After wooing reggaeton fans with the smash single El Tiburon, featured on Luny Tunes' Mas Flow 2, the hardworking duo is now set to unleash its debut album The Pitbulls, which is promising to make the world bark to a new tune.
"I'm very cerebral; I tend to have a lot of concepts, and Alexis has to let me know whether he thinks they can executed," 26-year-old Joel "Fido" Martinez says of his contribution to the duo's chemistry. "I'm much more reserved than Alexis. He's much more animated."
His partner, 26-year-old Raul "Alexis" Ortiz, agrees. "I'm the aggressive one, the one who gets the crowds jumping."
Born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, and raised between the towns of Cidra and Cayey, Alexis first made his mark on the reggaeton scene in 1994, when he appeared on DJ Stefano Vol. 2 alongside two neighborhood friends.
Although he knew music was his calling, he found himself secluded from the genre's pioneers by virtue of living outside of the metropolitan area, the hub of activity at that time. Frustrated by the hardships of gaining recognition, he decided to retire and spent almost five years away from the studio.
Similarly, Cayey native Fido started pursuing his musical ambitions at an early age.
"I've been singing since the music was called 'underground,' before it was even named reggaeton," he says. "I started when I was 11 years old. Around the time when Vico C released La Recta Final, I was doing talent shows and performing wherever I could."
But like Alexis, Fido was discouraged by the competitive nature of the developing movement and decided to put his career on pause for a few years. That is, until, he saw the streets' growing interest in the musical form.
"I started getting back into it when people started selling their own cassette tapes in the streets," he recalls. "We'd record our own tapes at home, wrap them in some plastic and sell them on the street."
In 1995, Fido scored an appearance on a DJ Stefano production, followed by a single on DJ Nelson's Little Boys from the Underground 3.
But despite the inroads he'd made, Fido felt overwhelmed by the difficulties before him. He once again decided to withdraw from the scene but, this time, he envisioned a different life for himself, enlisting in the Army and executing a four-year stint.
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"I was frustrated again - I felt like we weren't being given the opportunities that we deserved because we weren't from the metropolitan area," Fido says. "Back then, they used to say that Carolina was the reggaeton Mecca."
While Fido was in the military, his good friend Yandel (of the duo Wisin y Yandel) linked up with Wisin during an MC competition in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Their newly established partnership proved fruitful, and they quickly began to raise eyebrows among the genre's frontrunners.
"I've known Yandel since I was in sixth grade," Fido says. "I was the one who told Yandel he needed to start performing. When I came back from the Army and he had teamed up with Wisin, they decided to help me."
Meanwhile, Alexis made his reentry into the genre in the year 2000, appearing in La Mision III with the songs Sigan Perreando and Otra Noche Mas, and in the production Grayskull with the party anthem Manos Arriba. He then appeared in Wisin y Yandel's De Otra Manera and on both Wisin and Yandel's subsequent solo albums.
"I was friends with Wisin," Alexis says. "We used to sing around the neighborhood together, and Fido was always with Yande, so we were all part of the same crew. After Wisin y Yandel got together, Fido and I spent even more time with each other."
Still, the two continued to pursue their own separate paths. It wasn't until the compilation album Desafio that Alexis y Fido tested out their potential as a duo.
"There were 23 tracks recorded already so there was only room for one more track in the production," Alexis says. "One of us was going to be omitted so the producers suggested that we perform together."
Their synergy was palpable and so the two continued to perform together, displaying their skills on songs like Gata Racing off of Blin Blin Vol. 1 and El Palo on El Band 2 Korrupto.
"El Palo was a real turning point in our careers," Alexis says of the song that thrust them into the limelight in 2003. "That was the song that earned us our respect." Fido agrees wholeheartedly, "El Palo would have been as big as Gasolina, but the album wasn't funded appropriately so it wasn't really promoted overseas, but in Puerto Rico it was the No. 1 song for months."
After El Palo's success, the duo was in heavy demand. They recorded such hits as Tocale Bocina on Noriega's Contra La Corriente, El Rolo on La Mision IV and Gata Michu Michu on the top-selling Hector El Bambino Presenta Los Anormales.
They quickly became known as "Los Pitbulls" because of Alexis' tendency to bark on his records. He introduced the trademark sound early on in his career at Yandel's prompting.
"One time, I went out with my son and Yandel and his son," Alexis says. "When we were on our way home, both kids started getting cranky, and I started making barking noises to make them laugh. Yandel was like, 'How do you do that? You have to put that in your records!' After that, I started using the slogan 'Alexis el Pitbull ladrando' (Alexis the Pitbull barking). "
He says that although the "Pitbull" moniker was initially his, Fido more than deserves to share the title. "I'm the one who barks, but Fido is the one who bites," he jokes.
After years of performing together and amassing a huge fan in Puerto Rico, the duo unleashed their picaresque song El Tiburon on Luny Tunes' Latin Grammy-nominated album Mas Flow 2, which was released earlier this year. The song established them as international superstars.
"People really appreciate our originality," Alexis says. "We have fun concepts and we use la lot of adult humor. The sexual aspect of our lyrics is only evident to adults, and we make sure that we never say anything that could be offensive towards women."
For his part, Fido has earned a name for himself as an accomplished beatmaker. He was responsible for the unique rhythmic patterns Wisin y Yandel's En La Disco Bailoteo and Esta Noche Hay Pelea, and he produced the singles Dale Caliente, El Muro and No Me Dejes Solo on Daddy Yankee's multi-platinum-selling Barrio Fino album.
"I made those songs from beginning to end," Fido says. "Urba y Monserrate did the mixing on those tracks, but I came up with the rhythms."
His production genius is evident in Los Pitbulls through such singles as Eso Ehhh, El Cumbiaton and Tu No Sabes, which he concocted with the help of producer Nesty.
"Sonically, this album has a bit of everything," Alexis says. "El Cumbiaton mixes cumbia with mariachi sounds, Perro Caliente uses beatboxing sounds, Tributo Borincano has a dancehall flavor and Tu no Sabes is a softer ballad-style song."
The much-anticipated effort features appearances by the likes of Terror Squad's Tony Sunshine, Hector "el Father," Zion y Lennox, Trebol Clan and Baby Ranks and production by heavyweights like Noriega, Nesty, Echo, and Luny Tunes.
With such a remarkable pedigree and an insatiable hunger, it's no mystery why Alexis y Fido are known as reggaeton's only pitbulls.
A Que No Me Duras
Alexis y Fido Lyrics
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a ke no me duras
tu y yo como dos locos sin censura
a ke no me duras
tu y yo, besandonos
viviendo una aventura
tu y yo, tocandonos
entrando en calentura...(X2)
hola...
dale invitale un trago, dale, come on, pasa
adelante sientate mientras cerro la puerta
dandote cuenta
la noche esta macetia pa seas mi completa
pideme lo ke tu kieras ke lo consigo
no tienes ke tener miedo ma, tu andas conmigo
esto fue lo ke hicimos
desde ke nos conocimos
en el deseo nos comimos
y nos perdimos
vamos a vender que como usted ronca duerme
se enrreda conmigo en la cama definitivamente pierde
si le prendo la verde se envuelve
en un placer, en un resuelve
cuando kieras vuelve
regalame esta noche pa hacer travesuras
a ke no me duras
tu y yo como dos locos sin censura
a ke no me duras
tu y yo, besandonos
viviendo una aventura
tu y yo, tocandonos
entrando en calentura
ma regalame to eso
has ke esto sea intenso
ponte en suspenso
ma me tienes denso
aunke pienso
ke el olor a incienso
nos lleva al sexo
nuestros cuerpos
hacia la cama en descenso
dale, tocame tocame ma
besame, sienteme mas
roncame roncame ,vamos
has lo ke tu kieras conmigo
calientame ma
juegame duro ma
has lo ke tu kieras conmigo
yo soy tuyo namas
rompe el silencio
dale, buscame resio
(hazlo lindo ma)
como con desprecio
afredita, satiadita, hoy es tu dia
usame pa cumplir toas tus fantasias
regalame esta noche pa hacer travesuras
a ke no me duras
tu y yo como dos locos sin censura
a ke no me duras
tu y yo, besandonos
viviendo una aventura
tu y yo, tocandonos
entrando en calentura
esta noche solo somos tu y yo mami
la "A" y la "F"
tu sabes
doble a y naless
estos son los presidentes del genero
sobrenatural
The above lyrics are from the song called "A Que No Me Duras" by Alexis y Fido. The song is a fun and seductive song that talks about two individuals who are attracted to each other and want to indulge in physical pleasures. The lyrics start by one person asking the other to give them a night to do some mischief together, challenging the other person to see if they are up for it. The rest of the lyrics talk about their attraction towards each other, their desire to have fun together, and how they feel when they are together. They talk about the possibility of losing control and not being able to resist each other's temptations. They use different phrases and words to express their attraction, such as "tocandonos" (touching each other) and "entrando en calentura" (getting heated up).
The lyrics are quite straightforward and express the thoughts and feelings of two individuals who are simply attracted to each other. The song is a catchy and fun tune that has gained popularity among Latin American audiences. The rhythm is a blend of reggaeton, Latin pop, and electronic sounds that make it quite different from other traditional songs.
Line by Line Meaning
Regalame esta noche pa hacer travesuras
Give me tonight to do naughty things
a ke no me duras
Do you dare to keep up with me?
tu y yo como dos locos sin censura
You and me like two crazy people without filters
tu y yo, besandonos
You and me, kissing
viviendo una aventura
Living an adventure
tu y yo, tocandonos
You and me, touching each other
entrando en calentura...(X2)
Getting into heat
hola...
Hello...
dale invitale un trago, dale, come on, pasa
Give, invite him for a drink, come on, come in
adelante sientate mientras cerro la puerta
Go ahead, sit down while I close the door
dandote cuenta
Noticing
la noche esta macetia pa seas mi completa
The night is perfect for you to be my complete one
pideme lo ke tu kieras ke lo consigo
Ask me what you want and I'll make it happen
no tienes ke tener miedo ma, tu andas conmigo
You don't have to be afraid, girl, you're with me
esto fue lo ke hicimos
This is what we did
desde ke nos conocimos
Since we met
en el deseo nos comimos
We ate each other in desire
y nos perdimos
And we got lost
vamos a vender que como usted ronca duerme
Let's pretend that you snooze, you lose with me
se enrreda conmigo en la cama definitivamente pierde
If you get tangled up with me in bed you definitely lose
si le prendo la verde se envuelve
If I turn on the green light she wraps around
en un placer, en un resuelve
In pleasure, in a solution
cuando kieras vuelve
When you want, come back
ma regalame to eso
Give me all of that, girl
has ke esto sea intenso
Make this intense
ponte en suspenso
Get suspended
ma me tienes denso
Girl, you have me dense
aunke pienso
Although I think
ke el olor a incienso
That the smell of incense
nos lleva al sexo
Takes us to sex
nuestros cuerpos
Our bodies
hacia la cama en descenso
Descending towards the bed
dale, tocame tocame ma
Come on, touch me, touch me, girl
besame, sienteme mas
Kiss me, feel me more
roncame roncame ,vamos
Moan, moan, let's go
has lo ke tu kieras conmigo
Do whatever you want with me
calientame ma
Heat me up, girl
juegame duro ma
Play me hard, girl
yo soy tuyo namas
I'm only yours
rompe el silencio
Break the silence
dale, buscame resio
Come on, look for me hard
(hazlo lindo ma)
(Do it nicely, girl)
como con desprecio
As if with disdain
afredita, satiadita, hoy es tu dia
Afrodite, satisfied, today is your day
usame pa cumplir toas tus fantasias
Use me to fulfill all your fantasies
esta noche solo somos tu y yo mami
Tonight it's just you and me, baby
la 'A' y la 'F'
The 'A' and the 'F'
tu sabes
You know
doble a y naless
Double A and Nales
estos son los presidentes del genero
These are the presidents of the genre
sobrenatural
Supernatural
Contributed by Claire K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
laury salinas
Buenos recuerdos cuando iva a 7 grado la escuela en los bailes 😘😘😘😍
Santos Rojas silva
Ufffff que recuerdos guarda esta canción la escuche despues de 8 años ! Ah pasado mucho tiempo !!!
Zergio Fenix Piscoya Mina
2019 activó con los clásicos.. 🎶🎶
MaikolTheBestt
Los Reyes del Perreo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
alvaro mendez valdes
un temon que nunca se olvidara !!!
Eduar Roche
Nooooo llevo 4-5 años buscando esta cancion me trae demasiados recuerdos de esos tiempo.
juan alejandro vargas fernandez
Esta en el top 3 de las mejores
Rodrigo Flores
Excelente tema :D
Andrés Escobar
2020 Los Reyes Del Perreo..!!!! 🍾
Katheine Lugo
Alexis fido one of the greatest Puerto Rican reggaeton mots class/ in 6 years ago best artist 💯🇵🇷