It has been three years since Tego Calderón released his debut album, El Abayarde, but the reggaetón star says he's not worried about losing any ground. Since 2003, reggaetón has exploded, with a ...

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 ...

After a five-year absence, Tego Calderón returns with a vibrant mixtape that cements his status as reggaetón’s answer to KRS-One. Thankfully, though, the album has no reggaetón in it — by embracing ...

With his supersized Afro, just-woke-up-after-a-late-night voice, and I-can't-believe-I'm-a-star humility, Tego Calderón might be the most lovable thug of all time. Certainly he's the most loved rapper ...

Eight years after his last album, and seven years after his last single, Tego Calderón is back — and we hope it’s for good. After a few weeks of teasing new music on social media, the living reggaeton ...

Reggaeton is the biggest-selling genre of Latin music. Its blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin rhythms has been criticized as simplistic, violent and misogynistic. But the Puerto Rican artist and ...

Reggaeton pioneer Tego Calderón released his first solo music in more than eight years on Friday, dropping “La Receta” (“The Prescription”), a smooth track that casts El Abayarde as a romantic leading ...

Puerto Rico’s Tego Calderon appeared to be doing his best last week during a tour swing through Southern California to live up to his reputation as the rebellious rapper of reggaeton. He did so by ...