Daddy Yankee - Gasolina Upd Official

It earned a nomination for Record of the Year at the 2005 Latin Grammys, forcing the industry to acknowledge the genre. Cultural Preservation:

The song is an about a woman who loves to dance aggressively, drink, and be the center of attention.

In 2004, MTV still played music videos. The video for "Gasolina" is a grainy, low-budget masterpiece set at a Puerto Rican drag strip. There are no supermodels, no luxury cars (just beat-up Hondas), and no choreography. It is raw, sweaty, and real.

There were also protests from conservative groups in the United States who wanted the song removed from Now That’s What I Call Music! compilations. But every ban only made the underground grow louder.

If you were alive in 2004, there is a high probability that you remember exactly where you were when you first heard that unmistakable, stuttering dembow beat followed by the guttural chant: “Dame más gasolina!”