The Last Don (album)

The Last Don is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist Don Omar, released in 2003 by VI Music and Machete Music. The album is considered a seminal work in the reggaeton genre, credited with popularizing the sound and helping to bring reggaeton to a wider audience.

The Last Don features a mix of dancehall-influenced beats, Latin rhythms, and Spanish-language vocals. Lyrically, the album covers themes of street life, romance, and social commentary. Production was handled by a variety of producers including Luny Tunes, DJ Nelson, and Noriega.

The album spawned several successful singles, including "Dile," "Aunque Te Fuiste," and "Intocable." Commercially, The Last Don was a major success, selling hundreds of thousands of copies and reaching the top of the Latin album charts. It was certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for its Latin recordings.

The success of The Last Don solidified Don Omar's status as a leading figure in reggaeton and helped pave the way for the genre's mainstream breakthrough in the mid-2000s. A live album, The Last Don Live, was released in 2004. A sequel, The Last Don 2, was released in 2015.