

On his first two albums, Puerto Rican rapper De La Ghetto established himself as one of reggaetón’s most versatile personalities. The man born Rafael Castillo could spit ferocious bars over concrete-cracking dembow beats, but he could also flow seductively over smooth-rolling tropical grooves. Loaded with top-shelf guests, DLG’s much-anticipated third full-length moves beyond reggaetón in surprising ways, building a party mix from a wild range of styles. There are drop-it-low Miami-bass tracks (the Flo Rida-assisted “Booty Grande”), West Coast hip-hop jams (the solo cut “No Hay Nadie”), dancehall soundsystem killers (DLG going rhyme-for-rhyme with Konshens on “Bad Girl”) and trap confections (Fetty Wap adding the euphoric hook to “F.L.Y.”). But even with all his unexpected experimentation, DLG remains a reggaetónero at heart, returning to that rhythm on tracks both sweet (“Caliente” with J. Balvin) and snarling (“Cogelo Pa’ Ti” with Plan B).