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    <title>Zion y Lennox</title>
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    <dc:date>2008-07-08T22:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Manuel Alejandro Ruiz</title>
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      <dc:subject>Ruiz, Manuel Alejandro, Beatles, The, Fat Joe, Jackson, Michael, Luny Tunes, Omar, Don, Zion y Lennox, Latin, Hitmaker</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visionary entrepreneur and native New Yorker <a id='f4020' class='f4020' href='/affiliate/C4020'>Manuel Alejandro Ruiz</a> &#8212; known as &#8220;Boy Wonder&#8221; &#8212; made history in 2003 when he traveled to Puerto Rico to shoot <em>Chosen Few</em>, a documentary about the then-underground musical genre, reggaet&#243;n. The first in-depth look at the history of the genre served up an insider's look at crammed concert halls and fervent fans alongside interviews with its stars: Vico C, Daddy Yankee, <a id='f2394' class='f2394' href='/affiliate/C2394'>Don Omar</a>, Tego Calderon, <a id='f2411' class='f2411' href='/affiliate/C2411'>Luny Tunes</a> and <a id='f1036' class='f1036' href='/affiliate/C1036'>Zion y Lennox</a>, plus including hip-hop icons like Russell Simmons and <a id='f1084' class='f1084' href='/affiliate/C1084'>Fat Joe</a>. <em>The Chosen Few</em> CD, a compilation of reggaet&#243;n artists released in December of 2004, rocketed to the Top 5 of <em>Billboard's</em> Latin sales chart, selling over 500,000 copies</p>

<p>Next came <em>Chosen Few: El Documental II &#8220;El Tour&#8221;</em>&#8212; the sophomore release. In addition to being the project&#8217;s executive producer, Boy Wonder contributed as a songwriter/producer/remixer, notably on the track &#8220;Revelacion: Chosen Few Remix&#8221; with Tempo featuring Getto &amp; Reychesta Secretweapon.</p>

<p>Brooklyn-born Ruiz, the son of a Dominican/Puerto Rican single mother, grew up hearing <a id='f400' class='f400' href='/affiliate/C400'>Michael Jackson</a> and <a id='f2233' class='f2233' href='/affiliate/C2233'>the Beatles</a> along with the traditional &#8220;Bachata&#8221; from the Dominican Republic. His first production credits were in the late &#8217;90s with underground hip-hop artists and remixes.</p>

<p>As Boy Wonder expands on the reggaet&#243;n genre in <em>Chosen Few III: The Movie</em>, he expands on his music and entertainment empire, Chosen Few: Emerald Entertainment. His sensibilities and the ever-inclusive currents he creates are a prime force in uniting Latin and urban hip-hop into a living musical m&#233;lange, the cultural blending pot that symbolizes the ongoing evolution of modern music.</p>
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      <dc:date>2008-05-18T13:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Chavito</title>
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      <dc:subject>Chavito, Nely, Cool &amp; Dre, Thalia, Zion y Lennox, Latin, Urban, Hitmaker</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A toy guitar and microphone given as gifts by his parents were all it took to spark a young boy&#8217;s musical dreams. Meet Latin hip-hop artist Daniel &#8220;<a id='f3367' class='f3367' href='/affiliate/C3367'>Chavito</a>&#8221; Cortes, a fiery contender with major ambitions and equally prodigious lyrical talents.</p>

<p>Chavito cut his musical teeth playing local neighborhood parties in his borough, but it took a trip to his ancestral homeland, Puerto Rico, to ignite his musicality. While in San Juan, his brother introduced him to the potent musical stylings of raperos (rappers) Vico C, Ruben DJ, and Wiso G, influences he synthesized with the hard-hitting sounds of his North American favorites, Notorious B.I.G. and Big Pun, when he returned to New York to stake his musical claim.</p>

<p>From hip-hop to reggaeton to dancehall, Chavito&#8217;s songs &#8212; party tales, street-life dramas, and daily struggles &#8212; are hard hitting and provocative. As an opening act, he has been featured on bills with Daddy Yankee, Nicky Jam, Alexis Y Fido, Tego, Pitbull, <a id='f1036' class='f1036' href='/affiliate/C1036'>Zion Y Lennox</a>, and Akon and has rocked stages at venues like the Hammerstein Ballroom, Club Spirit and Club Exit, attracting the attention of media giants Telemundo and Sprint Radio, and enticing Red Bull to lend sponsorship support.</p>

<p>A series of mixtapes and regular plays by DJ Tony Touch introduced Chavito to radio audiences. Next, Chavito recorded a reggaeton remix of Latin pop sensation <a id='f746' class='f746' href='/affiliate/C746'>Thalia</a> on her single &#8220;Un Alma Sentenciada.&#8221; Chavito has now teamed up with famed producers <a id='f1049' class='f1049' href='/affiliate/C1049'>Cool &amp; Dre</a>, Young Lord and reggaeton heavyweight <a id='f3505' class='f3505' href='/affiliate/C3505'>Nely</a> to produce his debut album.</p>

<p>In Puerto Rican slang, the term &#8220;chavito&#8221; means &#8220;youngster.&#8221; For the New York-based artist, it translates into an someone emerging into major musical manhood.</p>
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      <dc:date>2007-12-14T15:48:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Nely</title>
      <link>http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/535195</link>
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      <dc:subject>Nely, Omar, Don, Snoop Dogg, Zion y Lennox, Latin, Hitmaker</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are lots of Nellys in the music business: Rapper Nelly, Nelly Furtado, remixer Nellie Hooper, chanteuse Nellie McKay . . .  but there&#8217;s only one <a id='f3505' class='f3505' href='/affiliate/C3505'>Nely</a>.</p>

<p>Nely&#8217;s nickname is &#8220;El Arma Secreta&#8221; (The Secret Weapon) and for good reason. Even though Nely (born Josias de la Cruz) is only 19, he has already proven himself a one-man reggaeton machine. The producer was behind the soundboard for major hits such as Wisin &amp; Yandel&#8217;s &#8220;Noche de Sexo&#8221; and &#8220;Rakata,&#8221; Tito &#8220;El Bambino&#8217;s&#8221;  &#8220;Mia,&#8221; Hector &#8220;El Father&#8221;&#8217;s &#8220;Noche De Travesura,&#8221; <a id='f2394' class='f2394' href='/affiliate/C2394'>Don Omar</a>&#8217;s &#8220;Salvaje&#8221; and <a id='f1036' class='f1036' href='/affiliate/C1036'>Zion Y Lennox</a>&#8217;s &#8220;Cuando.&#8221;</p>

<p>Most recently, Nely, who was nominated for producer of the year at the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards,  produced a number of tracks on Daddy Yankee&#8217;s new album, <em>El Cartel: The Big Boss</em>. Released in June, the album debuted at No. 1 on <em>Billboard</em>&#8217;s Top Latin Albums chart and No. 9 on the Billboard 200. He&#8217;s previously worked with Daddy Yankee on his duet with <a id='f69' class='f69' href='/affiliate/C69'>Snoop Dogg</a>, &#8220;Gangster Zone.&#8221; His latest effort with Don Omar is the infectious &#8220;Calm My Nerves,&#8221; from Omar&#8217;s El Pentagono, a collection of tunes from top reggaeton artists that came out in March.</p>

<p>Nely, who was raised in Puerto Rico, is signed to Universal Music Publishing Group Latin America. He began playing drums when he was only five and was producing before he was old enough to drive. Among his influences, according to his myspace page, are Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, Neptunes and Timbaland. He now splits his time between Puerto Rico and Miami.</p>
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      <dc:date>2007-07-11T12:30:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A greeting and a song.</title>
      <link>http://www.bmi.com/podcasts/container/133503</link>
      <description>Zion y Lennox discusses A greeting and a song.</description>
      <dc:subject>Zion y Lennox, Latin, In Their Own Words, Video, 2004, BMI Latin Awards</dc:subject>
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      <dc:date>2004-03-15T17:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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