Latigazo
{{Infobox song
| name = Latigazo
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| type = single
| artist = Daddy Yankee
| album = El Cangri.com
| language = Spanish
| English_title = "Whiplash"
| released = 2002
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| genre = Reggaeton
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=31}}
| label = El Cartel
| writer = Daddy Yankee {{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/420735646|title=ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song |work=|accessdate=December 7, 2023}}
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| chronology = Daddy Yankee singles
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| next_title = Segurosqui
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|n9grX7lz-ag|"Latigazo"}}}}
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"Latigazo" (English: "Whiplash") is the debut single by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from his second studio album El Cangri.com, released on June 20, 2002.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/el-cangri-com/1294460025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165207/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/el-cangri-com/1294460025|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2018|title=El Cangri.com by Daddy Yankee on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=February 22, 2018}} A music video for the song was released in order to promote the album. It has been cited as the first song by Daddy Yankee to receive significant airplay outside Puerto Rico.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRMEAAAAMBAJ&q=daddy+yankee+latigazo+single+billboard&pg=PA56|title=From The Streets: Daddy Yankee Reflects On The Roots And Future Of His Reggaeton Success|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|page=56|date=May 19, 2007|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}
Reception
Writing for PopSugar, editor Celia Fernandez included "Latigazo" on her list of "25 Daddy Yankee Songs That We Can't Live Without" in July 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.popsugar.com/latina/Best-Daddy-Yankee-Songs-43506046?stream_view=1#photo-43506086|title=25 Daddy Yankee Songs That We Can't Live Without|publisher=PopSugar|last=Fernandez|first=Celia|date=July 29, 2017|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}
Music video
The music video for "Latigazo" was directed by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Eddie Dee, and was distributed by V.I. Music.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9grX7lz-ag|title=Daddy Yankee - Latigazo (Vídeo Official) [Clásico Reggaetonero]|language=Spanish|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 22, 2018}} The video features a brief cameo of American basketball player Kobe Bryant.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9grX7lz-ag|title=Daddy Yankee - Latigazo (Vídeo Official) [Clásico Reggaetonero]|language=Spanish|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 22, 2018}} Kobe Bryant appears at 01:28. An alternative version of the clip also includes other songs from El Cangri.com: "Son Las 12" and "Guayando" featuring Puerto Rican rapper Nicky Jam.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX8aAjtRZrc|title=Daddy Yankee - Latigazo|language=Spanish|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}
References
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