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.
Donde Estés Llegaré
Alexis y Fido Lyrics
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Te ves tan Fantastica
Muy Autentica ( Unica )
La noche es magica ( Oh Yhea )
Ya siento la Quimica
De tu piel soy fanatico
Tu caminar para el trafico
Por ti cruso el atlantico
( nananana )
Donde estes llegare
Quiero aser-te saber
Te estoy pensando tanto, tanto ( x2 )
( Alexis )
Y yo no soy asi
Esto no es normal
Para mi esto es nuevo
Te voy a ser real
Cuanto tengo que esperar
Pa' encender tu fuego
Modelo para el trafico
De ese cuerpo soy fanatico
Solo contigo yo me siento romantico
Si tu supieras
Lo que por ti yo diera
Si aqui te tuviera
Todo fuera tan fantastico
Todo el mundo dice
Que ya perdi el juisio
Ellos no saben que tu eres
Como mi vicio
Nadien se imagina
Lo que soy capaz de aser
Por ti cualquier de obstaculos
Puedo Vencer
Cupido Todo es como en mi sueño
Que no puede ser mas Perfecto
Voy a poner Empeño
De ese corazon quiero ser Dueño
( Fido )
Donde estes llegare
Quiero aser-te saber
Te estoy pensando tanto, tanto ( x2 )
( Alexis )
No existe nadien
Que me haga sentir
Lo que tu me ases sentir bebe
Nadieeen..
Por eso contigo yo quiero vivir
Pa' poder consolarte
Por la noche calentarte
Mi cariño darte, Regalarte
Las estrellas del cielo
Ponertelas en el cuello
Como si fueran diamantes
Dame la Oportunidad
Confia en Mi
Ma' Veras que nadien va a venir
Pa' ser bueno ( Quererme )
Amor Genuino y Verdadero
Pero lo mas importante Duradero
( Fido )
Te ves tan Fantastica
Muy Autentica
La noche es magica
Ya siento la Quimica ( Oyea )
De tu piel soy fanatico ( Oh ah )
Tu caminar para el trafico ( Oh )
Por ti cruso el atlantico
Hoy me siento mas romantico
( nanana )
Donde estes llegare
Quiero aser-te saber ( Mistico Baby )
Te estoy pensando tanto, tanto ( x2 )
Oh Yea,
Todavia estoy esperando por ti
Desidete..
Hey F
En Perreologia
Mister A, Señor F
Volviendo a Ser un Junte Perfeto
Con Nesty la Mente Maestra
& Victor El Nasi
El Sientifico Master Cris
Nosotros Somo los Reyes del Perreo
The song "Donde Estes Llegare" by Alexis y Fido is a vibrant romantic song that captures the emotions of two people deeply in love with each other. The song highlights the intensity of the chemistry between the two lovers and how each one is willing to go to any extent to be together. The song begins with Fido describing how amazing and authentic his lover looks, and he feels the magic of the night with her. He is a fan of her glowing skin and the way she walks in traffic. He is willing to cross the Atlantic for her and feels more romantic than ever before. The chorus "Donde Estes Llegare" means "wherever you are, I will get there," expresses his unwavering commitment to his lover.
Alexis follows with the idea that he typically doesn't feel this way about anyone, and this is new for him. He is willing to wait as long as it takes to ignite the flame in her heart, and she is the traffic model whom he admires. He feels romantic with her and wishes to hold her close to his heart. He claims that no one can make him feel the way she does, and he wants to spend his life with her. He wants to be her confidante, warm her at night, give her his love, and shower her with diamonds. He promises that his love is genuine, and he is willing to do anything to keep it going strong.
The song gives an excellent expression of deep love and highlights the intensity of the emotions that love brings. It shows how two people fall for each other and defines their commitment to each other, including their willingness to do anything to remain together.
Line by Line Meaning
Te ves tan Fantastica
You look so fantastic
Muy Autentica ( Unica )
Very authentic ( unique )
La noche es magica ( Oh Yhea )
The night is magical ( Oh yeah )
Ya siento la Quimica
I already feel the chemistry
De tu piel soy fanatico
I'm a fan of your skin
Tu caminar para el trafico
Your walk is for the traffic
Por ti cruso el atlantico
I cross the Atlantic for you
Hoy me siento mas romantico
Today I feel more romantic
( nananana )
( instrumental )
Donde estes llegare
I'll go wherever you are
Quiero aser-te saber
I want to let you know
Te estoy pensando tanto, tanto ( x2 )
I'm thinking about you so much, so much ( x2 )
Y yo no soy asi
And I'm not like this
Esto no es normal
This is not normal
Para mi esto es nuevo
For me, this is new
Te voy a ser real
I'm going to be real with you
Cuanto tengo que esperar
How long do I have to wait
Pa' encender tu fuego
To ignite your fire
Modelo para el trafico
Model for the traffic
De ese cuerpo soy fanatico
I'm a fan of that body
Solo contigo yo me siento romantico
I only feel romantic with you
Si tu supieras
If you knew
Lo que por ti yo diera
What I would do for you
Si aqui te tuviera
If I had you here
Todo fuera tan fantastico
Everything would be so fantastic
Todo el mundo dice
Everyone says
Que ya perdi el juisio
That I've lost my mind
Ellos no saben que tu eres
They don't know that you are
Como mi vicio
Like my addiction
Nadien se imagina
Nobody imagines
Lo que soy capaz de aser
What I'm capable of doing
Por ti cualquier de obstaculos
For you, any obstacle
Puedo Vencer
I can overcome
Cupido Todo es como en mi sueño
Cupid, everything is like in my dream
Que no puede ser mas Perfecto
It couldn't be more perfect
Voy a poner Empeño
I'm going to put effort
De ese corazon quiero ser Dueño
I want to be the owner of that heart
No existe nadien
There's no one
Que me haga sentir
That makes me feel
Lo que tu me ases sentir bebe
What you make me feel, baby
Nadieeen..
( instrumental )
Por eso contigo yo quiero vivir
That's why I want to live with you
Pa' poder consolarte
To be able to comfort you
Por la noche calentarte
To warm you up at night
Mi cariño darte, Regalarte
To give you my love, to give you a gift
Las estrellas del cielo
The stars from the sky
Ponertelas en el cuello
Putting them around your neck
Como si fueran diamantes
As if they were diamonds
Dame la Oportunidad
Give me the opportunity
Confia en Mi
Trust me
Ma' Veras que nadien va a venir
You'll see that no one else is coming
Pa' ser bueno ( Quererme )
To be good ( to love me )
Amor Genuino y Verdadero
Genuine and true love
Pero lo mas importante Duradero
But the most important thing is to last
( nananana )
( instrumental )
Oh Yea,
Oh yeah,
Todavia estoy esperando por ti
I'm still waiting for you
Desidete..
Make up your mind..
Hey F
Hey F
En Perreologia
In Perreologia
Mister A, Señor F
Mister A, Sir F
Volviendo a Ser un Junte Perfeto
Becoming a perfect joint again
Con Nesty la Mente Maestra
With Nesty the Master Mind
& Victor El Nasi
And Victor El Nasi
El Sientifico Master Cris
The Master Scientist Cris
Nosotros Somo los Reyes del Perreo
We are the kings of Perreo
Contributed by Adam H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@laurenfont
Se me salen las lágrimas de recordar estas canciones! La verdadera música de reguetón! Que tiempos aquellos 😢
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Esos tiempos donde éramos felices, pero ahora tenemos que lidiar con muchas responsabilidades y recordar la buena música que sonaba, y recordar que nos asemos más viejos😢..
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@Juan jose Pozo Alejandro así es! 😢
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Eso es verdad