Bachata which literally means "party" is a dance and music style from the Dominican Republic often centered around subjects of heartbreak, romance, and loss. Equivalent to the Blues in the U.S., thematic similarities and resolution are prevalent such as loss of a love and looking for ones self at the bottom of the bottle. The main melody is predominantly played by an electric guitar, which plucks out an eight note pattern. Bachata has had much success in clubs in the last decade.

Daddy Yankee is one of the best reggaeton artist today. He has won a Grammy and has sold over one million albums and has traveled around the world. He was born in Puerto Rico and raised there. He once got shot for being with a groups of people that were bad but he recovered and left that life to follow his dream of being a great reggaeton artist and he made it.

"Oye Mi Canto"; Hear my song. Latinos, Puerto Ricans in particular, have been stating this for years. Trying to get anyone who will listen to hear their music: Reggaeton. A blend of Spanish rap style lyrics laced over a sped up reggae drum beat. Many people in the U.S. got their first taste of Reggaeton with "Oye Mi Canto" in the summer of 2004. In fact, Reggaeton was developed 30 years ago in Panama when Jamaican immigrants were brought over during the building of the Panama Canal. With them, they brought Reggae music.