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.
Cinco Letras
Alexis y Fido Lyrics
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los reyes del perreo
nosotros somos el duo Sobrenatural
la "A" y la "F" tu sabes
Entra al cuarto
subele el volume al radio
que nadie se entere de lo ke vamos hacerrrrrr
Metele caliente cuando te miras al espejo
dime como te sientes
El after party lo montamos en el motel
(shh)Guillao
Metele....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente
El after party las montamos en el motel
(Bienvenidos al cinco letras) Oh Oh
Siente la musa
la musica en tu blusa
te voy enseñar como es que los machines se usa
Una rusa que te pongas confusa
Esa mirada de asesina me engatusa
Me pones grabe
tu lo sabes
Wao hasta de donde llega esa tatuaje
Me pone mal, me pone pensar
no se que puede pasar
baby deja hacerte un omenaje
Entra al cuarto
subele el volume al radio
que nadie se entere de lo ke vamos hacerrrrrr
(shhh)Callao
Metele caliente cuando te miras al espejo
dime como te sientes
El after party los montamos en el motel
Guillao
Metele....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente
El after party lo montamos en el motel
(te toca a ti ahora ma)
amarate el pelo
gatea satea
trepateme ensima
as lo que sea
ponteme agresiva
pa que vea
aqui pierda el control
aunke no lo crea
tu sabes, trepate a la cama con los tacos puesto
si tu tas dispuesta pues yo estoy dispuesto
Quedate conmigo no ponga pretesto
sera facil solo siga el prosedimiento
(dale) buscame debajo de la friza, la brisa me avisa
que usted viene de prisa
un perro lento, lento duro de momento
tenemo ocho horas de entretenimiento
Entra al cuarto
subele el volume al radio
que nadie se entere de lo ke vamos hacerrrrrr
(shhh)Callao
Metele caliente cuando te miras al espejo
dime como te sientes
El after party lo montamos en el motel
Guillao
Metele....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente
El after party lo montamos en el motel
(come on, come on, come on,)
yup definitivemente para este duo necesitas comparacion
a quedado demostrado nuevamente
que somos los reyes del perreo
el duo sobrenatural Alexis...Fi..do
los presidentes doble A y Nales
no es dar el paso es deja las wellas pa oiste
La "A' y la "F" tu sabes
Sobrenatural...Sobrenatural...Sobrenatural
(yep,yep,yep)
"Cinco Letras" by Alexis y Fido is a sensual reggaeton song that expresses the desire to have a secret rendezvous with a lover. The lyrics start with a call to enter a room and turn up the radio volume. The partners are advised to keep quiet so that nobody hears what they're up to. The lyrics then suggest that they should heat things up by looking at themselves in the mirror and enjoying each other's company. The lyrics go on to say that the after-party will be held at a motel and that they should keep it hot. The chorus, which is the most memorable part of the song, uses the words "cinco letras," which means five letters, to represent passionate love. The song ends with the assertion that they are the kings of perreo and the duo Sobrenatural.
This song's lyrics celebrate the beauty and passion of love. The phrase "cinco letras" represents the letters L-O-V-E, which refers to the uncontainable feelings the two lovers feel for each other. The room's privacy and the hotel's after-party are symbolic of the passion their relationship brings to their lives. Their unbridled feelings are reflected in the use of risqué language and a tongue-in-cheek approach to the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Yup we back Ha
We have returned with a bang
los reyes del perreo
The kings of rhythmic dance moves
nosotros somos el duo Sobrenatural
We are the supernatural duo
la "A" y la "F" tu sabes
The 'A' and the 'F', you know
Entra al cuarto
Enter the room
subele el volume al radio
Turn up the volume of the radio
que nadie se entere de lo ke vamos hacerrrrrr
So that no one else knows what we're going to do
(shhh)Callao
Quiet (Callao)
Metele caliente cuando te miras al espejo
When you look in the mirror, add some heat
dime como te sientes
Tell me how you feel
El after party lo montamos en el motel
We'll have the after-party at the motel
(shh)Guillao
Quiet (Guillao)
Metele....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente, Metele.....Caliente
Add some heat, add some heat, add some heat
Bienvenidos al cinco letras) Oh Oh
Welcome to Cinco Letras (Oh Oh)
Siente la musa
Feel the muse
la musica en tu blusa
The music on your blouse
te voy enseñar como es que los machines se usa
I'm going to teach you how to use the machines
Una rusa que te pongas confusa
A Russian move that confuses you
Esa mirada de asesina me engatusa
That killer look seduces me
Me pones grabe
You make me serious
tu lo sabes
You know it
Wao hasta de donde llega esa tatuaje
Wow, where does that tattoo go to?
Me pone mal, me pone pensar
It gets me feeling bad, it makes me think
no se que puede pasar
I don't know what can happen
baby deja hacerte un omenaje
Baby, let me give you some homage
te toca a ti ahora ma
Your turn now, girl
amarate el pelo
Tie up your hair
gatea satea
Crawl and hop around
trepateme ensima
Climb on me
as lo que sea
Do whatever
ponteme agresiva
Get aggressive
pa que vea
So you can see
aqui pierda el control
Lose control here
aunke no lo crea
Even if you don't believe it
tu sabes, trepate a la cama con los tacos puesto
You know, climb on the bed with your heels on
si tu tas dispuesta pues yo estoy dispuesto
If you're ready, then I'm ready
Quedate conmigo no ponga pretesto
Stay with me, don't make excuses
sera facil solo siga el prosedimiento
It'll be easy, just follow the procedure
(dale) buscame debajo de la friza, la brisa me avisa
(Come on) Look for me under the freeze, the breeze lets me know
que usted viene de prisa
That you're in a hurry
un perro lento, lento duro de momento
A slow dog, stubborn and tough
tenemo ocho horas de entretenimiento
We have eight hours of entertainment
come on, come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on,
definitivemente para este duo necesitas comparacion
Definitely, for this duo, you need comparison
a quedado demostrado nuevamente
It has been demonstrated again
que somos los reyes del perreo
That we are the kings of rhythmic dance moves
el duo sobrenatural Alexis...Fi..do
The supernatural duo, Alexis...Fi..do
los presidentes doble A y Nales
The presidents, double A and Nales
no es dar el paso es deja las wellas pa oiste
It's not about taking the step but leaving the marks for you to hear
La "A' y la "F" tu sabes
The 'A' and the 'F', you know
Sobrenatural...Sobrenatural...Sobrenatural
Supernatural...Supernatural...Supernatural
(yep,yep,yep)
(Yep, yep, yep)
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