Reggaeton & Hip Hop Live.
March 3, 2006
History was made at the Inglewood Forum, when the king of Hip Hop and the king of Reggaeton were together on stage for the first time in Los Angeles. The show produced by SBS’John Sepulveda and AEG Live managed to bring together over 14,000 people and 12 of urban music’s finest.
Snoop Dogg, Daddy Yankee, Twista, Voltio, Yaga & Mackie, Malverde, Rakim & Ken Y, Nicky Jam, Tony Haze y Shaka Black, and Calle 13 among others entertained the crowd for almost 6 hours, along with all the DJ’s from Latino 96.3. The doors of the Inglewood Forum opened at 7:30pm to welcome the thousands of young people who came to join their favorite performers. The show was opened by Tony Haze & Shaka Black, followed by Puerto Rican duo Yaga & Mackie, LA’s own Malverde, girls favorite Nicky Jam, Rakim & Ken Y, Chicago’s Twista, Voltio, newest sensation Calle 13. Snoop took the stage singing old favorites, Daddy Yankee took the stage after and the crowd went wild. The best was saved for last, Snoop and Yankee performed together.
Thousands of fans waved flags from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Honduras, celebrating this great event around one of most popular musical genres of the moment; Reggaeton mixed with the best in Hip Hop. The crowd did not stop dancing until 1:30 am. The Forum was in full force when Daddy Yankee and Snoop Dogg perfomed “Gansta Zone” for the first time in Los Angeles to close the show
