“MUSICA URBANA”... UNVEILS ‘THE MIX TAPE’ OF LATIN HIP-HOP
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE GENRE THAT IS BURNING UP THE MUSIC CHARTS

 

Woodland Hills, CA- March 22, 2005 – Musica Urbana:“Lo Mejor De Hip Hop en Español” (The Best of Spanish Hip Hop) spotlights the music and the artists of this rapidly growing movement.

For more than two decades Hip-Hop/Rap has become a cultural expression that has served as a potent vehicle to illustrate musically the good and bad experiences of urban life.

Through the years the genre has evolved and innovated itself by encompassing a wider musical spectrum spawning countless sub-genres that have gained critical acclaim, international recognition and chart- topping sales.

The result is an extraordinary cocktail of diverse sub-genres such as: Spanish Hip Hop, Reggeaton, Latin Rap, Spanish Rap or Urban Regional, all of which are rooted back to mainstream Hip-Hop/Rap.

In 2005, Fonovisa Records is proud to share in the spirit of this music for the first time, presenting Musica Urbana:“Lo Mejor De Hip Hop en Español” (The Best of Spanish Hip Hop); a high energy ‘Mix CD’ that features 20 mixed tracks, including several newly ‘remixed’ tracks and videos, creating a dynamic audio visual experience.

Uniting a new generation of artists from coast to coast including the sizzling island of Puerto Rico with its unique brand of Reggeaton, this collection presents the best of the Latin Hip-Hop movement; Akwid, Jae- P, Crooked Stilo, Mexiclan, DJ Eric & Tego Calderon, Gerardo, Los 3 Mosqueteros, Noelia & Yamil, David Rolas, Azteka, Flakiss plus the newest musical additions to the family: Locura Terminal and Kalimen.

The DVD includes a unique video ‘remix’ featuring some of the hottest videos from: Noelia “Melao,” Los 3 Mosqueteros “Mujeres Bellas,” Akwid “Jamas Imagine” and Crooked Stilo “Ya Lo Saben.” Plus special interviews, photo gallery and discography.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 79% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 24 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 31 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

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