Entren Los Que Quieran

Drawing influence from a more diverse array of musical styles than Residente o Visitante (2007), Calle 13 released Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo in 2008, which experimented with genres such as samba, candombe, and electronica. The album won five Latin Grammys at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009 including "Album of the Year". The group generated controversy when vocalist/lyricist Residente was hosting the 2009 MTV Latin America Awards and attempted to inform the audience about a strike in Puerto Rico in protest of governor Luis Fortuño's cutting of thousands of government jobs, one of which belonged to Residente's mother. During the ceremony, he referred to Fortuño as a "son of a whore", which generated widespread anger towards the group. Before the show, a political prisoner had died in a hunger strike in protest of the Cuban government, and Cuban exiles in Miami criticized the group for performing at such a time. It was mixed at Circle House Studios and Zeitgeist Sound Studios in Long Island, New York. Ed Morales of the New York Daily News interpreted the album's title as "an invitation to like-minded Latino youth to a safe space for rebellion." ==Music and lyrics==

Visitante, who composed and performed the music on the record, stated that the album continues to experiment with different styles of music. He noted that the group's collaboration with Omar Rodríguez-López from The Mars Volta on "Calma Pueblo" gives the song a "Beastie Boys vibe." "Vamo' a Portarnos Mal" features ska and merengue-influenced rhythms. Residente originally wrote eight pages of lyrics for "Calma Pueblo", but later "deleted and deleted" many of the words, as he felt that the song's subject matter "can come off like cheap pamphleteering. And that's not what I wanted to do." "La Bala" illustrates the pathway of a bullet as a means to denounce violence. According to Visitante, "Prepárame la Cena" is about "being imprisoned", adding, "Sometimes you can be imprisoned and still be outside." "Baile De Los Pobres" has been described as a "lust song" with subject matter comparable to Billy Joel's "working-class desires" in his 1983 song "Uptown Girl". Residente's "gentler side" is displayed on "La Vuelta al Mundo", where he describes a trip around the world to escape the monotonous nature of working in an office cubicle. ==Reception==

Commercial Entren Los Que Quieran peaked at number six on the Billboard Latin Albums chart, remaining on the chart for 25 weeks. It also peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart, remaining on the chart for one week, as well as number 199 on the magazine's Top Current Albums chart. The record peaked at number one in Argentina, number 22 in Mexico, and number 90 in Spain. "Calma Pueblo" was the first single to be released from the album; it was released on August 9, 2010. "Vamo' A Portarnos Mal" was the second single released from the album; it peaked at #32 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay, #21 on the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay, and #11 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay charts. "Digo Lo Que Pienso" peaked at #16 on the Latin Rhythm Digital Songs. "Baile de los Pobres" was the fourth single to be released from the album, on February 21, 2011. The fifth single, "Muerte en Hawaii", peaked at #33 on the Latin Pop Airplay and #11 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay charts. "Latinoamerica" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Latin Digital Songs and #3 on the Latin Rhythm Digital Songs chart. "La Vuelta al Mundo" was the last single from the album; it peaked at #14 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart and #44 in Mexico. Critical Entren Los Que Quieran received generally positive reviews from critics. Melissa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A− grade, writing, "Igniting their agitprop songs with Bollywood, Hawaiian, hip-hop, and Latin styles on Entren Los Que Quieran, they’ll make you want to bomb any radio station that won’t play rock en español." Mariano Prunes of AllMusic gave Entren Los Que Quieran three and a half stars out of five, and felt that while the album was strong overall, the shock value employed in the group's earlier records had become less impactful: "As the album progresses, while the beats remain strong and the lyrics clever, this maximum-impact approach tends to eventually exhaust itself." Garsd commented on the band's appeal to Latin American listeners, explaining "They are fighters who endure and struggle against the very real horrors of Latin America. But part of their defiance lies in the ability to have fun, to be funny and sexy in spite of these horrors." Accolades Entren Los Que Quieran received ten nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2011—a record for Latin Grammy nominations. Jon Pareles of the Los Angeles Times opined that the group's eclectic musical experimentation helped the band qualify for multiple categories, including Urban, Alternative, and Tropical. In Mexico, the album received two nominations for the Oye! Awards, for Album of the Year and Latin Urban Album of the Year, while "Prepárame la Cena" was nominated for Song of the Year from a Telenovela show. ==Track listing==

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