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Emboscada (album)

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Emboscada
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 2002
StudioFunkytown Music
GenreHip hop
Length42:18
LabelEMI Latin
ProducerMr. Funky
Vico C chronology
Vivo
(2001)
Emboscada
(2002)
En Honor A La Verdad
(2003)

Emboscada (English: Ambush) is the fifth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Vico C released on July 2, 2002 by EMI Latin. Produced by Mr. Funky and described by the artist himself as the most complete album with deep lyrics and musical variety, it contains eleven tracks with themes of Christianity, redemption, social criticism and explicit lyrics (Violence and Sex) in the Latin urban genre and their consequences in society and among the youth audiences. The album incorporates christian rap with elements of alternative reggaeton and tropical house. It includes "El Súper Héroe", released as a bonus track on Vivo (2001) and a new version of the song "La Movida", original from "Con Poder" (1996), which included a sample "He Renuciado de Ti" by Jose Jose.[1][2]

Embocada received positive reviews. It won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album in 2002. It was nominated for Best Urban Album of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 and for Latin Rap Album of the Year at the 2003 Latin Billboard Music Awards.[3][4][5] Eventually, it peaked at 36 US Top Latin Albums. The album was supported by the release of three official singles: Los Perros, El Super Heroe and the title track that was included on the sound track of the movie Out of Time and peaked at number 40 of US Hot Latin Songs.[6][7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:55
2."Peligro"2:54
3."¿Y Ahora Qué?"4:10
4."Abusando"3:58
5."La Niña Modelo"6:09
6."Emboscada"4:21
7."Los Perros"3:58
8."La Movida"3:23
9."Por el Lente del Cielo""4:09
10."Crack Crack"2:55
11."El Super Héroe"4:21
Total length:42:18

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[8] 36
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[8] 16
US Top Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 6

References

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  1. ^ "La Movida by Vico C on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  2. ^ Yuret, Vanessa Vazquez (July 19, 2002). "PUERTO RICAN RAPPER VICO C WILL APPEAR IN CONCERT IN ORLANDO ON JULY 19". El Sentinel. p. 20. ProQuest 431528161.
  3. ^ BEAT, DAVID CAZARES LATIN/WORLD. "NEW ATTITUDE FROM THE PHILOSOPHER OF RAP". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  4. ^ "Thalia, Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Lupillo Rivera, Carlos Vives, Celia Cruz, Juanes and a Host of Hispanic Artists Compete for the Latin Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro". Univision. Business Wire. November 19, 2002. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  5. ^ EFE, L. D. (2002-09-19). "Lista completa de los ganadores de los Grammy Latinos 2002". Libertad Digital - Cultura (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  6. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2002-09-28). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Out of Time (2003) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-09-28
  8. ^ a b "Top Latin Album - Week October 26, 2002" (PDF). Billboard. p. 29.
  9. ^ "Rapping up the charts". Billboard. June 21, 2003. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510. ProQuest 27230652.