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{{Infobox album
| name         = Playero 37
| type         = [[Album]]
| artist       = [[DJ Playero]]
| cover        = Playero 37 - Underground.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = December 1993 (Original Limited Release)
1994 (Wide Release) <small>([[Puerto Rico]])</small><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=¡Feliz cumpleaños al rey del reguetón! Daddy Yankee cumple 45 años|url=https://www.rcnradio.com/entretenimiento/feliz-cumpleanos-al-rey-del-regueton-daddy-yankee-cumple-44-anos|access-date=2021-04-03|website=RCN Radio|language=es}}</ref>
1999 (reissue "The Original")
| recorded     = 1993
| venue        =
| studio       =
| genre        = [[Reggaeton]]
| length       =
| label        = {{Hlist|Play Ground|Bayamon}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Records |first=B. M. |title=BM Records |url=https://bmrecordspr.com/sobre-nosotros |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=BM Records |language=en-US}}</ref>
| producer     = [[DJ Playero]]
| prev_title   =
| prev_year    =
| next_title   = [[Playero 38]]
| next_year    = 1994
}}
'''Playero 37''' is [[DJ Playero]]'s first studio album.  It is considered a landmark album and influential in the creation of the music genre now known as "[[Reggaeton]]". The album was released in December of 1993. Playero recorded and mixed the album in one week inside his home located in Villa Kennedy, Puerto Rico. The album consists of fusions between Hip Hop and Jamaican Dancehall Riddims with Latino rappers rhyming over the beats in Spanish.  The first pressing which is a rarity was released only in [[cassette tape]]. Around a few hundred original copies were sold while most people who received the initial version copied from those original tapes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-07 |title=Del underground al megaéxito global: platicamos con el padre del reggaetón |url=https://www.redbull.com/mx-es/dj-playero-platicamos-con-el-padre-del-reggaeton |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Red Bull |language=es}}</ref>
Playero 37's success lead to a partnership with Bayamon Records (BM Records) for wide release on Cassette and CD in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Records |first=B. M. |title=BM Records |url=https://bmrecordspr.com/sobre-nosotros |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=BM Records |language=en-US}}</ref>  It became one of the first "Underground" albums (which is what Reggaeton used to be known as then), to receive wide distribution inside of Puerto Rico and parts of the United States.  Despite being banned from radio and television due to its explicit content, the album would go on to earn a gold certification for the sale of 30 thousand units.  It eventually sold over 100,000 copies.  Today, the album is known for introducing influential Reggaeton artists such as [[Master Joe & O.G. Black|OG Black]], [[Master Joe & O.G. Black|Master Joe]], Q Mac Daddy, Frankie Boy, [[Maicol & Manuel]], Blanco, [[Bichiyal|B.F Yaviah]] & [[Daddy Yankee]].  It is considered by many to be the most influential Reggaeton album of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=BandLab Singapore Pte |title=YANKEE PLAYERO 37 {{!}} PLAYERO DJ |url=http://www.reverbnation.com/playerodj4/song/19367449-yankee-playero-37 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=ReverbNation |language=en}}</ref>
The original first edition of Playero 37 was about 90 mins. long.  The rerelease via BM Records was cut down to under 50 mins. and is the most well known version of the album. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Playero 37 discogs information |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/876769-Playero-DJ-37-Underground}}</ref> The original 90 min. version was given a limited re-release by BM Records in 1999 retitled "Playero 37 The Original".  This edition contains clean and edited lyrics.  A unedited version of the original edition is yet to be released outside of the first pressings on tape in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Playero 37 The Original clean lyrics |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8042174-Playero-37-The-Original}}</ref>  Playero 37 was the continuation of a series of underground mixtapes by [[DJ Playero|Playero DJ]] and the first to contain all original material.  Most of these tapes have been lost though Playero 34 which contains Daddy Yankee's first recording has resurfaced online.<ref>{{Citation |title=Daddy Yankee - Playero 34 (So Persigueme/No Te Detengas) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQzN2xVslA |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en}}</ref>  Playero 37 and its sequel [[Playero 38]] along with other notable works like [[The Noise (band)|The Noise]] and [[Mas Flow (album)|Mas Flow]] series; went on to be the foundation for modern Reggaeton and the "[[Dembow]]" genre from the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leight |first=Suzy Exposito,Elias |last2=Exposito |first2=Suzy |last3=Leight |first3=Elias |date=2019-11-07 |title=Dembow Took Over the Dominican Republic. Can It Take Over the World? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/the-rise-of-dembow-el-alfa-lirico-en-la-casa-907678/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DJ Playero, The OG Who Paved the Way For Reggaeton As We Know It |url=https://remezcla.com/features/music/dj-playero-profile-rbma-que-bajo-barrioteca-nyc/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Remezcla |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Track listing==
''Side A: Dance Hall Mix''
# OG Black
# Master Joe
# Baby J
# Master Joe
# Q Mack Daddy
# OG Black
# Baby J
# Master Joe
# B.F. Yaviah
# Gummy Man
# Master Joe
# Baby J
# OG Black
# Q Mack Daddy
# Baby J
# Frankie Boy
# Buru Fast
# 2 Sweet
# Blanco
''Side B: Ragga Moonfin Mix''
# [[Daddy Yankee]]
# Master Joe y Playero
# Fellas Rican King
# B.F. Yaviah
# [[DJ Playero]]
# 2 Sweet
# Master Joe
# Fat Flavor
''Playero 37: The Original''
# Donde Mi No Venga, Sigan Brincando, Nunca Me Quedo Atras, Yamilette, Ya Va Sonando - [[Daddy Yankee]]
# Original Si Soy Yo - Master Joe y Playero
# From, From The Weed - Fellas Rican King
# Si Tu Quieres Fumar - B.F. Yaviah
# Mi Amor - 2 Sweet
# Vuelve Master Joe, Echa Pa' Ca, Te Gusta El Blunt, Ya (Master Joe) - Master Joe, Chino Man, Fat Flavor
# Interlude Break - DJ Playero
# Para Ti - OG Black y Q Mack Daddy
# Marijuana Quiero Fumar - Buru Fast
# Quien Dijo - Fat Flavor, Master Joe, Funkie Ed, Genio
# Hazle Un Hechizo - OG Black
# Mountain Spash - 3 On Mic
# Se Te Hundió el Barco - 3 Two Get Funky
# Quiero, Quiero - DJ Playero
# Tiempo Ya - Master Joe, O.G. Black, Q Mack Daddy, DJ Playero
# Intro - DJ Playero
# Tú No Me Lo Cortas - Ranking Stone
# Muevete Asi - Frankie Boy
# La Predilecta - OG Black
# Corre y Baila - Wiso G.
# Atencion - Master Joe
# Dame Tu Amor - Baby J, Master Joe
# La Campeona, Oyeme Mamita, Eres Tu, Listo - Q Mack Daddy, OG Black, Baby J, Master Joe
# Oye Chiquitico - B.F. Yaviah
# Impro - Gommy Man
# No Inventes - Master Joe
# Corre y Buscalo - Baby J
# 37 Pa' Desordenar, Me Toca Implantar - OG Black, Q Mack Daddy
# Numero 1 - Frankie Boy
# Pedaleando - Buru Fast
# Numero 1 - 2 Sweet
# Besa Tu Cuerpo - Blanco
# Prendelo, Subelo - Lisa M.
# Yo Quiero Fumar - B.F. Yaviah y Gommy Man
# Interesada - Maicol y Manuel
# No Podras - Master Joe
# La Quiero y La Amo - Baby J
# Forma De Bailar - Daddy Yankee y Bimbo
==References==
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[[Category:DJ Playero albums]]
[[Category:1994 albums]]