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Enemigo esta Caminando

    
By Synbad Ontiveros, Editor DallasVida.com
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Enemigo has dropped his second album and is looking for his path!

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En busca de un episodio nuevo en su vida que no replique ningun otro momento ya vivido o recorrido, Enemigo presenta su segundo album y su debut discografico con Univision Records titulado "Caminando". El album echa a andar en la Union Americana y Puerto Rico el 29 de marzo del 2005. Su primer disco "?Quien es Enemigo?" tuvo una gran aceptacion y llego a vender de manera independiente mas de 30,000 unidades en Puerto Rico y el nordeste de la Union Americana.

El titulo del disco es propiamente adecuado, pues "Caminando" se refiere a los diferentes caminos que el ser humano toma en la vida, a los diferentes caminos musicales que se toman para ofrecer un album completo, versatil y unico. Compuesto por 19 cortes, todos escritos por Enemigo, el album brilla por su versatilidad musical, la cual fluctua entre los temas discotequeros "high energy", los guerrilleros de conciencia social y los suaves y tiernos dedicados al amor en todas sus facetas.

El primer corte de promocion lleva por titulo "Estrella", un tema dedicado a la mujer ideal de Enemigo y de todos los hombres latinos, una mujer que tiene un poquito de algunas de las mujeres latinas mas bravas, bellas y esculturales del medio latino, entre ellas figuran Shakira, Jennifer Pena, Amelia Vega, Selena, Lucero, Alicia Machado, Giselle y Lorena Herrera entre otras. Con una rima realmente ingeniosa, Enemigo logra capturar la esencia de la mujer latina en un ideal fuera de este mundo.

Entre algunos de los temas mas prendidos y fuertes del disco figuran "Set It Off", el cual cuenta con la colaboracion de Petey Pablo, uno de los raperos mas dinamicos y conocidos del Hip-Hop americano. Este es un tema 100% discotequero y bilingue, hecho con toda la energia y buena vibra del ritmo candente y contagioso de los mejores antros de cualquier parte del mundo. El tema tambien se incluye en una version Reggaeton hecha por el super productor Luny Tonos. Otros temas ritmicos que vale la pena mencionar son: "Todos En El Party", "Estilos Digitales", "We Don't Stop", que cuenta con la colaboracion de George Lamond, "Everybody Get Up" y "Tu no matas", producida por el reconocido DJ Nelson.

Pero no todo es fiesta y rumba para Enemigo. En el album se encuentran temas con fuerza, inteligencia y mucha sustancia y Enemigo no se muerde la lengua ni se toca el corazon para expresar lo que sus ojos han visto y lo que su corazon ha vivido a traves de los anos en las calles y los barrios del Bronx. Entre los cortes que comprenden el plato fuerte de la produccion figuran el tema titular "Caminando", "Retratos", "Enemigo Del Estado", el cual habla del 'payola', del favoritismo y de la division que existe entre los raperos de Puerto Rico y Nueva York, y por ultimo "Habla De La Calle"... definitivamente musica inteligente para gente pensante y de amplio criterio.

Nacido en Nueva York y criado en Puerto Rico, el enigmatico y talentoso artista ahora reside en el Bronx (NY). Con una destreza intensa, una creatividad vanguardista y un deseo enorme de prosperar, es evidente que la buena apariencia y el carisma no son las unicas cualidades que heredo de su padre. La lealtad y la sinceridad tambien se pulsan en la sangre. Estas cualidades-- y un talento unico de rimas estilos y 'flows'-- hacen de Enemigo uno de los raperos mas singulares y audaces del momento. ?Por algo la revista People En Espanol lo catalogo como uno de los raperos mas prometedores del 2004!

En pocas palabras y como diria Enemigo, "Caminando" es como un album fotografico. Cuenta historias de familias, de relaciones y de cosas vividas. Es un album visual, lleno de colores y de anecdotas que tocan fondo, conmueven y hacen vibrar, porque son fotografias musicales reales de un hombre franco y directo que lucha a toda costa por ser autentico y punto.
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In search of a new episode in his life that doesn't replicate a moment already lived or experienced, Enemigo launches his second album and his debut with Univision Records titled "Caminando" (Walking). The album takes off in the U.S. and Puerto Rico on  March 29, 2005. His first album "?Quien es Enemigo?" (Who Is Enemigo?) was widely successful and managed to independently sell more than 30,000 units in Puerto Rico and the Northeastern part of the United Sates.

The album is fittingly titled "Caminando," because it refers to the different paths people take in life, and the different musical walks that have been crossed to offer a complete, versatile and unique album. Comprised of 19 tracks, all penned by Enemigo, the album stands out for its musical versatility, which varies from "high energy" club cuts, social awareness guerrilla-like tracks to smooth and tender songs inspired by love in all its facets.

The first promotional single is titled "Estrella" (Star), a song dedicated to Enemigo's and all Latin men's ideal woman; a woman that has a little bit of some of the hottest and boldest Latinas in Latin entertainment. Among some of the statuesque beauties mentioned are: Shakira, Jennifer Pena, Amelia Vega, Selena, Lucero, Alicia Machado, Giselle and Lorena Herrera, among others. With a truly ingenious rhyme, Enemigo manages to capture the essence of Latinas in an idyllic woman that is truly out of this world.

Among some of the hottest and strongest tracks on the album is "Set It Off" featuring Petey Pablo, one of Hip-Hop's most dynamic and well-known rappers in the general market. This is a 100% bilingual and club track made with all the energy and good vibe found in any dance club in the world. This song is also included in a Reggaeton Remix by Luny Tunes. Other up-tempo tracks worth mentioning include: "Todos En El Party" (Everyone In The Party), "Estilos Digitales" (Digital Styles), "We Don't Stop," featuring George Lamond, "Everybody Get Up," as well as "Tu No Matas" produced by Reggaeton super-producer DJ Nelson.

But not everything is about partying and good times for Enemigo. The album also explores heavy, intelligent and substance-filled subjects where Enemigo doesn't think twice to talk about what his eyes have seen and what his heart has lived while growing up in the tough streets of his Bronx neighborhood. Among the songs that comprise the main course of the album are the title track "Caminando" (Walking), "Retratos" (Pictures), and "Enemigo Del Estado" (Enemy of the State), which talks about payola, favoritism and the divide that exists between Puerto Rican and New York rappers. Without a doubt, "Caminando" is intelligent music for open-minded and thinking individuals.

Born twenty-something years ago in New York City, and raised in Puerto Rico, the enigmatic and talented artist now resides in the Bronx. With an intense nature, wisdom beyond his years and a strong desire to succeed, it's clear to see that good looks and charisma aren't the only things Enemigo inherited from his father. Loyalty and conviction are also blood-borne. These very qualities-- and a gift of rhyme and rhetoric-- make him one of the most talked about emerging Latin rappers of the new millennium. It is no wonder that People En Espanol magazine voted him the Latin rapper to watch in 2004!

"Caminando" is like a photo album; it tells personal stories about family and relationships. It's a visual album, full of colors and anecdotes that touch, go deep and make people vibrate, because they're real musical pictures of a candid and unassuming man that is doing everything possible to be honest and authentic.