I decided to do 3 out the gate so people understand the concept.  And if it gets a good reaction, I will make some more in the future.  2012 will be the dividing year.  Anything before will classify as Old School and vice versa.

**Floy Menor & Cris MJ – Gata Only (2024) vs Plan B - Bellaqueo (2001)**

Now we have to pick songs in similar categories for the contest to be fair.  Both tracks were done by a duo, one a temporary and the other lasted for a long time.  Both songs were singles.  “Bellaqueo” by Plan B was the biggest song off Fatal Fantassy 2 by DJ Joe, meanwhile “Gata Only” was the biggest Reggaeton song of 2024.  The key here was content.

I originally picked “Mujeres” by Trebol Clan as I think it was the biggest song of the year 2000 and it had a similar “Perreo” theme.  There was one problem, “Mujeres” has no explicit lyrics.  For a song about “Perreando” (and though this word can mean “sex”, its original meaning is just dancing while bumping and grinding with a partner to a song) “Mujeres” is pretty clean.  Too clean. 

“Gata Only’s” chorus is about screwing and kidnapping a girl, no kidding, use google translate… but it’s somewhat metaphorical.  Latinos know, it’s how Frikitona girlies like to be talked to.  I am even guilty of being driven to that sort of language, and always to a positive result; you gotta know who you can do that with however.

So, I decided to go with a song that was equally dirty in Plan B’s “Bellaqueo” to represent the old school.  And finally, I decided to choose songs that were similar in theme and production.  Both contain minimalist Electronic music elements supported by hard driven dembow patterns with a strong bassline at a 93-97 BPM rate.  And both are horny Perreo songs.

**Case For Gata Only:**    The song is so incredibly catchy.  So catchy, I am convinced that Floyy Menor stole it from some viral Freestyle vid of a much more talented Rapper.  Floy Menor was never this good again and he never will be.  The beat is phenomenal.  But the real standout is Cris MJ.  For those that don’t know, Cris MJ was on his way to becoming the Bad Bunny of Chile when this song dropped.  He’s quieted down somewhat after accusations of selling out and forgetting about Chile.  Kidd Voodoo is hotter than him over there now.

Cris MJ is the reason why this song works.  It may have still been a hit with only Floyy Menor, but Cris MJ is a very talented, but still underdeveloped (I feel) talent.  He is like Chencho without a DJ Blass, Noriega or Naldo Sangre Nueva coaching him along the way which Corleone had.  The talent in Chile just isn’t strong enough to make the most out of a raw talent like Cris MJ, they don’t have great producers like that.  Cris MJ is essentially doing it all on his own, and that’s real tough but impressive.

**Case For Bellaqueo:**  The beat here is very simple.  If it were a beat contest, “Gata Only” wins hands down.  But Chencho’s chorus is timeless, just make sure you don’t play it at a Quinceañera in front of the abuelitas or you will look like you have 0 class.  But Maldy’s phenomenal flow is what truly makes the song.  Maldy may be the best verse guy in Perreo music history.  He has somewhat of a chopper style flow over a Reggaeton beat and the guy just knows about fucking.  You can tell that’s what he loves the most in the world, besides his wife and kids.

**Reggaeton Party Mane’s Verdict:  Gata Only wins.**

This result will certainly piss off old school fans and Plan B fans, most of all.  But “Gata Only’s” chorus is definitely superior.  Whether it was a fluke, AI, or most likely Floy stole it then ran it through an AI… it is a “HOT” chorus despite the lyrics being poor.  But they recaptured that feeling from that stolen freestyle good enough (not exact however) with the help of AI that it is supremely catchy.  But imagine what the original freestyle must have been like in person.  The original freestyle dude definitely got some action that night.

Maldy’s part is better than everything in “Gata Only” except the chorus, but Cris MJ is competitive enough to give “Gata Only” the edge.  90% of readers here won’t have ever heard “Bellaqueo” anyways.

Reggaeton Versus Old School Vs New School #1 - Floy Menor & Cris MJ – Gata Only (2024) vs Plan B - Bellaqueo (2001)