In a bid to keep their engagement up with fans, DJ’s and artists have been offering virtual live concerts on their social media platforms. Last Friday, it was up to urban producer giants Luny (formerly part of Luny Tunes) and Tainy, to make history (virtually) as they embarked on a three-hour Instagram live battle presented by urban news source Rapeton, with some of their most memorable tracks.
Spinning the beat - battle - Luny started off with the 2006 tiraera Royal Rumble ft. a number of artists such as Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Zion y Lennox. Tainy then clapped back with the Big Boss, DY’s, Gangsta Zone (remix). The two hitmakers went head-to-head with their repertoire, showcasing the evolution of the movement.
Francisco Saldana, professionally known as Luny, became reggaeton’s first major production team along with Victor Cabrera (Tunes) back in the early 2000s. The two helped to create some of the biggest club anthems to date including Daddy Yankee’s global and industry game-changing hit Gasolina, Ivy Queen’s Quiero Saber and Don Omar’s Dale Don Dale which he all threw in the battle.
And although Marco Masis, artistically known as Tainy, began as Luny’s apprentice back in 2004, he broke into the reggaeton scene with the second compilation of the album Mas Flow 2. Since then he has been helping to shape award-winning records for some of the most influential artists in the industry. Playing some of his more recent hits such as J Balvin’s Reggaeton, Anuel AA’s China and Bad Bunny’s viral Safaera ft Jowel Y Randy, including the 2018 summer hit I like it, featuring Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin, which scored him his first #1 hit in the US.
Thanking Luny for the opportunity, Tainy said: “Thank you for giving me an opportunity to create a beat when we first met. That’s what really opened the doors for me”.
Instagram viewers peaked at 65,000, including fellow industry artists such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Sech, literally everyone tuned in to the biggest beat battle in (reggaeton) history. Rooting initially for Tainy, “El Conejo Malo”, the Bad Bunny, said he was singing all the songs out loud whilst female trapper Cazzu said she was transported back to her teenage years. Talking to Billboard, Tainy said:
"Last night was one for the books!" (Saturday, April 18). "When Luny proposed this I accepted and knew it would be a great moment for our culture, but I really was blown away by the amazing reception we got from fans and colleagues! We went for 3 hours plus and we battled with some of our classics and most influential hit songs that we've produced. It was great to see so many people stick around for the entire life and just having fun. The best part of this was being able to let the music and moment take over and for those 3 hours, that we forgot about everything going on. Thankful to Luny and El Guru for putting it together!"
Giving a sneak peek of brand new music, Luny shared a remake of Zion & Lennox’s 2003 Clasico Hay Algo En Ti. Meanwhile Tainy played an unreleased snippet of Bad Bunny also ft. Zion y Lennox. As well as tracks from Ozuna and Myke Towers.
After three hours of clasicos vs. new hits, Luny called for artists to support Tainy, who released his first solo EP The Kids That Grew Up On Reggaeton in march. “Thank you for what you’re doing with all of those global hits,” said Luny, also mentioning artists like Bad Bunny, Ozuna & Anuel for continuing to represent the Urbano movement.
Need some quaran(tunes) to fill your ears with? Relive the battle here:
