El Disco Duro
El Disco Duro (Spanish for "The Hard Disk") is an unreleased and later cancelled studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee.
[10][11] The Puerto Rican production duo Los de la Nazza, which had been working with Daddy Yankee since 2007, left El Cartel Records and stopped being his main producers in order to focus on their careers.
El Disco Duro was officially announced during mid-2014 as King Daddy II with the promotion of the single "Sábado Rebelde" featuring Puerto Rican duo Plan B, released on October 31.
[20][21] On March 15, 2017, Daddy Yankee was recognized as Artist/Songwriter of the Year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers during the 25th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards.
[23][24] "Sígueme y Te Sigo" is a dance love song written by Daddy Yankee, Chris Jeday and Luis "Wichi" Ortíz Rivera, inspired by social networks but not centred on them, and mixes reggaeton with Latin pop, including an electric guitar riff.
[25] "Vaivén" is a moombahton song written by Daddy Yankee, Luis "Wichi" Ortíz Rivera and the producer Chris Jeday.
[26] According to Daddy Yankee, the main vocals were recorded in one take and the song musically mixes sounds from old and new school reggaeton.
[29] It also includes a repeating sample of a horse's neigh from Mel and Tim's "Good Guys Only Win in the Movies" (1970), which became popular after Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain" (1993).
[33] The concept of the song was brought to Daddy Yankee by Haze and Natti Natasha in order to be included on the track listing of La Super Fórmula, a Pina Records studio album by various artists.
[35] The song tells the story of a lovesick woman who no longer trusts her relationships, taking revenge on other men through her frustration.
"Dura" and its music video, directed by Carlos Pérez, filmed in Los Angeles and based on 1990s style and visuals.
The song was written by Daddy Yankee, Juan Rivera, Luis Romero, and Urbani Mota, and was produced by Los Evo Jedis.
The first known recording session for El Disco Duro with producers Chris Jeday and Gaby Music was held in December 2014.
[48][49] Daddy Yankee confirmed on October 26, 2016 during a meeting with Zumba fitness creator Beto Perez at Pina Records that El Disco Duro will be released during early 2017, most likely during January or February.
[73] Singers Osmani García and J Álvarez (Cuban and Puerto Rican, respectively) were originally guest artists but their verses were not included in the song.
The song was released as the first single of Pina Records' upcoming studio album, La Súper Fórmula, but Daddy Yankee managed to also include it on El Disco Duro.
[78] "La Rompe Corazones" was released as a promotional single on January 6, 2017 as a gift from Daddy Yankee to his fans because of Three Kings' Day.
