Endo

Endo may refer to:

As a prefix

Endo, a prefix from Greek ἔνδον endon meaning "within, inner, absorbing, or containing"

Highsider

A highsider or highside is a type of motorcycle accident characterized by sudden and violent rotation of the bike around its long axis. This generally happens when the rear wheel loses traction, skids, and then suddenly regains traction, creating a large torque which flips the rider head first off the side of the motorcycle or over the handlebars.

The initial traction loss may be caused by:

Highsides differ from lowsides as follows: during a lowside the rear wheel slips laterally and continuously until the bike falls onto its side (the side that's inside the corner), while during a highside the rear wheel slips laterally only briefly before suddenly regaining traction and flipping the bike onto its other side (the side that's outside the corner, and therefore the higher side of the motorbike). As a result, highsides happen very quickly with little, if any, warning and are very violent.

Stoppie

The stoppie is a motorcycle and bicycle trick in which the back wheel is lifted and the bike is ridden on the front wheel by carefully applying brake pressure. It is also sometimes called a front wheelie, or commonly endo.

General description

The trick is performed by progressively engaging the front brake and leaning forward. The rider then tries to balance by shifting their weight and keeping the rear wheel as high as possible. If the bicycle rider does not have a front brake, then experienced riders may jam a foot in between the tire and front fork while pushing forward. Stoppies can also be accomplished without front brakes with the aid of a roadside curb.

If the bike's wheels are 24" or larger they will normally mount the curb instead of being stopped by it.

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Fuego (La Secta album)

Fuego is the fifth studio album released by Puerto Rican rock band La Secta. The album was released on November 24, 2008 by Sony International. It has already spawned two singles: "No Puedes Parar" and "Déjalos Que Hablen".

The band members have said that the album was an attempt to return to a more "organic sound and less fused", similar to their first albums.

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El Mariel

El Mariel is the second studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It features production from Lil Jon, Diaz Brothers, DJ Khaled, Mr. Collipark, The Neptunes and Jim Jonsin. It includes guest appearances from Lil Jon, Twista and Trick Daddy. A Spanish-language version of the album was released on October 31, 2006 featuring the three singles from El Mariel, along with twelve Spanish-only tracks. The album leaked onto the internet on October 27, 2006.

El Mariel debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 17, selling 48,000 copies that week; this was also the album's peak on the chart. The album has sold over a total of 214,000 copies.

Critical reception

David Jeffries of AllMusic noted that the album's political aspect is misleading, but praised it for having catchy party music mixed with the serious tracks and Pitbull for showing a little depth in his lyrical repertoire, concluding that, "While it's hard to deny the more mature Pitbull is something that needs to be explored further, it's just as hard to deny the rump-shaking, trunk-rumbling stunners he drops all over the album." Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album's reggaeton sound and Pitbull's improvement as a lyricist and musician, concluding that, "Hip-Hop in South Florida is now more universal than ever thanks in large part to Pitbull's infectious flow and machismo." Agustin Gurza of the Los Angeles Times praised the album for conveying an artist that carries multiple dimensions and facets of a lived life, saying "we meet a Pitbull who is even likable and vulnerable."

Fuego (producer)

Fuego is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, member of The Recording Academy. Fuego started out his career as a DJ/Producer in Berlin, Germany by producing the bulk of Aggro Ansage Nr. 4, one of the few European hip-hop albums to reach gold status. The album was a critical and commercial success in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands and Fuego went on to produce for some of the biggest German hip-hop artists such as Sido, B-Tight, Aggro Berlin etc. He is also a professional composer of advertising music in Germany and the U.S., providing music for corporate clients like Ford, BMW, Audi, BET, and Capri Sun.

Fuego's first release in the U.S. was "Whatcha Say", the debut single by American recording artist Jason Derulo, produced in collaboration with J. R. Rotem and samples the song "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. "Whatcha Say" topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Fuego's first number-one hit. With over 30 million MySpace plays and 3 million iTunes downloads it remains one of the biggest hits of 2009.