RKT
The 'RKT' (pronounced as "erre-ka-te", originally "rakatá") is an Argentine musical genre created in the early 2000s and popularized initially by the singer L-Gante, in different neighborhoods of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area at the end of that same decade.

Characteristics
The genre contains influences from the Argentine cumbia and cumbia villera", being considered a subgenre of it. Similarly, it is usually performed with reggaeton-style vocals and production.

History
2020s: Popularity with L-Gante and RKT
From there, the genre became increasingly popular, until in 2020, Argentine singer L-Gante released the song "L-Gante Rkt", which became a local success. This artist would become a pioneer and the most important figure in the genre, later releasing "L-Gante: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38" with producer Bizarrap, a song that was even chosen as one of the 50 best of 2021 by Pitchfork magazine. During this time, many other new artists such as Perro Primo, Kaleb Di Masi, El Noba, Salastkbron, Tirri La Roca, Alejo Isakk, Callejero Fino, ZURA, among others, would emerge; as well as producers like DT.Bilardo, Alan Gomez, DJ Tao, Papu DJ, Rialxt DJ, etc. In turn, many well-known artists and producers would join the scene, such as Nico Servidio DJ, Nicolás St, Cazzu, Omar Varela, or Ecko.


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