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#FMSpotlight: Arcangel – “Los Favoritos 2” (Listen)
On Friday, October 16th, popular Reggaetón and Latin Trap legend Arcangel (@arcangel) released his sixth studio album Los Favoritos 2. This album is the sequel to his successful Los Favoritos record, which came out in 2015 and is considered a modern classic within the genre.
LF2 was filled with 28 features in total ranging from other established legends such as Wisin y Yandel to up-and-coming superstars such as Myke Towers. So far, the most popular release on the project is Sigues Con Él (Remix), which came out as a single earlier this year and already has about 122M views on YouTube.
Arcangel in the ‘A Correr los Lakers’ music video
“I don’t plan on stopping to give y’all music for a long time. Just as long as both God and my heart allow it! We’re not going to stop because all of y’all are the ones in charge here and y’all deserve MORE!”–Arcangel
Arcángel, La Maravilla
Austin Santos was born in New York City (1985) and eventually moved to Puerto Rico for good in 2002. He was interested in becoming a Reggaetón performer–a contemporary Latin American urban music genre. In PR, he would form part of the classic, then-underground act, Arcángel & De La Ghetto. The duo eventually went on to make songs that became popular among fans in the U.S. and PR (Genius.com).
They separated shortly thereafter and, since then, Arca‘s solo-career has been controversially impeccable. He has established himself as a pillar within the industry, putting out hits consistently since his rise to fame in the mid-200s. He has also served as a mentor to several new talents.
Arcangel played an instrumental role in the initial success of a young Bad Bunny. They collaborated on many popular tracks such as Tu No Vive Asi, Me Acostumbre, and Original during Latin Trap’s peak in the mid-to-late-2010s. Dj Luian (@djluian), CEO of Hear This Music (label that first signed El Conejo), was the bridge between the two as he was Bad Bunny’s producer at the time and he had been Arcangel’s producer in the past. In fact, Arcangel’s first iteration of Los Favoritos (2015) was a collaborative effort between the two.
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