Much like English-language hip-hop, Spanish-language rap and its close cousin reggaeton are both good and bad. At their worst, they're misogynistic, materialistic and mediocre. At their best, rap and ...

With jazzy orchestra sounds, folkloric Afro-Boricua percussion, and political lyrics united over a ubiquitous dembow riddim, Tego Calderón’s album El Abayarde embodies the soul of reggaeton. Twenty ...

Puerto Rico's O.G. discusses Puerto Rico's future. Dec. 10, 2012 — -- He was never flashy, even when reggaeton exploded into the mainstream circa 2005 with Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina." While Yankee ...

Tego Calderon is big in New York and Miami. He’s huge across Latin America. And in his native Puerto Rico — forget about it. So why is his upcoming album titled “The Underdog?” Maybe because Calderon ...

When the Morning Edition team arrived in Puerto Rico to report our series on the island's difficult situation, one of the first things we noticed was, strangely enough, the sound of the coquis — tiny ...

A few months ago, while in Puerto Rico for NPR's Morning Edition, I got a chance to sit down with one of my favorite Spanish-language rappers, Tego Calderón. Calderón is one of today's most ...

The Puerto Rican rapper stops by to play songs from his new album, spin some records from his eclectic collection and talk about how he went from... Guest DJ: Puerto Rican Rap Legend Tego Calderon ...

A few months ago, while in Puerto Rico for NPR's Morning Edition, I got a chance to sit down with one of my favorite Spanish-language rappers, Tego Calderón. Calderón is one of today's most ...

The Puerto Rican rapper stops by to play songs from his new album, spin some records from his eclectic collection and talk about how he went from... Much like English-language hip-hop, ...