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Barrio Fino en Directo (2005)

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Five of this live album's 16 tracks are new studio songs, and the lead single Rompe is one of them.

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Barrio Fino en Directo: second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee
Released December 13, 2005 by El Cartel Records, distributed by Interscope Records
Live collection of songs from the previous album Barrio Fino
Recorded during the Barrio Fino World Tour at several locations, including the United States, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
Includes a DVD with interviews, concerts and the making of the music videos
16 tracks, of which five are new songs
Guest appearances by Snoop Dogg and Paul Wall
Four singles: "Gangsta Zone", "Machucando", "El Truco" and lead single "Rompe"

Made after the success of "Gasolina" and the album Barrio Fino in 2004
Daddy Yankee played the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in December 2004, becoming the first urban act to do so
As of July 2005, Barrio Fino had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide
In July 2005 the US leg of the tour was announced under the name Who's Your Daddy Tour
The album was first set for September 2005 but was pushed back for unknown reasons
The first single, "Rompe", was released on September 30, 2005
On October 16, 2005 Daddy Yankee closed the Festival Presidente in Santo Domingo before 50,000 fans, the first urban act to perform there
In late November 2005, MTV announced the December 13 release date

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, born February 3, 1976 in San Juan, Puerto Rico; known as Daddy Yankee.
Called the "King of Reggaeton" and "Godfather of Reggaeton".
Originally aimed to be a professional baseball player; after being shot in the leg during a studio session, pursued music.
Debut solo studio album No Mercy released April 2, 1995.
Barrio Fino (2004) became the top-selling Latin album of the 2000s; "Gasolina" credited with bringing reggaeton to a global audience.
"Despacito" with Luis Fonsi (2017) topped the Billboard Hot 100, the first Spanish-language song to do so since "Macarena" in 1996.
Became the most-listened artist worldwide on Spotify in June 2017, the first Latin artist to do so.
Sold over 30 million records worldwide; announced retirement in 2022 after the Legendaddy album, later returning with Lamento en Baile (2025).

Co-owns El Cartel Records; created the Fundación Corazón Guerrero charity for young incarcerated people.
Acted and produced in Talento de Barrio (2008).

Barrio Fino en Directo received mixed to positive reviews.
Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave it 3.5 out of 5, saying the new studio recordings were promising and raised anticipation for Daddy Yankee's next studio album.
Eric Cohen of Blender gave it three stars, praising its energetic live atmosphere and noting that Daddy Yankee's command of the crowd translated well to record.
Cohen also felt that listening from start to finish could become repetitive and suggested the accompanying DVD offered a more compelling experience.

Reviews at release were mixed to positive, with praise for the live energy and criticism of repetitiveness over the full album.

Debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and stayed the top-selling album on that chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
Debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200 in the last week of 2005 with over 100,000 copies sold.
Best-selling Latin album of 2006 in the United States, with 484,000 copies sold.
Certified Gold by the RIAA.
Ranked 13th best-selling Latin album in the United States with 809,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard.
Reached number nine on the Mexican Albums Chart and received Platinum certification for 100,000 copies in Mexico.
Named the third best-charting album of the 2000s on the US Top Latin Albums chart.

It was the first Daddy Yankee album to carry a Parental Advisory sticker, and the first and only one of his albums to include a skit.
Released as a DVD-inclusive package, with footage of interviews, concerts and the making of the music videos.
Daddy Yankee extended the Barrio Fino World Tour on a third and final leg to promote the new tracks on the album.
Yankee's first live album came out with El Cartel Records and Interscope Records, which had signed a distribution deal with him in August 2005.
The live album was originally set for release in 2005 and was originally planned to be released in September 2005 before the date moved to December.