 to 2008, showing his success over time. An official music video was released for the remix which features many artists from the reggaeton genre, with

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De La Ghetto Rafael Castillo Torres, known professionally as De La Ghetto, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, originally part of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto. His name is a reference to a 1990 episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. Earl ...

Guelo Star Miguel de Jesús (born September 19, 1981, Ponce, Puerto Rico), also known as Guelo Star, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper, singer, lyricist, occasional producer and promoter. In his musical career, he has worked with artists such as Daddy Yan ...

, MC Ceja,

Voltio Julio Voltio (born as Julio Irving Ramos Filomeno on June 11, 1977 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton artist. A pioneer of the reggaeton genre, Voltio retired from music in 2014 and dedicated himself to preaching Christi ...

, Ñejo, Chyno Nyno,

Cosculluela José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez (born October 15, 1980), known professionally as Cosculluela, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was caught up in a controversy after fellow Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA released a diss ...

, Baby Rasta credited on the collaboration. Both original and remix videos were a major success on

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in terms of views, being watched over 30 million and 96 million times each, respectively.

Charts

References

External links

* 2008 songs Spanish-language songs Daddy Yankee songs Record Report Top Latino number-one singles Songs written by Daddy Yankee {{reggaeton-stub