Dont Miss Sunday (Special Event) From Puerto Rico The Reggeton Duo Plan B Live Music DJ Mad & DJ Jayfedez
Orlando Javier Valle, also known as Chencho from the well known duo Plan B, was born and raised in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He has been a professional Reggaeton artist since 1999, but was involved in local talent shows since he can remember. Their first big hit was “Mi Chica MVP” from the album "MVP", and the duo has been among Reggaeton’s hit makers ever since. They had their solo album debut in 2002's Los Que La Montan, and have been featured in many productions. This year is no different - the duo has a new song, Tocarte, which is included on the album “Mas Flow: Los Benjamins”, as well as a Frikitona remix included on Boy Wonder’s upcoming production, Chosen Few: El Documental II.
Plan B has been
around long enough for Chencho to see that things
have changed over the years. “Even though Plan B continues with
its signature style of singing about sex with a little twist to it,
Reggaeton was not the same as it is now. When it first started we
did not have producers like we have now. We would get beats from
Jamaica and write a song to it. Now we have great producers in
Reggaeton that make the beats themselves. If you listen to
Reggaeton from the early and mid nineties, you will definitely hear
Reggae rhythms and understand some of the history of
Reggaeton.”
Plan B is a group that has definitely pushed
against the grain when it comes to the sexual undertones of their
songs, without crossing far over the line. While one cannot quite
compare the groups’ songs with anything produced by a group like
2 Live Crew (American group known for its raunchy
lyrics and explicit videos), except maybe a catchy beat; one can
compare Chencho’s lyrics to those of George
Michael’s ‘I Want Your Sex’,
Chencho explained to Reggaetonline.net that you
can’t really compare Plan B’s style with any of
the Hip-Hop artists out there. “I just like to focus on
Reggaeton and sing Reggaeton, and that allows us to continue to be
unique. Yes, sex is my main theme, but I don’t just sing about sex
all the time.” Chencho said as he laughed. “What you have
to realize is my focus is on making music for the clubs. People in
the clubs want to “perrear” and I want to give them a club banger
they can dance to (perrear is the upbeat signature dance for
Reggaeton.) The children that listen to my music do not fully
comprehend what I am singing about. They are innocent and simply
like the songs for the beat and the catchy hook. However, teenagers
pay more attention to the lyrical content and at the same time want
a song they can perrear to. For the children that love to listen to
my music, I often find myself searching the dictionary for words
that mean the same, and at the same time won’t offend
anyone.”
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