Don Don
"Don Don" is a song by Puerto Rican rappers Daddy Yankee, Anuel AA and Kendo Kaponi. The song was released by El Cartel Records and Universal Latino on 11 September 2020. It was Daddy Yankee's first release under a multi-million dollar partnership with Universal Music Group, which allows him to be involved in music, film, and television projects with the group. "Don Don" samples and interpolates the 1999 single, "Thong Song" by American singer Sisqó, who later appeared on the remix of "Don Don." The song debuted and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
Background and composition
Just before the release of "Don Don", Daddy Yankee announced a multi-million dollar partnership with Universal Music Group. The deal would allow for Daddy Yankee to venture into music, film, and television projects with the label. Yankee described his partnership as "one of the biggest commitments to an artist in the history of Latin music". "Don Don", which released on 11 September 2020, became the first release under the partnership."Don Don" samples and interpolates American singer Sisqó's 1999 hit single "Thong Song". Daddy Yankee had previously sampled "Thong Song" in his 2001 song "Tu Cuerpo en la Cama", alongside fellow Puerto Rican artist Nicky Jam, from Yankee's album El Cartel II.
"Don Don" features fellow Puerto Rican rappers Anuel AA and Kendo Kaponi. Yankee, Anuel and Kaponi have all collaborated with each other at some point during their careers. Daddy Yankee and Anuel AA had previously collaborated on songs such as "Adictiva" and "China". Yankee and Kendo Kaponi had collaborated on "Llegamos a la Disco" from Yankee's album Prestige. Anuel and Kendo had collaborated on the song "Delincuente" alongside fellow Puerto Rican artist Farruko on the latter's album Gangalee.