''Los Dioses'' is a collaborative studio album by Puerto Rican rappers and singers
Anuel AA
Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Often called "The God of Latin trap" by himself and major Latin artists. His music often contains samples and interpola ...
and
Ozuna
Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. Five of his studio albums have topped ...
. It was released on January 22, 2021, by
Real Hasta la Muerte
''Real Hasta la Muerte'' is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. Released on July 17, 2018, under the label Real Hasta la Muerte, the album features 12 tracks, and features collaborations with urban artists such as Zion, Wis ...
, Aura Music and
Sony Music Latin
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History
In ...
. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including:
Tainy
Marco Efraín Masís Fernández (; born August 9, 1989), known professionally as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer, songwriter and record engineer. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his wor ...
,
DJ Luian
Luian Malavé Nieves (born September 29, 1990), better known as DJ Luian, is a Puerto Rican record producer, songwriter and DJ. He is recognized for working with artists such as Anuel AA, Arcángel, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Don Omar, among others. ...
,
Ovy on the Drums
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, Foreign Teck, Súbelo Neo, Mambo Kingz and Mvsis. The pair previously collaborated on seceral singles, including "
China
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", "
Adicto", "
Brindemos
"Brindemos" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA featuring Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, released as a track on the former's album ''Real Hasta la Muerte'' on July 17, 2018. A music video was released on August 3, 2018, the first music video tha ...
" and "Cambio".
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number ten on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and number one on both the US
Top Latin Albums
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and US
Latin Rhythm Albums
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charts, earning 29,000
album-equivalent unit
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s in its first week.
Critical reception
Kyann-Sian Williams of
NME
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praises the collaboration of Anuel AA and Ozuna, calling the collaboration "the coming together of two musical titans". Williams spoke on how the smooth sultry vocals of Ozuna and the deep smoky vocals of Anuel AA coming together with music that transcends the reggaeton genre. She said "Ozuna and Anuel AA have penned hits deeply imbued with timeless grooves that rival those of the biggest stars in the world right now". She also said "With a worldly shimmer and energetic drumming, this is an aching reminder us of the partying days that many of us are still missing." Ultimately, Williams gave the album a rating of 4 stars out of 5.
Commercial performance
''Los Dioses'' debuted at number one on the US
Top Latin Albums
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chart, earning 29,000
album-equivalent units
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(including 6,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week, according to
MRC Data
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.
This became Anuel AA's third number one and Ozuna's fifth on the chart.
The album also debuted at number ten on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and US
Latin Rhythm Albums
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charts respectively.
In addition, the album accumulated a total of 34.4 million on-demand streams for its songs.
All twelve songs from the album debuted on the US
Hot Latin Songs
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chart, with two songs charting in the top ten.
"
Antes" debuted at number five and "
Los Dioses
''Los Dioses'' is a collaborative studio album by Puerto Rican rappers and singers Anuel AA and Ozuna. It was released on January 22, 2021, by Real Hasta la Muerte (record label), Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music and Sony Music Latin. The prod ...
" debuted at number eight on the chart respectively.
Track listing
Notes
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
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2021 in Latin music
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January–March
* February 18 – The 33rd Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are ...
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List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2020s
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References
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2021 collaborative albums
Anuel AA albums
Ozuna (singer) albums
2020s Spanish-language albums
Sony Music Latin albums
Albums produced by Tainy