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Reggaéton ‘OG’ Yandel Wants To ‘Keep Being a Legend’


Yandel discusses reggaeton, his new album, 'Elyte', and mentoring the next generation ahead of Billboard Latin Music Week.

When today’s reggaetón stars refer to the genre’s OGs, names like Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin and Yandel always come up. In its beginnings, it was cruder, born from the parties and experiences in the streets of Puerto Rico. I’ll continue to explore different sounds, but keep faithful to reggaetón while incorporating trap, pop and dembow.

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