Prior to the album's release, many of the featured artist had already established themselves as some of the best in the genre. Tito "El Bambino" had made a name for himself while a part of the duo
Hector & Tito. Before splitting in 2003, the duo won a Latin Billboard Music Award for "Latin Rap Album of the Year" for their 2002 effort
A La Reconquista. Tego Calderón, referred to by David Jeffries as "one of the foremost ambassadors of the reggaetón genre", had debuted with
El Abayarde in 2003. The album was a commercial success managing 50,000 copies in its first month. In 2004, he followed the album up with
El Enemy De Los Guasíbiri, "a punchier, more hectic, more street-level affair".
Yaga & Mackie formed in 2001 and appeared on various compilation albums before releasing their debut album
Sonando Diferente (2002).
Zion & Lennox, as a duo, released one studio album,
Motivando a la Yal (2004). The album peaked at number thirty-two and number thirteen on the
Billboard Latin Albums and
Billboard Latin Pop Albums, respectively. The special edition re-release proved more successful, reaching number ten on the
Billboard Latin Albums chart.
Nicky Jam became known by appearing on various mixtapes from the 1990s. His popularity then proved itself when we released his second studio album
Vida Escante (2004) which reached a mainstream audience.
Ivy Queen had established herself as the top female artist in reggaetón. In 2003, Ivy Queen released
Diva, her third studio album. It was considered to have been important for exposing reggaetón to a mainstream audience in 2004. After the success of the albumwhich was certified platinum by the RIAA, Ivy Queen released a platinum edition of
Diva in 2004. The platinum edition was nominated for "Reggaeton Album of the Year" at the
2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards. It was followed by her fourth studio album,
Real (2004), which was too a success. ==Chart performance==