VI Music is a Puerto Rican

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specializing in the

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 ...

genre, founded by reggaeton producers

Mario VI Mario Abner Rivera Rivera (born January 22, 1978), known professionally as Mario VI, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, Rivera worked in the business side of the industry before becomi ...

, Alex Gargolas and Juan Vidal. The record label came to prominence after securing a joint venture with

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and

Machete Music Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-reggaeton artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez an ...

. Their albums include gold and platinum productions such as "

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" and "

King of Kings King of Kings; grc-gre, Βασιλεὺς Βασιλέων, Basileùs Basiléōn; hy, արքայից արքա, ark'ayits ark'a; sa, महाराजाधिराज, Mahārājadhirāja; ka, მეფეთ მეფე, ''Mepet mepe'' ...

" by

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a ...

Barrio Fino ''Barrio Fino'' (; en, "Fine 'Hood") is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on July 13, 2004, in the United States by V.I. Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. R ...

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 ...

, " A La Reconquista" and " La Historia: Live" by Tito y Hector, "

Los MVP ''Los MVP's'' is the debut album by Angel & Khriz. The album is best known for containing the hit ''Ven Baílalo''. Los MVP's was re-released shortly after the release of MVP 2. It replaced track 12 (Dile Que No) with a new track entitled ''Fua!'' ...

" by Khriz y Angel and " Sin Limite" by

Magnate y Valentino :''The article covers the duo's career as well the individual careers of Magnate and Valentino after break-up'' Magnate & Valentino were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo made up of Ramón del Robledo Nuñez Oliviera known as Magnate (born 24 Octob ...

among many others. During the height of their popularity, VI Music had some of the most successful reggaeton acts signed to their label. The company has not released an album since 2009 after most of their artists left or had their contracts sold to Universal Latino, most notably

. Alex Gargolas left the company and went on to discover and manage

Farruko Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), better known by his stage name Farruko, is a retired Puerto Rican singer and rapper. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 201 ...

during his first international successes. Mario VI currently hosts his own radio show "La Jungla" in Puerto Rico alongside legendary radio personality El Coyote.

Selected artists (current and former)

Angel & Khriz Angel & Khriz are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Angel Rivera Guzmán (Angel) and Christian Colón Rolon (Khriz). Their high-impact performance on this first-time-out recording led to their sponsorship by Héctor el Father. Through ...

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* D.OZi * Eliel *

Magnate & Valentino :''The article covers the duo's career as well the individual careers of Magnate and Valentino after break-up'' Magnate & Valentino were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo made up of Ramón del Robledo Nuñez Oliviera known as Magnate (born 24 Octob ...

* Gocho * Alex Gargolas *

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DJ Nelson Nelson Díaz Martinez (born on April 7, 1972 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known professionally as DJ Nelson is a Puerto Rican DJ and record producer who played a significant role in the development and popularization of reggaeton. He first made a na ...

* Glory *

Luny Tunes Luny Tunes are a reggaeton production duo consisting of Francisco Saldaña (Luny) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes) who have been known for creating unique musical rhythms for some of the most popular reggaeton artists since the early 2000s. Biograph ...

Albums released by VI Music

* El Cartel (Daddy Yankee) (1997) * Alex Gargolas: Gargolas: El Comando Ataca (1998) *

Violencia Musical ''Violencia Musical'' ("''Musical Violence''") is the debut album by Hector & Tito, released in 1998. Track list References 1998 debut albums Héctor & Tito albums {{Reggaeton-album-stub ...

(Hector & Tito) (1998) * Alex Gargolas: Gargolas 2: El Nuevo Comando - Segundo Ataque (1999) * Sabor a dulce (Ashley) (1999) * Alex Gargolas: Las 9 Plagas (2000) * El poder de las mujeres (Ashley) (2000) * Guatauba 2000 (2000) * Alex Gargolas: Gargolas III (2001) * Grayskull: Abusando (2001) *

El Cartel II ''El Cartel II: Los Cangris'' or ''El Cartel De Yankee II'' is a compilation album by Daddy Yankee presenting many artists. The only album released by Pina Records and El Cartel Productions. Track listing # DVD Infomercial On Cartel 2 #Radio Ve ...

(Daddy Yankee) (2001) *

Rompiendo el Hielo ''Rompiendo El Hielo'' (Breaking the Ice) is the 2002 debut album by reggaeton duo Magnate y Valentino. Track listing # Intro # Como Es Que Tú Te Vas # Quiero Que Hagas Mujer (feat. Nicky Jam) # Yal # Gata Celosa (feat. Héctor y Tito) # Ven Co ...

(Magnate & Valentino) (2002) * A La Reconquista (Hector & Tito) (2002) *

El Cangri.com ''El Cangri.com'' is the second studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. It was released in 2002 by V.I. Music. The album was a success in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with songs "Latigazo", "Muévete y Perrea", "¡Dimelo!" ...

(Daddy Yankee) (2002) * DJ Joe: Fatal Fantassy Vol. 3 (2002) * La Historia Live (Hector & Tito) (2003) * Luny Tunes: Mas Flow (2003) *

Los Homerun-es ''Los Homerun-es'' is a compilation album and fifth overall of Reggaeton recording artist Daddy Yankee. It came before Yankee's mainstream debut, ''Barrio Fino''. This album releases Daddy Yankee's hits from the 1990s to 2003. This album was rel ...

(Daddy Yankee) (2003) * Censurado (Ranking Stone) (2003) *

(Don Omar) (2003) *

(Daddy Yankee) (2004) * Alex Gargolas: Las 9 Plagas Vol. 2 (2004) *

The Last Don Live ''The Last Don Live'' is a live album by Don Omar. The second CD contains 3 studio tracks: Pobre Diabla and the 2 versions of Carta A Un Amigo. The album sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. It was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urb ...

(Don Omar) (2004) * Eliel: El Que Habla Con Las Manos (2004) *

Ahora le Toca al Cangri! Live ''Ahora le Toca al Cangri! Live'' is a live album of the greatest hits by Daddy Yankee released on March 15, 2005 on VI Music. Its songs are based on tracks released before his worldwide hit, ''Barrio Fino ''Barrio Fino'' (; en, "Fine 'Hood") ...

(Daddy Yankee) (2005) * Los Bandoleros (Don Omar) (2005) *

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(Hector & Tito) (2005) * Luny Tunes: Desafio (2005) * Buddha's Family 2: Desde La Prisión (2005) * Los Kambumbos: Tierra de Nadie (2005) * Kings of Kings (Don Omar) (2006) *

Los Bandoleros Reloaded ''Los Bandoleros Reloaded'' is two-CD best-of album presented by Don Omar, released on November 21, 2006. The album includes five tracks performed by Omar, where other performers include Cosculluela, Wisin & Yandel, Naldo, Yaga & Mackie, Baby Ran ...

(Don Omar) (2006) * Alex Gargolas: Gargolas 5: The Next Generation (2006) *

Los Rompe Discotekas ''Los Rompe Discotekas'' is a 2006 compilation album by Hector "El Father". This album was released under the Roc-A-Fella Records label and under contract with Jay-Z. Popular singles include "Here We Go Yo" by Hector "El Father" featuring Jay-Z, ...

(Héctor el Father) (2006) *

Progresivo ''Progresivo'' is the debut solo album by Magnate released on June 19, 2007. The solo release was when he was an active part of the duo Magnate & Valentino :''The article covers the duo's career as well the individual careers of Magnate and Va ...

(Magnate & Valentino) (2007) * Echo: Echo Presenta: Invasión (2007) * The Bad Boy: The Most Wanted Edition (Héctor el Father) (2007) *

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(Angel & Khriz) (2008) *

Quimica Perfecta ''Quimica Perfecta'' is the third studio album by Magnate & Valentino :''The article covers the duo's career as well the individual careers of Magnate and Valentino after break-up'' Magnate & Valentino were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo made ...

(Magnate & Valentino) (2009) * Da' Take Over (Angel & Khriz) (2010)

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Selected artists (current and former)

Albums released by VI Music

See also

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