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RKM & Ken‐Y
Formed in 2003
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R.K.M & Ken-Y is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo formed in 2003 by José Nieves (R.K.M) and Kenny Vázquez (Ken-Y). The artists are renowned in the Latin music world for being the first to successfully fuse mainstream pop music with the reggaeton street rhythms of Puerto Rico and expose the style to a wide international audience. The sound introduced by R.K.M & Ken-Y would go on to inspire the pop reggaeton songs of successful acts such as CNCO, J Balvin, and Maluma. The duo had a very successful career with the Spanish-speaking audience of Latin America, the United States, and Spain until their separation in 2013. In June 2017, the duo announced their official return by Pina Records. In mid-2021 the Duo confirmed that they are on hiatus and are currently working on their solo projects.
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José Nieves (Rakim) et Kenny Vázquez (Ken-Y) alias RKM and Ken-Y est un duo de reggaeton originaire de Gurabo à Puerto Rico. Ils lancent le groupe en 2003, et signent avec l'influent label Pina Records. Leur premier album The Masterpiece est un grand succès. Ils se séparent en 2013.
Ils ont pour particularité de ne pas posséder de contenu machiste ni le thème de la drogue, thèmes repris par de nombreux groupes de reggae-ton, de rappeurs et du hip hop. Nicky Jam essayent de fusionner le reggaeton et musique pop afin de marquer certaines différences par rapport au milieu du bling bling.
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