 But it was Shanom's interviews and productions that impacted the most, gaining various features in the island news.As a musician, Shanom has been influential in the development of what was then considered underground genres, such as reggaeton, Latin Rap, and tropical techno music.Influenced by Jose Vallenilla AKA; Funky Joe, he produced some of the first-ever "reggaeton" albums, a Puerto Rican insular genre that became known worldwide as an Urban Genre, but this remained underground at the time.