Residente o Visitante

 (20 customer reviews)

Sophomore jinx or no, the newest by Calle 13 is, uh, interesting. It starts with a university choir blaring profanities to see if the listener can be easily shocked. In comes "Tango del Pecado", nice Argentinean tango riff, with lyrics deeply tongue in cheek about Residente's avowed relationship with former Miss Universe, Denisse Quiñones. He deserves credit for summarizing the sentiments of every son-in-law-to-be who has experienced scorn or pure hatred by his loved one's parents, with a healthy, deeply cyinical dose of humor. And we've only gone past the first two tracks.

Most of this album is the usual Residente braggadoccio, mixed with irreverence, deeply sexual language (both suggested and direct), and absurd mental images to the extreme. Visitante's take on this (he claims this is a snapshot in the hectic life of Puerto Rico's fastest growing hip hop group) rings true. It lacks "playable" tracks, in the sense of radio-friendly hits, besides "La Cumbia de los...Read more

I was very surprised by this album in the sense that I did not expect it to be this good. The music is really what makes this album great. Calle 13 has evolved in a way not many hip hop/reggaeton artists do. But lets not forget Residente's lyrics, which evoke so many different feelings in you, its amazing (anything from pure disgust to laugh out loud funny). Is there profanity? Sure, more than I expected. Am I offended or somehow turned off by this? Hell no! For me that is actually part of its charm.

My top 6 tracks are:

Tango del pecado - truly innovative mixing neo tango with a reggaeton beat, loved it.

Sin Exagerar - pokes fun at most of the exaggerations made by most hip hop and reggaeton artists, while Tego blasts against the government. Excellent track.

Mala Suerte con el 13 - I like it because, at the end of the day, if you think about it, he is making fun of all the dudes who say they have big D*cks and last a lot in bed (among other...Read more

Calle 13, the winner of 3 Latin Grammys and 1 Latin American MTV Award are extremely diverse on this new album. The Puerto Rican born duo Calle 13 are representing their native homeland extremely well in the genre of Reggeaton. As we know Reggaeton has been growing temendously all throughot the world, but especially Latin America. Residente o Visitante acknowledges that and pays tribute to different types of Latin music. Their first single "Tango del Pecado" has a blend of Tango from Spain, good mix! What can you expect the rest of the album... well an evolution of head banging beats from countries like Spain, Colombia, Brazil, Peru-Ecuaodr & Bolivia(The Andes), Mexico and many more!!!!

The album has Reggaeton fire in its heart, but each track blends beautifully with genres like Cumbia, Rock, Tango, Bossa Nova, Funk, Pop & reggae. More than an evolution Calle 13 has created their own flavor of what REGGEATON can be.

Artists like Ivy Queen were pissed off when...Read more