All in all, this website covers how Cuban culture and music styles have led to the development of reggaetón. While early reggaetón consisted of similar beats and themes of resistance against violence and developed into focusing on sex, Cubatón brought back reggaetón to its early theme of resistance using cultural beats. As a country that limits people’s freedom of expression and speech, reggaetón provided a space for people to speak up about anything important to them. It also allowed them to explore their creativity as they combined the musical instruments and themes of traditional Cuban genres that were developed before reggaetón in Cuba. Over the years, artists have been able to spread their messages and art through collaborations with the Cuban government and underground scenes. On one hand, reggaetón is not attractive to older generations as they view it as a genre that negatively impacts society. On the other hand, younger generations have appreciated the joy they feel through producing and listening to reggaetón.
With these elements, Cubantón shows how reggaetón continues to develop. Reflecting corrupt societal systems and human desire, aspects of life that can always change as generations’ mentalities develop, reggaetón has to grow alongside its creators and listeners. Therefore, reggaetón will continue to be an important genre for generations because it will adapt to include histories and people’s opinions of life through musical elements and lyrics. Additionally, Cubatón shows how society continues to lack fear in speaking up for themselves. With this, this website can be used as a framework for how other subgenres of reggaetón continue to develop reggaetón and, consequently, society. Reggaetón will always be more than some beats and lyrics– they’re a reflection of human life.