Pitbull shows his softer side  Full text...

El Mariel could've been Pitbull's shot at a classic, or at least a breakthrough hit, but instead he's just barely avoided the sophomore slump.  Full text...

Disappointingly, El Mariel sketches a drawing that barely measures up to the intense political undertones of the album title.   Full text...

A mediocre album, maybe because I expected more Spanish and more political awareness.  Full text...

El Mariel definitely sounded promising. This historical event has rarely been touched on and who better to discuss the significance, depth and richness of the story than a Cuban rapper who has already established himself as a mainstream act to be reckoned with? However, as we have seen in the past, what seems good doesn't always turn out that way.  Full text...

Few rappers can rock a Latin-flavored club beat as well as Cuban-American MC Pitbull. With a slick bilingual flow, he mambos toe-to-toe with the Neptunes' conga-based track on "Jealouso"; on "Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)," Mr. Collipark's timbale-infused beat forms the perfect backdrop to 'Bull's crass shout-along: "Bend over, girl, show me what you workin' with."  Full text...