Tier List: https://imgur.com/a/SPm0Fjl
This one hits different. Right from the start, with those ominous vocals giving the whole thing a feeling of foreboding and momentousness. Donald Trump lurking around the stage for his titlecard, even staying onscreen as his titlecard goes away is hilarious and a great visual touch. Then we get Hillary sitting in her debate chair; this battle committing so hard to a location both rappers are present in is pretty unique.
"I've been in this game too long; I'm a public servant! Have been since I met MLK in person!" Serviceable opening on paper, but the guest actor, Kimmy Gatewood, makes it stick out with her performance. Love the intensity of her voice and facial expressions. "I'm a woman of the people; that's for certain. You're a man of the people who don't like turbans!" This is a great line, very accurate, and I love the look on Hillary's face. "I was living in the West Wing while you were professional wrestling. Got skin like Russian dressing from too much Russian investing!" Good lines, in particular I really dig the Russian dressing/Russian investing parallel. Also, while I don't think Kimmy bears a super strong resemblance to Hillary Clinton(the guest actress from Clinton v. Henry VIII was much more on-point) she does look a lot like her as she does the Russian dance in the background. Something about her wide-open smile. "You been going bankrupt since the 90s; if I was in Iran you couldn't find me." Very true on both counts, very solid line. I don't know what more there is to say. Is it gonna be controversial to acknowledge the reality that Trump's gone bankrupt lots of times and probably couldn't point to Iran on a map, even now that he's been president? "You don't care about the job, Trump, you just think the desk is shiny." I think it's accurate that Trump really only cares about the prestige, but this still seems like a pretty weak attack. Hell, you could argue the vast majority of presidential candidates care more about the prestige than actually doing anything. "I said that I respect your children but that wasn't quite right, yo! Looking like some extras on American Psycho!" This line is pretty fucking great. I didn't get it when this battle first released, but I've seen American Psycho more recently, and comparing the Trump kids to the useless trust fund posers surrounding Patrick Bateman is hilarious. The hyper-aggressive hip thrusting Hillary's doing is also a great visual. For the most part this portrayal doesn't resemble Hillary much, but I think there's some truth in how she's portrayed as being very try-hard here. "First name is Hillary, middle name Rodham, last name is Clinton, and lyrics I got 'em! You fire celebrities on The Apprentice, motha fucka I fire Bin Laden! (Crack!) cough" Being tryhard again. The lines are pretty good, the flow is pretty good. The reference to her coughing is a fun touch. "How do I say this? You're racist! Ooh, you must get so pissed that your hands are too small to stop and frisk!" The asking/answering of that question at the beginning is really funny, and I like the way they worked Trump's small hands into this attack on him for being racist. "So you use your fingers to touch chicks. (She's only 12 years old.) That's enough, shit! (But she's married, sir.) Just gotta get pushy. (That's your daughter.) Well, grab her by the pussy!" One of the highlights of the battle, love the way they worked in the secret service agent here. Pointing out Trump being a creep at child beauty pageants and towards Ivanka are great lines of attack. "That's assault, brotha! Don't tell me the victim's at fault, sucka! You don't know shit about steaks! Yucka! But the ones on the 8th are great! Motha fucka!" Really fun delivery, good attacks, I like that they threw the Trump Steaks jab in between the more serious sentiments. I don't know what the fuck is going on with the background in this section, though they're really going hard on the tryhardness of Hillary. "Better save the date; I'm gonna rock the vote! Bad bitch on the scene like Murder, She Wrote!" Hillary trying to compare herself to that character is pretty cringe, as is highlighted by her attempting to dab with the biggest "look, aren't I cool, kids?!" look on her face. Real "Pokemon Go to the polls" moment. "So go ahead, Donald, let me see you flow. I brought Michelle's speech; borrow some quotes!" It's a pretty great line, though this line is moreso an attack at Melania than Trump himself; she should have ended with a more Trump-focused attack.
"Let me just say I respect all females. But your rhymes are trash; put 'em next to your emails." The first line is funny in how flagrantly untrue it is, the second line is just plain funny. Good opener. "Our country's in crisis. Who wants to vote for the mother of ISIS? That might not be exactly true, but I don't do politeness." Trump talks out of his ass and lies a lot, yes. "(Believe me!) You wanna talk about misogyny? Your Bill's worse than Cosby! He left a mess on that dress like you left in Benghazi!" The comparison of the rapist Bills is a great line, and I'm not sure whether the whole Benghazi thing was actually something that was Hillary's fault or just a Fox News talking head talking point, but it's a good line regardless. Also by this point it's clear that Lloid's Trump impression is on-point, much better than Peter's. "(Terrible!) You wanna break the glass ceiling, Hillary, I sense it. But the only crack you'll find is my ass pressed against it." The gesturing Lloid is doing during the "I sense it" line is fucking hilarious. The second line is also pretty funny, and did turn out to be true. "The numbers are in and I'm right on your tail. You don't have the stamina, baby, you're frail! This will be just like '08 when you fail! But Trump will appoint you to jail!" Fun parallel to Hillary's "First name is Hillary" segment from before going on here. The lines themselves are fine, nothing amazing. The second-to-last one turned out to be true, the last one did not. "How do I say this? You're a 2. And you almost lost the primary to a socialist Jew!" It's pretty funny how Trump mimics Hillary's "How do I say this?" bit, and "you're a 2" is such a simple but funny jab. He's got a point that Hillary was so weak a candidate that Bernie Sanders came outta nowhere and was able to put up a serious competition in a race that was supposed to have no real competition for her. "What do the American people gotta yankee doodle doo, to get it through your fat face, that they're just not that into you?!" The use of 'yankee doodle doo' is funny and he's got a real point that Hillary needs to accept she's very unpopular, though that 'fat face' line is such a pot calling the kettle black moment. No doubt intended as such. "They want a strong male leader who can stand up to China! Not a crooked, little, wishy-washy bleeding heart vagina!" These lines, of course, exist purely to point out that Trump is a giant sexist. The "China, China, China... bloody vagina!" in the background is a very funny touch. Little bits like that just add so much to this battle. "I'm gonna run these streets like I run my casinos; more police and less Latinos!" These lines, of course, exist purely to point out that Trump is a giant racist. "While you bury us in debt buying poor people socks, I'll create jobs, tearing down mosques!" Trump is against programs that help the impoverished and hates Muslims. "Then I'll use all the best rocks from the site to build a wall, dip it in gold and make Mexico pay for it all!" The thing Lloid does with his eyes as he smiles when he says "build a wall" is just... SO Trumpian. This really is one of the greatest Trump impressions I've ever seen, Lloid did an amazing job. As for the line... Trump says he's gonna build a wall. He built a partial wall. A partial, really unimpressive wall. "I'll make this country great again! We'll all be living large! And I'll tell Congress you're fired, and put Charles in charge!" Trump's slogan is MAGA and Charles in Charge was a TV show whose main actor is a Trump supporter. Also apparently there was a Supreme Court judge named Charles Trump once wanted nominated. Alright. "'Cause this whole system's rigged! And we all know the riggers! For the last eight years this country's been run by- (CAW!)" The point of this line is that Trump is a giant racist. I like the touch that the crowd is cheering wildly for Trump while Hillary looks disturbed in the background.
Then Lincoln comes soaring in on an eagle, as he did in Obama v. Romney. "Are you fucking kidding me with this blah blah blah? I've half a mind to feed you both to my oversized - (CAW!)" The use of 'CAW!' as a censor is amusing. "I've heard more thoughtful discussion up in TMZ! You two got brother blocking brother on their Facebook feed!" This isn't fun anymore, it's just real. "I'm so sick and tired of this ridiculous shit! If this is the best my party gets, then my party should quit!" The Republican Party is a nightmare and Lincoln would be ashamed of it today, is what is being said. "I'm sorry, did I say something that you found funny? Wipe that creepy-ass smile off your face and beat this dummy!" Clinton is a shitty politician who didn't take Trump seriously enough, and she comes across as cold and inhuman. And in case you somehow failed to pick up on it before, ERB makes clear here their endorsement for which candidate to vote for. "And if she does win the White House, be a man and hold the door. Don't get your fans stirred up in some sorta Twitter civil war!" Too real, especially after January 6th. "Here's an equal opportunity smack down in the sequel! That's of the people, by the people, for the people, eagle!" Some people have debated whether Lincoln slapped Trump twice in place of slapping Clinton at all because he's a gentleman and wouldn't hit a woman, or because ERB favors Clinton over Trump. The latter is definitely true, but the former is also probably true. So... both! Then Lincoln yells "Eagle!" and fucks off.
Let's talk about bias. There's two camps of people I've seen in discussions about certain ERB battles, especially this one, and they both irk me. So let's address both of them.
First off: YES, ERB is biased against Trump. And are biased against Republicans generally, and much more sympathetic to the Democrats. They've made that completely obvious from the beginning. And you know what? That's totally fine! They're right to be biased against them! But for some reason, some people in the fanbase can't just admit that. For some reason, there's a lot of people in the fanbase who will bend over backwards trying to explain how it's actually totally unbiased(false) and they attack both sides equally(false) and people complaining are being salty(true). But if you think ERB is unbiased, then society has failed you, because you are a woeful media illiterate. They're screaming Vote for Hillary, Don't Let Trump Win! at you and somehow you haven't managed to decipher what they're saying. I hope for your sake you're, like, twelve years old if you actually think they're unbiased. Here's an important lesson for you to learn as you grow up: 'biased' does not equate to 'bad'! For example, you SHOULD be 'biased' against Hitler! If you look at someone like Hitler and compare him to someone like MLK and treat them as equally valid figures whose ideas are both worthy of consideration, then you're at best a useful idiot and at worst a Nazi apologist! Stop feeling like you have to defend ERB's honor by feverishly denying any claims of bias!
But even worse than those jokers are the fuckers who love to bitch about how ERB has gotten "too political" or "too woke" nowadays. NEWSFLASH, DUMBASS: the very FIRST battle was John Lennon vs Bill O'Reilly, and Bill O'Reilly literally says "Because I'm evil! Heart blacker than Don Cheadle!" Their very foundation as a series is shitting on Republicans! They didn't suddenly 'go woke' just because they stopped doing gay jokes and shat on Trump even more explicitly than they already did to Romney.
Anyway, I've got mixed feelings about this battle. The 'mixed' part of those feelings come from how heavy it is; I have to be in a certain mood to want to listen to this, and most times I see this pop up in my playlist I just skip on to the next one. It's uncomfortable. It's real. Maybe a little too real. But then again, maybe they were right to take it so seriously. It's still a great battle, even if it can be a little hard to come back to. The only big issue I have with it is that Lincoln coming in at the end is kind of a drag. It was funny the first time; this doesn't recapture the magic. He doesn't really have any great lines either. I tend to stop listening by the time he comes in. But besides that, this battle has an amazing instrumental track, great visuals, peak performances from both Lloid and Kimmy, and good, sometimes great, writing.
I used to think Trump won this battle despite always having been anti-Trump. Revisiting it now, I'm not sure why I thought that. Maybe it was because his part was just so entertaining, even moreso than Hillary's. Maybe it's because I, like many others, harbor a strong resentment and bitterness towards Hillary Clinton(muh Bernie) that would lead me to not be entirely honest about her performance here. Maybe it's just because that hardly anybody said Clinton won back in the day; Trump had either a majority or a clear plural majority of votes in polls, then Lincoln with a fair amount, then Clinton with a small fraction. Now I see that that is utter bullshit. The only reason anybody votes for Lincoln is either because of the Last Word Effect or because they want to be centrists about it and not side with either candidate; even if you could argue he was the best part of Obama v. Romney, here his verse falls well short of both Clinton and Trump's. On the question of Clinton v. Trump... I can kind of see how someone might think Trump won on account of how hilarious he was, but a ton of his stuff just makes himself look bad, and if we're being honest I think Clinton had better burns and more substantive lines of attack. I say Clinton>Trump>Lincoln.
inb4 someone says I got "too political" in my presidential election battle analysis

1. Cosculluela “El Principe Ghost Edition” (2010) – Some may get mad at seeing this “El Principe” #1 when “Odisea” is at #8 especially because Coscu’s 200 thousand units sold is 10x less the amount of Ozuna’s “Odisea”. But unless you were there, you cannot fathom the fact that “El Principe” was the equivalent to “El Abayarde” during the “Back To The Underground Era” (2009-2014). Major labels dissed Rap & Reggaeton and most of it went back to the underground. And even if it did receive a release from a major like “El Principe”, unless you were Yankee or Don or signed a 360, you were not getting any promotional dollars invested in you. This album remained “underground” outside of Puerto Rico, but it became the hottest thing in the culture thus it did phenomenal numbers with no mainstream exposure. But the most important facet is the music. And this album is full of classics from beginning to end with much variety yet Cosculluela does not abandon his underground lyricism at any moment for commercial success. You have ballads with Zion & De La Ghetto, but hardcore songs like “Plaka Plaka” and “Un Pesito”. There is no doubt that when this album came out Cosculluela was the #1 Latin MC on planet earth and his career is now legendary thanks to “El Principe” in which every single song was good and a hit!

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6A6eSLDcS2r7qT9ZFYSJlL?si=-YBA4YGST0OIXn23ZU-XtQ

1. Jowell & Randy “El Momento” (2010) – Wisin & Yandel’s “WY Records” joined forces with the legendary “White Lion Records” to present this masterpiece. Half the album is produced by Wisin & Yandel’s superstar team of Nesty, Victor & Gomez while the other half is done by Live Music (DJ Giann, Dexter, Mr. Greenz & DJ Blass). It is Jowell & Randy’s best album to date and their most successful one too. People remember hits like “Un Booty Nuevo” feat. Yaviah, “Loco”, & “Solo Por Ti” but songs like “Amanece” and “Chica de Novela” are all time classics within the Reggaeton community. If you missed this one, do yourself a favor and save your life by hearing it.

Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6JUteqYW61MphFHmJe5AAU?si=FPqrD5hmSpqvpHknPvmVzw

3. Ñengo Flow “Real G 4 Life” (2010) - Ñengo Flow became a superstar in Colombia with this album and later the rest of the world. “Real G 4 Life” has now become a mantra for Latinos raised in the barrio across the globe. The album was the best of both worlds. Half of it is Ñengo’s gritty, dark and violent tone with help of ultra underrated MC John Jay. The second half is club bangers with all tracks becoming hits in the Reggaeton world. This album is now one of the most influential in the history of Latin Music, not just Rap & Reggaeton.
Listen on YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lyv_kcReUgQuIS_13uattK3TJKVK8Dhsc&si=W7rdpwG7vj5QyeiH

4. Anuel AA “Real Hasta La Muerte mixtape version” (2016) – Anuel’s debut 13 track mixtape is a tour de force. Every song is either an underground hit or a commercial radio/club smash. He was just untouchable at this point. Lyrically he was also at his peak here as his lyrics kinda made more sense in their angst while recently he sounds kinda pointless. His punchlines were also much more clever in this era and he became a legend in the culture with this work alone which is much superior to the album version of 2018. Please don’t get them confused, one is much better than the other.
Listen Here: Anuel AA - Real Hasta La Muerte (The Mixtape) (2016) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

5. Kase.O “El Círculo” (2016) – “El Ciculo” by Kase.O is definitely the most sophisticated album on this list. For those not “in the know” Kase.O has been widely considered the undisputed best lyricist alive since Canserbero passed away. He was a member of the legendary Hip Hop group ‘Violadores Del Verso’ and presented a masterclass of a product with “El Círculo” in 2016. Apart from his supreme battle rap skills, we have songs with social content, R&B romance, and a variety of underground Rap sounds from R de Rhumba. If we were to rate on pure skill alone, this album may be #1.
Listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/el-c%C3%ADrculo/1152540356

6. Yandel “Dangerous” (2015) - Yandel’s most commercially successful album as a solo artist is just a tour de force from beginning to end. This is Yandel translating his hitmaking abilities from “Quien Contra Mi” to the modern era. It is very commercial without losing the essence of the true Reggaeton sound. Most people remember “Encantadora” but even deep cuts like “Riversa” feat. De La Ghetto, “Loba”, “Dejame Explorar” feat. French Montana & “No Sales De Mi Mente” feat. Nicky Jam were among the best Reggaeton songs that decade.
Listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/dangerous/1046026029

7. Los De La Nazza “Orion” (2015) - This is the finest produced Reggaeton album of the 2010’s and the one that launched today’s #1 label ‘RIMAS’. It has an all star list of participants including Farruko, Nicky Jam, De La Ghetto, Ozuna, Kendo Kaponi, Pusho, Angel & Khriz, Luigi 21 Plus, Alexio (RIP) Juanka & many more… It is a very street album and not recommended for all audiences. The beats still sound impressive almost a decade later.
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qA8Q6vn2oYXBwiMb55HTu?si=jFgI2oecQNKTj_uB3UZU-w

8. Ozuna “Odisea” (2017) – Ozuna’s debut album is chock full of hits and the most successful album on the list. He had already about 5 or 6 international hits before the album’s release and added another 5 or 6 more after it. Super catchy and well produced album.
Listen on YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ncFovAV-r37ILWMjp65C285WwN3-5CSbw&si=ofFXc57ZnREL52nv

9. Baby Rasta & Gringo “Los Cotizados” (2015) – After a career that spanned over 20 years by the time of “Los Cotizados” release date, this is Baby Rasta & Gringo’s most successful album to date. The album is full of catchy songs and impressive features including Tito El Bambino, Nicky Jam & Farruko. Jumbo “El Que Produce Solo” does a fantastic job on the production end.
Listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/los-cotizados/1361900453

10. Nico Canada “A Lo Under vol. 1 & 2” (2012) – Nico Canada brought an all star double album to the game in 2012. You have exclusive tracks from Plan B, Cosculluela, Nicky Jam, J Alvarez, Ñengo Flow, Maicol & Manuel, Alberto Style, Ivy Queen, Mexicano, Yomo, Tito El Bambino, J-King & Maximan, Voltio, Jowell & Randy and more… All produced by Nico Canada alongside Kronix Magical mostly with an old school 90’s feel translated to the modern era. Sadly, this album was not known outside the underground but is worth the listen as it is full of classic tracks.
Listen on Spotify: Vol. 1 https://open.spotify.com/album/6v6ie2iVsqY5HU0nYn9rgb?si=g6wVyDH-Qp6ZB98eLSbzhg
& Vol. 2 https://open.spotify.com/album/36McUo1zCJNAzHu7gmqfTG?si=ppYXTewfQiGWBqW4OPS-5Q

Honorable Mention: Shotta – Para Mi Gente/Flowesia (2014/2016), Plan B – House of Pleasure (2010), Cosculluela – Blanco Perla (2016), Alcolirykoz - Servicios Ambulatorioz (2017), Nicky Jam – Fenix (2017), Wisin & Yandel – Los Vaqueros El Regreso (2011), Daddy Yankee – King Daddy (2013) & Tito El Bambino – El Patron La Victoria Edition.
My personal Top 5: 1. King Daddy 2. Real Hasta La Muerte mixtape version 3. El Momento 4. Los Vaqueros El Regreso 5. El Principe

Ok firstly, my name is not a reference to necrophilia. It’s a band from the 70s.
What can anyone say when attempting to describe themselves in a way which attracts the right person? I have no clue. So I tend to just be rather honest in my self description. I’m not trying to attract the masses. I’m trying to attract the people who are kind of ok with who I am.
I’m an odd guy. Comfortable with who I am and confident. But odd. I don’t have the fortune of having a ton of common interests with most people. That’s become more pronounced with age. I don’t golf. I don’t watch American sports. Mainly because it’s alien to me to take something so seriously. I don’t have or want kids. Not into cars.
I’m an introvert (exacerbated by the wonderful lock down in which I was free to be as big a homebody as I wanted ). There’s a weird situational duality with my introversion. I’m in sales, so I have to be “on” at work. If you asked me to speak to a room full of people about a subject I have knowledge about, I’m fine with it. However a social Setting with many people I don’t know? I get quiet and uncomfortable. Mainly because I don’t assume people necessarily want to be bothered (because it’s in my nature to not necessarily want to be bothered). And also because I know the same old ice breakers are coming. To which I have no good answers (about the local sports team or cars or babies or investments etc). I wish I were interested in these things.
I have solid friends whom I love. But most of them have moved away or started families. I get invited to kids birthday parties, but gone are the days of just hanging out. And as you get older, you start taking care of more things so it’s hard to squeeze in social time when you know you have to get that load of laundry done because you’re not off again for a week etc etc etc.
Maybe my introversion in the last few years is driven by how divisive most subjects are nowadays. Everything is “us against THEM” or “if you’re not with me you’re against me”. I feel like that’s exactly what we’re driven towards and it’s sad to see how easily those strings are pulled by various sources. I believe there’s always a common ground and you should learn to play nice with your neighbors.
Also, I came to realize (at some point) that I was raised with insufferably arrogant male role models in my life. I acted similarly to them when I was younger (out of insecurity, just as they did) and upon having this realization, it makes it harder to be loud or outspoken. I no longer think my opinions are any more valid than anyone else’s. The world is absolutely chocked full of interesting and beautiful people and you hardly notice them because there are so many loud people.
Ok so you got through all of the above rambling. Maybe I should say who I am.
I’m 42. Average height (5’10.5”). A little above average weight. Latino (not raised speaking Spanish or being very in touch with my roots). Child free (doesn’t want kids but doesn’t hate children). I’m liberal and non religious.
I get excited over random things. New cooking utensils (I just got a carbon steel pan not long ago and love it). I bought a chefs press. Must brown all the things!
I’m a pretty decent cook. If I’m trying something new I’ll probably make it for a week straight just to “get it right”. Or at least until I’m happy with it.
I love salads. There’s literally always room for salad. The way most people feel about desert is how I feel about salads. All kinds of salads.
I think iceberg lettuce is highly underrated.
I probably make more Asian dishes than anything else since Asian food is my great love.
I’m allergic to peanuts and shellfish (and cats) so my great loves are also forbidden loves.
I feel that sharing food is a magical way to connect to people.
I have owned more guitars than I can remember. A wise man once told me “you can’t take them with you” and I listened. My collection is much smaller now.
Music is the one constant thing in my life day to day. I would say it’s my life but I’ve known people who actually made it their life. Modern music is not quite as appealing to me. It seems “vibey” and doesn’t really have a hook or dynamism. I love James brown, Jimi Hendrix, old blues. 60s funk and soul. Otis Redding. Boom bappy hip hop. Wu tang. Portishead. Anything with oomph. 70s punk. 80s new wave and synth. The list goes on. Sometimes I realize I only get to listen to music in my car and spend my time listening to the same playlists because otherwise I’d be in my car for 40 minutes before going anywhere.
I’m not great at photography but like taking photo walks in random places. Gives me something to focus on rather than just walking. I’m slowly learning what light looks good when translated to a still photo.
I don’t have any prerequisites for the race or ethnicity of the people I date. I believe there are beautiful people everywhere. I don’t have much of a racial or ethnic identity.
I am a rather secure and confident person. And I am seeking the same thing from another person. I don’t want to be taken care of or doted on. I want a partner. Someone who will laugh at the inappropriate, fucked up and vulgar jokes I whisper to them in public. I don’t want to be with just anyone. I want to meet the right person.
If you’re reading this and think it vaguely sounds like a person you might want to talk to, send a chat or message.
I do have to say, I am only looking for eople that live in San Diego, are close (2hr drive max) to san Diego or frequently visit san Diego. Yes, it’s a hard rule. Sorry.
My preferred Age range is roughly 32-45.
Lastly, after having gotten so many responses, here’s a list of things that are hard requirements in what I’m looking for:
Not religious and Doesn’t believe in psychics Or astrology.
Doesn’t want children (or at least doesn’t want more). I don’t hate kids. I just don’t want them. Your kids are your responsibility. But I am definitely not having them at my age.
Doesn’t have an std. it’s actually WILD to me that I have to say this. The amount of people that message and don’t lead with it… is shocking.
Doesn’t do hard drugs (weed is fine).
Admits they fart. Yes, I said it. If the subject of flatulence makes you uncomfortable, you’re far too uptight for me. I think it’s a great indicator of humor compatibility.
Isn’t a love bomber. If you don’t know what that means, it’s a person who tends to jump quickly into infatuation with a person without knowing much about them. They bomb you with affection. Unsustainable and inexplicable amounts of affection. If you read that description and thought “ugh . No “ then we’re probably like minded. If you read it and thought “but that sounds so nice” we’re definitely not compatible.
The only physical requirement I have is that you’re not obese.
I am physically most attracted to medium to dark skin with dark hair with almond shaped eyes, but honestly I am open to literally everyone.
As you can see above I’ve written quite a bit. I expect that if you reply, you’ll write quite a bit too. If you respond with less than a paragraph I’m going to ignore it. I have yet to come across a fake account that writes more than one sentence. So that’ll be my filter.

Ok firstly, my name is not a reference to necrophilia. It’s a band from the 70s.
What can anyone say when attempting to describe themselves in a way which attracts the right person? I have no clue. So I tend to just be rather honest in my self description. I’m not trying to attract the masses. I’m trying to attract the people who are kind of ok with who I am.
I’m an odd guy. Comfortable with who I am and confident. But odd. I don’t have the fortune of having a ton of common interests with most people. That’s become more pronounced with age. I don’t golf. I don’t watch American sports. Mainly because it’s alien to me to take something so seriously. I don’t have or want kids. Not into cars.
I’m an introvert (exacerbated by the wonderful lock down in which I was free to be as big a homebody as I wanted ). There’s a weird situational duality with my introversion. I’m in sales, so I have to be “on” at work. If you asked me to speak to a room full of people about a subject I have knowledge about, I’m fine with it. However a social Setting with many people I don’t know? I get quiet and uncomfortable. Mainly because I don’t assume people necessarily want to be bothered (because it’s in my nature to not necessarily want to be bothered). And also because I know the same old ice breakers are coming. To which I have no good answers (about the local sports team or cars or babies or investments etc). I wish I were interested in these things.
I have solid friends whom I love. But most of them have moved away or started families. I get invited to kids birthday parties, but gone are the days of just hanging out. And as you get older, you start taking care of more things so it’s hard to squeeze in social time when you know you have to get that load of laundry done because you’re not off again for a week etc etc etc.
Maybe my introversion in the last few years is driven by how divisive most subjects are nowadays. Everything is “us against THEM” or “if you’re not with me you’re against me”. I feel like that’s exactly what we’re driven towards and it’s sad to see how easily those strings are pulled by various sources. I believe there’s always a common ground and you should learn to play nice with your neighbors.
Also, I came to realize (at some point) that I was raised with insufferably arrogant male role models in my life. I acted similarly to them when I was younger (out of insecurity, just as they did) and upon having this realization, it makes it harder to be loud or outspoken. I no longer think my opinions are any more valid than anyone else’s. The world is absolutely chocked full of interesting and beautiful people and you hardly notice them because there are so many loud people.
Ok so you got through all of the above rambling. Maybe I should say who I am.
I’m 42. Average height (5’10.5”). A little above average weight. Latino (not raised speaking Spanish or being very in touch with my roots). Child free (doesn’t want kids but doesn’t hate children). I’m liberal and non religious.
I get excited over random things. New cooking utensils (I just got a carbon steel pan not long ago and love it). I bought a chefs press. Must brown all the things!
I’m a pretty decent cook. If I’m trying something new I’ll probably make it for a week straight just to “get it right”. Or at least until I’m happy with it.
I love salads. There’s literally always room for salad. The way most people feel about desert is how I feel about salads. All kinds of salads.
I think iceberg lettuce is highly underrated.
I probably make more Asian dishes than anything else since Asian food is my great love.
I’m allergic to peanuts and shellfish (and cats) so my great loves are also forbidden loves.
I feel that sharing food is a magical way to connect to people.
I have owned more guitars than I can remember. A wise man once told me “you can’t take them with you” and I listened. My collection is much smaller now.
Music is the one constant thing in my life day to day. I would say it’s my life but I’ve known people who actually made it their life. Modern music is not quite as appealing to me. It seems “vibey” and doesn’t really have a hook or dynamism. I love James brown, Jimi Hendrix, old blues. 60s funk and soul. Otis Redding. Boom bappy hip hop. Wu tang. Portishead. Anything with oomph. 70s punk. 80s new wave and synth. The list goes on. Sometimes I realize I only get to listen to music in my car and spend my time listening to the same playlists because otherwise I’d be in my car for 40 minutes before going anywhere.
I’m not great at photography but like taking photo walks in random places. Gives me something to focus on rather than just walking. I’m slowly learning what light looks good when translated to a still photo.
I don’t have any prerequisites for the race or ethnicity of the people I date. I believe there are beautiful people everywhere. I don’t have much of a racial or ethnic identity.
I am a rather secure and confident person. And I am seeking the same thing from another person. I don’t want to be taken care of or doted on. I want a partner. Someone who will laugh at the inappropriate, fucked up and vulgar jokes I whisper to them in public. I don’t want to be with just anyone. I want to meet the right person.
If you’re reading this and think it vaguely sounds like a person you might want to talk to, send a chat or message.
I do have to say, I am only looking for eople that live in San Diego, are close (2hr drive max) to san Diego or frequently visit san Diego. Yes, it’s a hard rule. Sorry.
My preferred Age range is roughly 32-45.
Lastly, after having gotten so many responses, here’s a list of things that are hard requirements in what I’m looking for:
Not religious and Doesn’t believe in psychics Or astrology.
Doesn’t want children (or at least doesn’t want more). I don’t hate kids. I just don’t want them. Your kids are your responsibility. But I am definitely not having them at my age.
Doesn’t have an std. it’s actually WILD to me that I have to say this. The amount of people that message and don’t lead with it… is shocking.
Doesn’t do hard drugs (weed is fine).
Admits they fart. Yes, I said it. If the subject of flatulence makes you uncomfortable, you’re far too uptight for me. I think it’s a great indicator of humor compatibility.
Isn’t a love bomber. If you don’t know what that means, it’s a person who tends to jump quickly into infatuation with a person without knowing much about them. They bomb you with affection. Unsustainable and inexplicable amounts of affection. If you read that description and thought “ugh . No “ then we’re probably like minded. If you read it and thought “but that sounds so nice” we’re definitely not compatible.
The only physical requirement I have is that you’re not obese.
I am physically most attracted to medium to dark skin with dark hair with almond shaped eyes, but honestly I am open to literally everyone.
As you can see above I’ve written quite a bit. I expect that if you reply, you’ll write quite a bit too. If you respond with less than a paragraph I’m going to ignore it. I have yet to come across a fake account that writes more than one sentence. So that’ll be my filter.

Ok firstly, my name is not a reference to necrophilia. It’s a band from the 70s.
What can anyone say when attempting to describe themselves in a way which attracts the right person? I have no clue. So I tend to just be rather honest in my self description. I’m not trying to attract the masses. I’m trying to attract the people who are kind of ok with who I am.
I’m an odd guy. Comfortable with who I am and confident. But odd. I don’t have the fortune of having a ton of common interests with most people. That’s become more pronounced with age. I don’t golf. I don’t watch American sports. Mainly because it’s alien to me to take something so seriously. I don’t have or want kids. Not into cars.
I’m an introvert (exacerbated by the wonderful lock down in which I was free to be as big a homebody as I wanted ). There’s a weird situational duality with my introversion. I’m in sales, so I have to be “on” at work. If you asked me to speak to a room full of people about a subject I have knowledge about, I’m fine with it. However a social Setting with many people I don’t know? I get quiet and uncomfortable. Mainly because I don’t assume people necessarily want to be bothered (because it’s in my nature to not necessarily want to be bothered). And also because I know the same old ice breakers are coming. To which I have no good answers (about the local sports team or cars or babies or investments etc). I wish I were interested in these things.
I have solid friends whom I love. But most of them have moved away or started families. I get invited to kids birthday parties, but gone are the days of just hanging out. And as you get older, you start taking care of more things so it’s hard to squeeze in social time when you know you have to get that load of laundry done because you’re not off again for a week etc etc etc.
Maybe my introversion in the last few years is driven by how divisive most subjects are nowadays. Everything is “us against THEM” or “if you’re not with me you’re against me”. I feel like that’s exactly what we’re driven towards and it’s sad to see how easily those strings are pulled by various sources. I believe there’s always a common ground and you should learn to play nice with your neighbors.
Also, I came to realize (at some point) that I was raised with insufferably arrogant male role models in my life. I acted similarly to them when I was younger (out of insecurity, just as they did) and upon having this realization, it makes it harder to be loud or outspoken. I no longer think my opinions are any more valid than anyone else’s. The world is absolutely chocked full of interesting and beautiful people and you hardly notice them because there are so many loud people.
Ok so you got through all of the above rambling. Maybe I should say who I am.
I’m 42. Average height (5’10.5”). A little above average weight. Latino (not raised speaking Spanish or being very in touch with my roots). Child free (doesn’t want kids but doesn’t hate children). I’m liberal and non religious.
I get excited over random things. New cooking utensils (I just got a carbon steel pan not long ago and love it). I bought a chefs press. Must brown all the things!
I’m a pretty decent cook. If I’m trying something new I’ll probably make it for a week straight just to “get it right”. Or at least until I’m happy with it.
I love salads. There’s literally always room for salad. The way most people feel about desert is how I feel about salads. All kinds of salads.
I think iceberg lettuce is highly underrated.
I probably make more Asian dishes than anything else since Asian food is my great love.
I’m allergic to peanuts and shellfish (and cats) so my great loves are also forbidden loves.
I feel that sharing food is a magical way to connect to people.
I have owned more guitars than I can remember. A wise man once told me “you can’t take them with you” and I listened. My collection is much smaller now.
Music is the one constant thing in my life day to day. I would say it’s my life but I’ve known people who actually made it their life. Modern music is not quite as appealing to me. It seems “vibey” and doesn’t really have a hook or dynamism. I love James brown, Jimi Hendrix, old blues. 60s funk and soul. Otis Redding. Boom bappy hip hop. Wu tang. Portishead. Anything with oomph. 70s punk. 80s new wave and synth. The list goes on. Sometimes I realize I only get to listen to music in my car and spend my time listening to the same playlists because otherwise I’d be in my car for 40 minutes before going anywhere.
I’m not great at photography but like taking photo walks in random places. Gives me something to focus on rather than just walking. I’m slowly learning what light looks good when translated to a still photo.
I don’t have any prerequisites for the race or ethnicity of the people I date. I believe there are beautiful people everywhere. I don’t have much of a racial or ethnic identity.
I am a rather secure and confident person. And I am seeking the same thing from another person. I don’t want to be taken care of or doted on. I want a partner. Someone who will laugh at the inappropriate, fucked up and vulgar jokes I whisper to them in public. I don’t want to be with just anyone. I want to meet the right person.
If you’re reading this and think it vaguely sounds like a person you might want to talk to, send a chat or message.
I do have to say, I am only looking for eople that live in San Diego, are close (2hr drive max) to san Diego or frequently visit san Diego. Yes, it’s a hard rule. Sorry.
My preferred Age range is roughly 32-45.
Lastly, after having gotten so many responses, here’s a list of things that are hard requirements in what I’m looking for:
Not religious and Doesn’t believe in psychics Or astrology.
Doesn’t want children (or at least doesn’t want more). I don’t hate kids. I just don’t want them. Your kids are your responsibility. But I am definitely not having them at my age.
Doesn’t have an std. it’s actually WILD to me that I have to say this. The amount of people that message and don’t lead with it… is shocking.
Doesn’t do hard drugs (weed is fine).
Admits they fart. Yes, I said it. If the subject of flatulence makes you uncomfortable, you’re far too uptight for me. I think it’s a great indicator of humor compatibility.
Isn’t a love bomber. If you don’t know what that means, it’s a person who tends to jump quickly into infatuation with a person without knowing much about them. They bomb you with affection. Unsustainable and inexplicable amounts of affection. If you read that description and thought “ugh . No “ then we’re probably like minded. If you read it and thought “but that sounds so nice” we’re definitely not compatible.
The only physical requirement I have is that you’re not obese.
I am physically most attracted to medium to dark skin with dark hair with almond shaped eyes, but honestly I am open to literally everyone.
As you can see above I’ve written quite a bit. I expect that if you reply, you’ll write quite a bit too. If you respond with less than a paragraph I’m going to ignore it. I have yet to come across a bot account or scammer that writes more than one sentence. So that’ll be my filter.

DAY: DAY: MAY 11, 2024

• 5-11-2024WHY DANCING IN SYNC BRINGS US CLOSER TOGETHER Silent discos started back in the 1970s as a convenient way to get around noise restrictions. In those days that meant everyone bringing their own music loaded onto a Walkman. Later, DJs would set up their own radio channels to allow everyone to listen to the same playlist. These events gained popularity in the early 2000s, when music festivals began to host silent gigs with lots of artists streaming on different channels. At a regular disco or nightclub, everybody experiences dancing together in time to the same music.
• 5-11-2024HOW DO EMOTIONS HELP CONSTRUCT OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY IN MUSIC FESTIVALS? 2022 was a record year for music festivals in Spain, hitting historic highs just two years after the entire country was locked down due to the pandemic. Spain boasts close to a thousand music festivals and a live music industry that earned 459 million euros in ticket revenue alone in 2022. This is almost 200% more than the previous year,
• 5-11-2024WHY DO METAPHORS OF SPACE HELP US UNDERSTAND TIME? Space-time projections, ego-moving perspective. Expressions linking space to time are a common part of our day to day lives. You might say the morning “flew by,” or that school exams are “fast approaching.” Right now, you might say summer is “just around the corner,” while anyone with the vaguest awareness of Game of Thrones will have heard the phrase “winter is coming.”
• 5-11-2024THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD OIL CROPS, ONLY GOOD AND BAD PRACTICES There are no good or bad oil crops. Credit: Borneo Futures When shopping, have you considered the social and environmental impacts of your vegetable oil purchases? Most products offer limited information on these effects. Labels like “No Palm Oil”—linked to environmental damage and threats to orangutans—or “Fair-trade” are familiar, but many ingredients go unmentioned. How reliable are these claims, and what unseen impacts are we responsible for with our choices?
• 5-11-2024ART-BASED APPROACHES CAN ENCOURAGE FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE Art can contribute to futures thinking in various ways, such as inspiring alternative futures through mediums like science fiction in films and literature, encapsulating future scenarios through artistic illustrations, and posing thought-provoking questions that challenge our perceptions and understanding of the future. As a multidisciplinary field, futures research borrows approaches from different disciplines. However, it often ignores the potential of the arts on a large scale, even though the arts embrace creativity and often depict and narrate imagined futures.
• 5-11-2024‘DOING YOUR OWN RESEARCH’ CAN MAKE FAKE NEWS SEEM BELIEVABLE While it’s healthy to question what we see and hear in the media, those quick internet searches to fact-check news stories can unexpectedly backfire and lead people to believe false stories, according to the director of the University of Oregon’s undergraduate journalism program. As more people tune into the press for the upcoming election cycle
• 5-11-2024CONTRADICTORY THOUGHTS LEAD TO MORE MODERATE ATTITUDES, PSYCHOLOGISTS FIND Researchers present rhetorical tools that can help to reduce the polarization of discussions. When discussing controversial issues such as migration or measures against global warming, strongly opposing positions often clash and discussions become emotional. The polarization that can be found here is primarily driven by people with extreme attitudes.
• 5-11-2024CAN SCIENCE EXPLAIN WHY COUPLES BREAK UP? THE MATHEMATICAL ANATOMY OF A FALL French director Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” winner of the 2023 Oscar for best original script, reconstructs a fatal fall in order to dissect the collapse of the romantic relationship between the film’s leading couple, Sandra Voyter and Samuel Maleski. Far from an exception, breakups of the sort depicted in the film are commonplace: global data shows high levels of marriage failure, with a marked increase towards the end of the last century.
• 5-11-2024WHEN CHOOSING CO-FOUNDERS, ENTREPRENEURS HAVE A GENDER GAP One of the most important decisions an entrepreneur can make when launching a business is choosing the right co-founder. Should compatible personalities guide the choice? Or should the priority be someone who brings resources to the startup? How do entrepreneurs make this decision if they must choose between these two options? New research from Texas McCombs finds there’s a gender gap in making this choice.
• 5-11-2024COMPASSION DOESN’T HELP ALL COUPLES, FINDS STUDY More compassion = a better relationship. This is an obvious rule of thumb for couples. But it doesn’t apply to everyone, as a study shows. Some people prefer to do without it. Whether irrevocably estranged or merely bored with the daily routine: “Couples counseling can improve communication and the quality of the relationship. And it has a positive effect on mental health
• 5-11-2024WOMEN IN RICH COUNTRIES ARE HAVING FEWER KIDS, OR NONE AT ALL. WHAT’S GOING ON? A recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows US fertility rates dropped 2% in 2023. With the exception of a temporary increase in the fertility rate at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US fertility rate has been falling steadily since 1971. Australia exhibits a similar pattern. Fertility has declined since 2007 despite government attempts to invest in a “baby bonus” to encourage women to have more children. Taking a more global perspective, we can see similar patterns across other industrial nations: Japan,
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW AI TOOL FOR FAST AND PRECISE TISSUE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT DRUG DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSTICS A team of scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Bioinformatics Institute (BII) has developed a new AI software tool called “BANKSY” that automatically recognizes the cell types present in a tissue, such as muscle cells, nerve cells, and fat cells. Going a step beyond conventional AI tools, which can group cells together into clusters if they contain similar molecules
• 5-11-2024STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON CANCER CELL ‘TUG-OF-WAR’ Two malignant mixed mullerian tumor explants on collagen network. Both tumor pieces adhered to the collagen network and started pulling on the collagen fibers, which prompted extensive collagen displacements and alignments, alongside cell escape of cells with a dominant stress fiber-based contractility. The sharp and smooth boundary structure of both pieces further indicates a strong tissue surface tension that hinders cell escape for cells with a dominant cortical contractility.
• 5-11-2024STUDY UNDERSCORES NEW STRATEGIES TO FIGHT DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA
• 5-11-2024BIG DATA HELPS DETERMINE WHAT DRIVES DISEASE RISK
• 5-11-2024NEW STUDY POINTS TO STOCHASTIC CHANGES IN CELLS
• 5-11-2024CHANGES IN PIG FARMING IN THE 20TH CENTURY SPREAD ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT SALMONELLA AROUND THE WORLD, FINDS STUDY
• 5-11-2024HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT MALARIA TRANSMISSION
• 5-11-2024TEAM DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING BIOPLASTICS FROM AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD BYPRODUCTS
• 5-11-2024STUDY DISCOVERS CELLULAR ACTIVITY THAT HINTS RECYCLING IS IN OUR DNA
• 5-11-2024WANT TO SHOW TEACHERS APPRECIATION? THIS TOP SCHOOL GIVES THEM MORE FREEDOM
• 5-11-2024HOW LIKELY ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL? STUDY SHOWS IT DEPENDS ON RACE, GENDER AND INCOME
• 5-11-2024SELF-CRITICAL PERFECTIONISM GNAWS ON STUDENTS’ WELL-BEING ALREADY IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SAYS STUDY
• 5-11-2024STUDY EXPLORES WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL WILL HELP WITH WORK ENGAGEMENT IN TOUGH MOMENTS
• 5-11-2024NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE REPORTING
• 5-11-2024EXPELLING STUDENTS FOR BAD BEHAVIOR SEEMS LIKE THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION, BUT IS IT REALLY A GOOD IDEA?
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHER ANALYZES 3,356 SIGNS TO SEE HOW LANGUAGE USE IS CHANGING IN THREE LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS IN PHILLY
• 5-11-2024WHO ARE THE IMMIGRANTS COMING TO THE US ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS, AND HOW CAN THEY BE SUPPORTED?
• 5-11-2024STUDY SHOWS FEMALE GAMERS ONLY LABEL HALF OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT INCIDENTS THEY EXPERIENCE AS SUCH
• 5-11-2024RISING KNIFE CRIME IN LONDON IS LINKED TO AUSTERITY CUTS TO YOUTH SERVICES—HERE’S THE EVIDENCE
• 5-11-2024USING AI TO PREDICT GRADE POINT AVERAGE FROM COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS
• 5-11-2024DISADVANTAGED ENTREPRENEURS OFTEN FEAR SUCCESS, BUT NEW RESEARCH CAN HELP
• 5-11-2024FEW TENURE-TRACK JOBS FOR ENGINEERING PH.D.S, STUDY FINDS
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHERS SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO CONSTRUCT A COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE
• 5-11-2024HOW TO TELL IF A CONSPIRACY THEORY IS PROBABLY FALSE
• 5-11-2024AN ANALYSIS OF SECURITY IN RELATION TO THE VALUES OF WELL-BEING, FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
• 5-11-2024CONSUMERS REPORT SIGNIFICANT RISE IN DIET SATISFACTION SINCE JANUARY
• 5-11-2024THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION VARIES BY TOPIC AND BY COUNTRY IN EUROPE, STUDY FINDS
• 5-11-2024I INTERVIEWED MOMS WITH FIVE OR MORE KIDS—WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN WHO ARE QUIETLY GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN
• 5-11-2024ANALYSIS OF MILLIONS OF POSTS SHOWS THAT USERS SEEK OUT ECHO CHAMBERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
• 5-11-2024HONG KONG UNIVERSITY TESTS AI PROFESSORS
• 5-11-2024EXTREME VIEWS ABOUT WOMEN ARE INFILTRATING AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS—WE NEED A ZERO-TOLERANCE RESPONSE
• 5-11-2024GROWTH MINDSET TEACHING HELPS STUDENTS MAKE THE GRADE
• 5-11-2024WORKER RIGHTS ARE ONE OF THE LEAST PROTECTED HUMAN RIGHTS, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
• 5-11-2024DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG AT WORK? HERE’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHER EXPOSES CHILD LABOR TRAFFICKING AS A HIDDEN CRIME AFTER INVESTIGATING 132 VICTIMS
• 5-11-2024AI KNOWLEDGE GETS YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, SAYS STUDY
• 5-11-2024STUDY EXPLORES EFFECTS OF OVERSEAS BUSINESS ACTIVITY THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF EXPATRIATES
• 5-11-2024STUDY IDENTIFIES LARGE INTEREST GAPS IN US LABOR MARKET
• 5-11-2024STUDY SHOWS AI CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS CAN HELP REDUCE INTERETHNIC PREJUDICE DURING ONLINE INTERACTIONS

MAY 11, 2024

• 5-11-2024WHY DANCING IN SYNC BRINGS US CLOSER TOGETHER
• 5-11-2024HOW DO EMOTIONS HELP CONSTRUCT OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY IN MUSIC FESTIVALS?
• 5-11-2024WHY DO METAPHORS OF SPACE HELP US UNDERSTAND TIME?
• 5-11-2024THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD OIL CROPS, ONLY GOOD AND BAD PRACTICES
• 5-11-2024ART-BASED APPROACHES CAN ENCOURAGE FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE
• 5-11-2024‘DOING YOUR OWN RESEARCH’ CAN MAKE FAKE NEWS SEEM BELIEVABLE
• 5-11-2024CONTRADICTORY THOUGHTS LEAD TO MORE MODERATE ATTITUDES, PSYCHOLOGISTS FIND
• 5-11-2024CAN SCIENCE EXPLAIN WHY COUPLES BREAK UP? THE MATHEMATICAL ANATOMY OF A FALL
• 5-11-2024WHEN CHOOSING CO-FOUNDERS, ENTREPRENEURS HAVE A GENDER GAP
• 5-11-2024COMPASSION DOESN’T HELP ALL COUPLES, FINDS STUDY
• 5-11-2024WOMEN IN RICH COUNTRIES ARE HAVING FEWER KIDS, OR NONE AT ALL. WHAT’S GOING ON?
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW AI TOOL FOR FAST AND PRECISE TISSUE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT DRUG DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSTICS
• 5-11-2024STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON CANCER CELL ‘TUG-OF-WAR’
• 5-11-2024STUDY UNDERSCORES NEW STRATEGIES TO FIGHT DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA
• 5-11-2024BIG DATA HELPS DETERMINE WHAT DRIVES DISEASE RISK
• 5-11-2024NEW STUDY POINTS TO STOCHASTIC CHANGES IN CELLS
• 5-11-2024CHANGES IN PIG FARMING IN THE 20TH CENTURY SPREAD ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT SALMONELLA AROUND THE WORLD, FINDS STUDY
• 5-11-2024HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT MALARIA TRANSMISSION
• 5-11-2024TEAM DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING BIOPLASTICS FROM AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD BYPRODUCTS
• 5-11-2024STUDY DISCOVERS CELLULAR ACTIVITY THAT HINTS RECYCLING IS IN OUR DNA
• 5-11-2024WANT TO SHOW TEACHERS APPRECIATION? THIS TOP SCHOOL GIVES THEM MORE FREEDOM
• 5-11-2024HOW LIKELY ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL? STUDY SHOWS IT DEPENDS ON RACE, GENDER AND INCOME
• 5-11-2024SELF-CRITICAL PERFECTIONISM GNAWS ON STUDENTS’ WELL-BEING ALREADY IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SAYS STUDY
• 5-11-2024STUDY EXPLORES WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL WILL HELP WITH WORK ENGAGEMENT IN TOUGH MOMENTS
• 5-11-2024NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE REPORTING
• 5-11-2024EXPELLING STUDENTS FOR BAD BEHAVIOR SEEMS LIKE THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION, BUT IS IT REALLY A GOOD IDEA?
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHER ANALYZES 3,356 SIGNS TO SEE HOW LANGUAGE USE IS CHANGING IN THREE LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS IN PHILLY
• 5-11-2024WHO ARE THE IMMIGRANTS COMING TO THE US ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS, AND HOW CAN THEY BE SUPPORTED?
• 5-11-2024STUDY SHOWS FEMALE GAMERS ONLY LABEL HALF OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT INCIDENTS THEY EXPERIENCE AS SUCH
• 5-11-2024RISING KNIFE CRIME IN LONDON IS LINKED TO AUSTERITY CUTS TO YOUTH SERVICES—HERE’S THE EVIDENCE
• 5-11-2024USING AI TO PREDICT GRADE POINT AVERAGE FROM COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS
• 5-11-2024DISADVANTAGED ENTREPRENEURS OFTEN FEAR SUCCESS, BUT NEW RESEARCH CAN HELP
• 5-11-2024FEW TENURE-TRACK JOBS FOR ENGINEERING PH.D.S, STUDY FINDS
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHERS SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO CONSTRUCT A COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE
• 5-11-2024HOW TO TELL IF A CONSPIRACY THEORY IS PROBABLY FALSE
• 5-11-2024AN ANALYSIS OF SECURITY IN RELATION TO THE VALUES OF WELL-BEING, FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
• 5-11-2024CONSUMERS REPORT SIGNIFICANT RISE IN DIET SATISFACTION SINCE JANUARY
• 5-11-2024THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION VARIES BY TOPIC AND BY COUNTRY IN EUROPE, STUDY FINDS
• 5-11-2024I INTERVIEWED MOMS WITH FIVE OR MORE KIDS—WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN WHO ARE QUIETLY GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN
• 5-11-2024ANALYSIS OF MILLIONS OF POSTS SHOWS THAT USERS SEEK OUT ECHO CHAMBERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
• 5-11-2024HONG KONG UNIVERSITY TESTS AI PROFESSORS
• 5-11-2024EXTREME VIEWS ABOUT WOMEN ARE INFILTRATING AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS—WE NEED A ZERO-TOLERANCE RESPONSE
• 5-11-2024GROWTH MINDSET TEACHING HELPS STUDENTS MAKE THE GRADE
• 5-11-2024WORKER RIGHTS ARE ONE OF THE LEAST PROTECTED HUMAN RIGHTS, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
• 5-11-2024DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG AT WORK? HERE’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY
• 5-11-2024RESEARCHER EXPOSES CHILD LABOR TRAFFICKING AS A HIDDEN CRIME AFTER INVESTIGATING 132 VICTIMS
• 5-11-2024AI KNOWLEDGE GETS YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, SAYS STUDY
• 5-11-2024STUDY EXPLORES EFFECTS OF OVERSEAS BUSINESS ACTIVITY THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF EXPATRIATES
• 5-11-2024STUDY IDENTIFIES LARGE INTEREST GAPS IN US LABOR MARKET
• 5-11-2024STUDY SHOWS AI CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS CAN HELP REDUCE INTERETHNIC PREJUDICE DURING ONLINE INTERACTIONS

I was at the dress rehearsal for the Dua Lipa episode tonight (via standby) and can summarize what what was changed/cut to the best of my memory. If anyone else was at dress, feel free to correct or add anything I missed :)
Student Protests

• Heidi had a bob wig at dress
  
• If I remember correctly, Mikey and Heidi’s characters were more anti-protest at dress than at live.
  
• Kenan got cheers at dress during his initial lines supporting the protests
  
• During his line about his daughter getting her degree, Kenan had a line mentioning "someone's dean" giving it to her.
  

Monologue

• I don't think her parents were shown at dress (although the lines referencing them were still there).
  
• The question from Andrew Dismukes was originally from Michael Longfellow
  

Young Spicy

• Young Spicy added additional context at the start that he needs a new tag cause there are a lot of beefs and diss tracks goin around right now in rap (indirectly referencing the Kendrick/Drake feud).
  
• When saying to "make it quick", in addition to the meter running, Kenan said he left a sandwich in the car with the windows open.
  
• At one point, Kenan asked everyone for quarters to pay for the parking meter.
  
• Kenan's joke about Young Spicy's neighbors was gone. Instead the sketch ended with Kenan's car getting towed.
  

Anomalous Man

• No changes I noticed.

Good Morning Greenville

• No changes I noticed.

Challengers Baby

• After Bowen and Marcello's back and forth "I'm 41 so it's not weird." "Yes it is!" There was an additional line from Bowen where he says it's weird "in a different way." [Correction] Marcello full line at dress was "Yes it is! Just, like, in a new way!"
  
• Edit: Bowen posted the dress version on his Instagram.
  

Penne alla Vodka

• No changes I noticed.

Dua Lipa - Illusion

• Introduced by Sarah Sherman instead of Troye Sivan.

Weekend Update: Colin Jost and Michael Che

• Colin did not say "It's the first night of spring, so we'll start tonight with puppy murder."
  
• Joke added for live: "President Trump seen here definitely not sleeping."
  
• Joke added for live: Che's follow-up to the Columbia students joke where he says the school should "stop telling students the truth" like him with his girlfriends.
  
• I believe Che's punchline about the Final Four was about a different sports event.
  
• Joke added for live: Colin's 11-day cruise joke
  
• Colin cut joke about a guy who killed some people and the punchline is that he ate them (cause he's fat)
  
• Colin cut joke: [paraphrased] Hope Hicks testified at the Trump trial, where she proved that the courtroom sketch artist can draw people that look human (cut to side by side of Hicks and Trump's sketches)
  
• Colin cut joke: [paraphrased] In the Trump trial, Hope Hicks testified that Trump trusts Melania's advice. Well we know at least one time that wasn't true (cut to picture of Trump and Stormy Daniels)
  
• Che did the same ad-lib after a bomb about Drake dropping another diss track, but he also did another one on a later bomb at dress, saying "And Kendrick just released a reply!"
  
• At one point after a joke bomb, Che said something that sounded to me like "Just put me on the cast, Lorne!"
  

Weekend Update: Kristi Noem's other dog

• There was joke using "All Dogs Go to Heaven" where they added a couple words making it specific to Noem's dogs.
  
• Marcello also held up a book he is going to release [can't remember the title]
  

Weekend Update: Jojo Siwa

• I don't recall hearing the snippets of her song played at dress.
  
• She originally ate the cigarette. (I think it didn't get a big enough reaction to warrant doing it again).
  
• Gay pop joke - Instead of Colin saying “I think that’s just pop”, he said “there’s been loads of other gay pop artists: Elton John, Ricky Martin, Renee Rapp. Also make up my gym playlist.”
  

Weekend Update: Jerry Seinfeld

• They punched up the Ryan Gosling part a bit for live. I don't remember it having as many jokes, and there was originally a line advising Gosling to stay at home with his wife and kids.

Fat Daddy

• No changes that I noticed.
  
• As they were setting this up, I could hear Punkie telling Kenan and a few crew members about something she had cooking in her dressing room.
  

Dua Lipa - Happy for You

• Introduced by Marcello Hernandez instead of Jerry Seinfeld.

Tiny Statement Pin

• This was slightly longer at dress. I remember there was a pin mentioning Trans rights on screen with the Ceasefire pin.

Jingle

• The Dua's "5 daqs deep" was originally said by Bowen.

Cut for Time
\1. Hotel/Restaurant (live sketch)

• Chloe Fineman is at the front desk of a fancy hotel/restaurant. On the phone she says they are fully booked, but they can make room for Leonardo DiCaprio and his five guests. Mikey Day and Heidi Gardner (Mikey looks dressed like a 00s rock band frontman and Heidi looks a little Paris Hilton-esque) come in and ask for a room/table. Chloe denies them and they go into the “do you know who I am?” routine. Mikey (who has a ridiculous name I can’t remember) is from a “famous” band known for their song “Becky’s Mouth”, which Mikey sings for Chloe and it sounds like Jessie’s Girl, as Chloe points out. Heidi (also with a ridiculous name) is a model/actress and she mentions a commercial she was in. Dua Lipa enters as the third in their group. She cites her own list of silly sounding credits. Kenan comes out as the manager and gets mad at the group. Mikey tries to prove his importance by pointing out his car (not shown) from [fake car brand with silly name] which he got before it even released to the public. Kenan calls it ugly. Mikey also cites his expensive [fake clothing brand with silly name] clothing and Heidi her fancy bag with an LLF on it (standing for something starting with Luigi). Heidi pulls out a bottle of their brand of Ferret Vodka, which has a Ferret-haped stopper. Then, Colin Jost comes out in full vacation get-up, who the staff recognize as Colin Jost, and says he knows the trio and they can come sit at his table. He says he was just listening to “Becky’s Mouth”. End of sketch.
  
• I thought this was pretty good. Sad to see a rare Colin Jost sketch appearance cut.
  

\2. What Would You Do? (live sketch)

• There is a standard “What would you do?” intro where the premise is explained. In this episode, two actors will simulate a racist encounter in a pizza place to see how the patrons will react. Andrew Dismukes is the actor playing the guy behind the counter, and Marcello Hernandez is the actor playing a Latino guy with an accent buying a pizza. Marcello tries to order a pizza and Andrew suggests he illegally immigrated. As Molly Kearney, playing a nearby patron, is about to react, Dua Lipa and Ego Nwodim barge in. The narrator explains that these two women came in and interrupted the shoot so they couldn’t get the patrons’ reaction. They are both in fancy tracksuits (different colors) with a lot of makeup on and Dua has big hoop earrings. Both in trashy English accents, they start accosting Andrew. They say they’ve both been experiencing terrible diarrhea and it’s because of the pizza. They say they’ve only been in the US for a day and have just had the pizza, a pretzel, and some oysters a guy on the street offered them. They describe in excruciating detail how bad their diarrhea was and how it hit them as they were getting on the subway with a joke to the effect of “Stand clear of the expelling women”. Andrew tries a few times to unsuccessfully explain to them that he is just an actor and that they are shooting. Dua and Ego say that they themselves were “shooting” (referring to the diarrhea). They eventually get it when he says they are on TV. They get all excited, but say they wish they were prepared and Dua laments that she has her small hoops on. And I believe it ends with them realizing that they’re “dia-ruh-rhea” story got recorded and the narrator says that they kept it as revenge for ruining their shoot.
  
• This was one of Dua’s best comedic roles all night so it was a shame it was cut. I guess the toilet humor could be a lot for some people, but it worked for me (and I thought the audience liked it).
  
• Marcello was also wearing a mustache that IMO was really working for him.
  

\3. Graduation (live sketch)

• Bowen Yang, Chloe Troast, Marcello Hernandez, Ego Nwodim, Dua Lipa [Corrected by u/wincew, Dua was not in this], and one or two others are on a college campus. They talk about their upcoming graduation and Chloe Troast with a guitar starts to lead them in a song to the tune of Graduation by Vitamin C. They recap their college experience year by year for a chorus/verse, with every year getting ruined by some world event. For each year, Kenan comes out with the respective NYE glasses for that year and for each bad news topic, they cut to JAJ as an anchor reporting that event. In 2020 they had Covid. Then they had the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kenan says “How did you forget about January 6th?” The students all say at least they had some good things like corn kid, and the Ice Bucket Challenge (“that was 10 years ago!”). Then they show Ego and Marcello in bed together (still standing with a sheet placed in front of them and a bed stood up behind them), which cuts to Roe v. Wade being overturned. Then graduation comes in 2024, but they find out the ceremony is canceled because [they say something to indicate the Gaza protests, without mentioning them explicitly] reasons.
  
• Maybe not the most original observation, but I liked it and liked what it was saying. Not really surprised it got cut though.
  

\4. Drinks after Work Promotion (live sketch)

• Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, Andrew Dismukes, Dua Lipa, and Molly Kearney (?) are out for drinks at a bar after work. They are talking about a promotion Andrew just got (due to nepotism) and how he is now their boss. Andrew makes a comment about removing a framed photo of Dua and her son. She gets offended since it’s actually a picture of her and her husband. Andrew points out she looks much older than him. Something causes the whole group minus Andrew to sing the song “Don’t Matter” by Akon. Andrew says he loves that song and it’s actually it’s his favorite song. Dua doubts him and asks what his favorite part is. He sings the chorus “Nobody wanna see us together”. Dua points out that his favorite part is just the chorus, to which he responds “that’s why it’s the chorus”. Dua insists he doesn’t actually know the song and challenges him to sing along if she plays it on the jukebox. As the song starts, Andrew sings the chorus, and then when the verse starts, he says his throat is dry and starts sipping his beer. Dua calls him out, but the rest of the group tells her to calm down. He finishes his beer just as the chorus comes back in and sings the chorus. When the next verse comes, he repeats the dry throat thing and grabs Ego’s wine and does the same thing. Dua gets more mad as the group polices her. The next verse Andrew fakes having to sneeze. Then he fakes getting a phone call about his mom being in the hospital “oh she’s okay?” and immediately breaks back into the chorus. He fakes the phone call again, but Dua grabs his phone and throws it. After the group gets upset with her again, she admits she was really just mad about the promotion, cause she really thought she was gonna get it, and is just taking it out on Andrew. Bowen then reminds her that she didn’t get the promotion because she twisted the nipples of the water cooler guy and the only reason she didn’t get fired is because he spilled it on her and she threatened to sue. The sketch ends with Dua and Andrew singing the “best part” together, with Andrew taking a high harmony.
  
• I liked it, mainly for Andrew’s killer timing with each of his verse-chorus gags, but I’m not surprised it got cut.
  
• As they were setting up this sketch, I waved at Dua and she made eye contact and waved back at me and so I was slightly distracted and starstruck at the beginning of this one.
  

\5. Babysitter (live sketch)

• Sophie (Dua Lipa) is trying out for a babysitter gig for parents Mikey Day and Heidi Gardner. She seems to be getting along with the kids (extras) and Mikey and Heidi say how they don’t even want to see the other candidates cause they like Dua. Dua says how she appreciates that they don’t judge her for her past. They didn’t realize she had a past, which leads to her revealing she was in jail for DUIs. But she reassures them she doesn’t drink any more except [punchline I don’t remember]. She also mentions how she can’t read, and how in jail she fell in love with a guy, Winslow. She holds up a crayon drawing the kids made for her, with her as a stick figure behind bars, and written “visiting Sophie at [funny alternate name for jail]”. Mikey reads it aloud and Dua goes “so that’s what it says!” Dua asks if it’s alright that she invited her boyfriend over. There is a knock at the door and it is Kenan as Winslow. He has a long straight black wig and a long straight brown goatee and he is (as described by Mikey) “dressed like Carmen Sandiego”. Dua mentions something implying he runs a cult. Behind him are Chloe Troast and either Sarah Sherman or Chloe Fineman, who are dressed a little like what I imagine a Victorian schoolgirl would look like. Kenan introduces them both as Sophie. Mikey and Heidi ask “did he make you all change your name to Sophie?” to which all the girls confirm. Kenan then asks Heidi if she is “bleeding” because he needs it for a ritual. She is scandalized. The kids come back after interacting with Kenan and they both have red cloaks now, to Heidi and Mikey’s horror. That might have been the end of the sketch, but I can’t remember.
  
• I think the weakest sketch of the night so this was a fair cut.
  

I thought overall it was a good episode, but I personally would have cut the Young Spicy sketch and replaced it with the What Would You Do? sketch.

10. Tony Touch & Nico Canada - Guatauba (1996)
El primer "Guatauba" creo una franquicia conocida por el mundo entero hoy hasta por Europa y Asia. Fue grabado en el legendario 'D&D Studios' en Nueva York con Tony Toca y Nico Canada produciendo el album. Participan el propio Tony Touch, Mexicano, Daddy Yankee, Alberto Stylee, Rey Pirin, Richie Valent, Mad Lion, Maicol y Manuel, Greg G, y Mad Cobra con "shout outs" de KRS ONE y Greg Nice. Es un album historico con Reggae Rap en su mas puro cual todo conocedor dedicado debiese escuchar.
Listen on YOUTUBE Tony Touch & Nico Canada - Guatauba (Álbum Completo) (youtube.com)
Sales: Less than 30 thousand units.
9. Boricua Guerrero First Combat (1997)
Este album es famoso por juntar talentos de Nueva York con Raperos Puertorriqueños. Tambien contiene un segundo disco compacto de Puro Reggaeton y Dancehall. La produccion musical es de parte de Maestro, Playero, DJ Goldy, Nico Canada, DJ Nelson y Select. Hay participaciones de Eddie Dee, Hector & Tito, Maicol & Manuel, H Man & P Man, junto con colaboraciones interesantes como Daddy Yankee con Nas, Don Chezina con Q-Tip de 'A Tribe Called Quest', Yaviah con Big Pun, Fat Joe junto a Mexicano y mas... El album casi fue olvidado por una generacion por estar muy adelantado a su tiempo. Ahora colaboraciones como estas no son tan fuero de lo comun y la colaboracion entre Yankee & Nas es mas popular hoy que cuando salio.
Listen on YOUTUBE
BORICUA GUERRERO FIRST COMBAT 1997 (MISION 2 Reggae)(DISCO COMPLETO) SOLO PARA CONOCEDORES (youtube.com)
Sales: Around 30 to 40 thousand units according to Elias White Lion
8. DJ Nelson The Flow (1997)
Without DJ Nelson's "The Flow" there would be no Luny Tunes's 'Mas Flow'. Just like Luny, Nelson received some help from some all-time great producers to complete this one in Nico Canada, Coo-Kee and Digital Harry. This is the Crème de la Crème in Reggaeton at the time including participants such as Daddy Yankee, Alberto Stylee, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Yaviah, Camaleon, H Man & P Man, Maicol & Manuel, Hector & Tito, Cavalucci & more...
Sales: Over 60 Thousand Units
Listen on YOUTUBE Listen DJ Nelson The Flow
7. The Noise 1 Original Underground (1994)
DJ Negro stepped out of Vico C's shadow to create a collective more popular than his duo with Vico. First he opened up a discotheque where Puerto Rico's brightest up and coming talents would perform. Then he selected some of the best talents from his open mic nights at the club and created the first "Noise" album. Eventually this various artist compilation would evolve into a collective that toured all over the Americas and are one of the most influential foundations in Latin Rap and Reggaeton. DJ Eric and DJ Joel did the mixes.
Sales: Hard to figure, limited prints only. Possibly around 3 thousand units, only cassettes and vinyl.
Listen on Spotify The Noise 1 Listen
6. Club De Los Poetas Violentos - Madrid Zona Bruta (1994)
Hip Hop in Spain was dead when a group of mc's formed a group that revived it. This album is gritty and very hardcore. The lyricisim is supreme and on next level. Without "Madrid Zona Bruta" there may be no thriving Hip Hop scene in Spain. Jotamayuscula (RIP) and Supernafamacho were in charge of the music production.
Sales: Unknown
Listen on Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/madrid-zona-bruta-version-especial/213637814
5. Control Machete - Mucho Barato (1996)
"Mucho Barato" fuses Hardcore Boom Bap Rap with Mexican Music and Alternative Rock. From day one Control Machete received deserving comparisons with Cypress Hill and would eventually collaborate with the renown group. The lead single "Comprendes Mendes" is a Mexican Hip Hop anthem. The trio of Toy Hernandez, Pato Machete and Fermin IV Caballero would go on to tour with the likes of Molotov, Plastilina Mosh and Enanitos Verdes.
Sales: Over 500 thousand units worldwide
Listen On Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/mucho-barato/1595217247
4. Mexicano (QEPD) - Entre El Bien y El Mal (1998)
Known for his aggressiveness and violent lyrical content, Mexicano 777 took a turn for his debut album containing a salsa and songs with social consciousness in "Bendicion Mami" & "Un Alma Inocente" which actually became the album's biggest and most memorable hits. This also has the famous introduction to Tempo in a lyrical war against 'El Escuadron Del Panico'. The music production was handled by Playero & Maestro (RIP).
Sales: 60 Thousand Units
Listen On Spotify Mexicano Entre El Bien y El Mal Listen
3. Makiza - Aerolineas Makiza (1999)
This collective which included a young Ana Tijoux and acclaimed producer Cenzi along with equally capable MC Seo2 made history with their debut. A sonic infusion of Latin Jazz with New York Hip Hop and South American indigenous influences in themes and sound; "Aerolineas Makiza" is one of the most diverse Hip Hop albums ever made in Español.
Sales: Went Platinum in Chile. Around 30 thousand units.
Listen On YOUTUBE Makiza Aerolineas Makiza Listen
2. Vico C - Hispanic Soul/Xplosion (1991/1993)
Both albums are hugely influential. Both albums were considered widely successful for their time. Even though the mid 90's were a downtrodden time for the father of Hip Hop in Spanish, the early 90's was his peak success for quite a time. Most of his signature songs appear in these two albums. "Xplosion's" production is a little more sleek and refined, but "Hispanic Soul" has so much variety and reflects its title in the sound from Merengue, to House, Hip Hop, Reggae Dancehall and even a ballad. Both albums are considered undeniable classics in the pantheon of Urban Latino music.
Sales: 30/60 thousand units
Listen on Apple Music ‎Hispanic Soul - Album by Vico C - Apple Music
Listen On Spotify Xplosion - Album by Vico C Spotify
1. Playero 37 (1993/1994)
This is the album that evolved Reggaeton into the sound we all know and love today. Sure, DJ Blass and Luny Tunes took it to the next level, but both cite Playero as an inspiration as he was the first one to produce a sound unique and different from what was being done in Jamaica and Panama. Everyone else then followed suit.
Sales: 100,000 units
Listen on Spotify Playero 37 "Underground" - Album by Playero Spotify
Mencion de Honor - Playero 38 (1994), Gargolas 1 El Comando Ataca (1998), Tempo - Game Over (1999), The Noise 7 Bring The Noise (1997), Cuentos De La Cripta 2 (1998), La Mision (1999), 7 Notas 7 Colores - Hecho Es Simple (1997), Big Boy - Mis Ojos Lloran Por Ti (1996), Hector & Tito - Violencia Musical (1998), El Cartel De Yankee 1 (1997), Tiro De Gracia - Ser Humano!! (1997) & DJ Adam - Mad Jam (1995)