In 20, Queen began appearing on reggaetón compilation albums spawning hits like 'Quiero Bailar' from The Majestic 2 and 'Quiero Saber' from Kilates. This occurred after she left Sony and stepped out of Wyclef Jean's shadow. However, The Original Rude Girl was critically acclaimed by many including an editor for Allmusic who awarded the album four out of five stars and listed it as an selected 'Allmusic Pick'.

The following single 'Ritmo Latino' and its parent album, were overlooked by consumers and failed to chart. The 1999 single, 'In The Zone', a duet with Haitian singer Wyclef Jean, was a moderate success in the United States. The album was recognized as a 'door-opener' for reggaetón's mainstream exposure in 2004.Īfter the failed commercial success of Ivy Queen's first two studio albums, En Mi Imperio (1997) and The Original Rude Girl (1998), she was dropped from the Sony label and took a hiatus from her musical career in 1999. It became the eighth best-selling Tropical Album of 2004, while the recording helped Queen to become the eighth best-selling Tropical Artist of that year. Highly anticipated and acclaimed, Diva peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, number eight on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart for the South Atlantic area, number four on the Billboard Reggae Albums and number one on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. 'Quiero Bailar' became a commercial success and her first big hit in the United States and Puerto Rico, while the other six singles failed to acquire chart success on national charts.

The musical styles of the recording alternate between reggaetón and hip-hop while Queen experiments with R&B and pop balladry.ĭiva spawned a total of seven singles: 'Quiero Bailar', 'Quiero Saber', 'Papi Te Quiero', 'Guillaera', 'Tuya Soy', 'Tu No Puedes', and 'Súbelo', which were released over the course of three years. Lyrically, the album explored female empowerment, infidelity, heartbreak and love with 'a veritable compendium of her artistic passion, femininity, and culture'.

It featured collaborations with Latin hip hop artists including Mexicano 777, Bimbo and K-7 while the album's production was handled by a variety of musical producers Luny Tunes, DJ Nelson, Noriega, and Iván Joy were enlisted, while DJ Adam produced a majority of the tracks. The recording followed her two previous studio albums which were commercially unsuccessful and a hiatus from her musical career beginning in 1999. It was released on Augand independently distributed by Real Music Group after being dropped from Sony Discos. About Diva is the third studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen.

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