1. Dame Lo Que Quiero
2. Cruz y Maldición
3. Down
4. Igual Que Ayer
5. Sueltate
6. Dime
7. Me Matas
8. Adiós
9. Nos Fuimos
10. Tocarte Toa
11. Si la Ves
12. Sacarte de Mi Mente
13. De la Calle Soy
14. Amigo
15. Dime Que Será
16. Way, Way
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Rakim & Ken-Y's Masterpiece fails to live up to its boastful title. Even in the frequently grandstanding world of reggaeton, that moniker may strike some as a bold, misguided move. The young duo's previous experience amounts to some live gigs and guest spots on tracks from genre star Nicky Jam. Masterpiece, then, is a relatively uninspired collection of club tracks and drippy ballads, peppered with surprisingly few guest spots. Maybe a few more power players would have helped, but even salsa star India comes off like a generic backup singer during "Tocarte Toa." Much of the problem lies with Ken-Y, whose weak vocals and wimpy delivery play up the genre's repetitiveness and often-insipid lyrics. Rakim's punchy rap flow--and Ken-Y's absence--is a welcome relief during the fierce "Nos Fuimos." Bonus track "Way Way," featuring Carlitos Way, approaches some of reggaeton's rugged essence. But for the most part, this Masterpiece several strokes short of any real color. --Joey Guerra
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Masterpiece
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2006-02-14)
- Publisher: Pina
- Label: Pina
- Studio: Pina
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 17 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #33010
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Summary: Great 2007-05-07
Comment: This is one of the best reagatton CD's I have, if I could i would lisent to it all day. I realy love Rakim & Ken Y, I cant wait until they come to Chicago,IL I will be in the front row singing every song with them. I recomend this CD to everyone who loves reagetton :D
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Summary: GREAT CD 2007-04-05
Comment: This cd is one of the best of reggaeton cd out there. Every track is good. It's not like you buy a cd and there is only 1 or 2 good songs on there, the whole thing is great!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Amazing! 2007-01-13
Comment: I had to cop this one! How could you not! It's Rakim y Ken-Y!
Amazing tracks:
Dime
Dame Lo Que Quiero
and amny others I can't think of! JUST BUY IT
1 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: REGGEATON IS WHACK 2006-12-12
Comment: just another album full of recycled beats and played out hooks appealing to idiot middle school kids. i strongly recommend no one buy ANYTHING reggeaton.
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Summary: The Rock Solid Duo To Ever come out . 2006-10-27
Comment: Zion Y Lennox.....These guys are just like them but their flow and the themes they talk about on the album sound so hot and Original. Debuing the way they did, they swept most Latin American girls of their feet especially with Ken-Y's smooth Melodic Voice. RKM's Lines were the 1,2, punch to knock the ladies into them and get the guys to respect their flow and style. I remember first hearing them on the Bandoleros album with their most classic and career starting song, "Si La Ves." It had such strong emotion going into it from Ken-Y and the right Tough guy lyrics running through it from RKM and Don Omar...that was a truely pivitol song to their success.
I am a guy and I've heard some songs in reggaeton that hit the emotion button and make you say "WOW that was deep and the production value enhanced it." Zion & Lennox pushed that button the most.
Thats the same kinda material you are going to get from these guys, their musical style, their originality, and their overall creativity is enjoyable. The ultimate highlight is "Down". With a dramatic beginning with a synthesizer, organ type sound, of high and lows where Ken-Y whispers the word "Down" through out, then drops to display the incredible beat that follows. Ken-Y then raps with the incredible hard hitting words that can relate to any of our heartbroken moments....that was it for me to get my hair standing up and say WHOAA that was ingenius. Talent was shown between these two gentleman that they had to drop a remix with Hector "El Father" shortly after for this song.
The album is worth its pennies and dollars, but it sad most dudes wont admit to it due to the bravado attitude that most prefer from reggaeton. You've got your bunch who want hardcore hitting lyrics, of street worthy praise who only like the Urban side. Then you have got people like me who have enjoyed the street wise lyrics of some rappers and the ingenius love songs of others....I've come to accept all those who come in to
latin urban/reggaeton with Lyrics to touch the heart and also incite some tough attitude. When you got artists who can do both(Arcangel & De La Ghetto, etc, etc) or one or the other of the lyrical styles of reggaeton then thats worthy of praise. I Praise Rakim & Ken-Y bcuz they bring very good subjects and themes and greatly contribute to Reggaetons place in history as MUSIC worth listening to. They rank up their among the best of the dous on my books....Wisin & Yandel, Tito & hector, Zion & lennox, Baby Rasta & Gringo etc etc.....on a scale of 1-10, in my books this is a classic 9.0 ......
Happy Listening My Fellow Reggaetoneros
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