Reggaeton is a genre of reggae music with influences from hip hop,  which first developed in Latin America in the mid 1980's and early 1990, born and stems from the Jamaican community whose ancestors arrived in Panama with West Indian immigrants in the twentieth century.


Reggaeton originated from its predecessor in Spanish reggae. After this event continued to be maintained reggaeton as reggae from Jamaica with the same instrumental and vocal melody the same but with different lyrics. While in Puerto Rico were used rap tracks but with different lyrics and compositions.