Armando Christian Pérez,known professionally as Pitbull,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter,businessman,and actor. He began his career in the early 2000s and recorded reggaeton,Latin hip hop,and crunk music under a multitude of labels. He signed with TVT Records to release his debut studio album,M.I.A.M.I. (2004),which was executive produced by Lil Jon. It moderately entered the Billboard 200,along with his second and third albums,El Mariel (2006) and The Boatlift (2007). His fourth album,Pitbull Starring in Rebelution (2009) was supported by the singles "I Know You Want Me " and "Hotel Room Service",both of which yielded his mainstream breakthrough and peaked at numbers two and eight on the US Billboard Hot 100,respectively.
Jonathan H. Smith,better known by his stage name Lil Jon,is an American DJ,record producer,and rapper. He was instrumental in the commercial breakthrough of the hip hop subgenre crunk in the early 2000s,and is often credited as a progenitor of the genre. He was the frontman of the crunk group Lil Jon &the East Side Boyz,with whom he has released five albums. In addition,Lil Jon served as a record producer for most recordings by artists of whom popularized the genre;these include Miami-based rapper Pitbull,Bay Area-based rappers Too Short and E-40,and fellow Atlanta-based artists Ludacris,Ciara,and Usher.
M.I.A.M.I. is the debut studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on August 24,2004 via TVT Records. The production on the album was primarily handled by Lil Jon,Jim Jonsin,Diaz Brothers and DJ Khaled. The album also features guest appearances by Lil Jon,Bun B,Fat Joe,Lil Scrappy and Trick Daddy among others.
Money Is Still a Major Issue is a remix album by rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 15,2005,and features several of his guest appearances,remixes and some unreleased tracks.
"Bojangles" is a song by American rapper Pitbull. It was released in May 2006 as the lead single from his album El Mariel. It was produced by Lil Jon. The remix features Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. It featured a controversial video featuring the Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon.
"Oye Mi Canto" is a reggaeton single by N.O.R.E. The song was originally released in 2004 as the lead single from the album 1 Fan a Day,which was heretofore unreleased. It is his second biggest hit,peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later included on the 2006 album N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya TúSabe. The song features Nina Sky and reggaeton artists Gem Star,Daddy Yankee and Big Mato. The song originally featured Tego Calderón in place of Daddy Yankee but was later changed for the video. However,the Tego version was released by famous reggaeton label Planet Records Italy,instead of Island Def Jam,N.O.R.E.'s original label. It's N.O.R.E.'s first venture into the increasingly popular Latin genre reggaeton.
"We Takin' Over" is the first single from DJ Khaled's second album,We the Best. Akon,T.I.,Rick Ross,Fat Joe,Birdman and Lil Wayne are all featured on this hip hop track. Nate "Danja" Hills assisted the artists in writing the song and is also the producer.
The discography of American hip hop recording artist Lil Jon consists of seven studio albums and fifteen singles. Lil Jon was the lead vocalist for the group Lil Jon &the East Side Boyz from 1997 to 2004. Since the group broke up,Lil Jon has continued to produce his own music and tracks for other artists.
"Toma" is the fourth single from rapper Pitbull's debut album M.I.A.M.I.. It features Lil Jon. It peaked at number 21 in US Hot Rap Songs and number 73 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
"Gimme the Light" is the first single from Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul's second studio album,Dutty Rock (2002). The song was originally released in Jamaica in 2001 as "Give Me the Light" and was issued internationally in 2002. "Gimme the Light" was Paul's first hit single,peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top-20 hit in Canada,the Netherlands,and the United Kingdom. It is the most popular hit single from the "Buzz" riddim,which was the debut hit production for Troyton Rami &Roger Mackenzie a production duo of Black Shadow Records in Miami,Florida.
Pitbull Starring in Rebelution is the fourth studio album by the Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on August 28,2009,through J,Polo Grounds and Mr. 305. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including DJ Khalil,Dr. Luke,Lil Jon,Play-N-Skillz and Jim Jonsin who also served as executive producer. The album also features guest appearances by B.o.B,Ke$ha,Nayer,Akon,Lil Jon and Slim of 112. This became his first major-label release,his first album to be released on his own Mr. 305 Inc. label and also Polo Grounds' second release since Hurricane Chris's 51/50 Ratchet.
Cuban-American MC and rapper Pitbull has released twelve studio albums,four compilation albums,one soundtrack album,four official mixtapes,over 300 singles,over 1,000 songs,and over 200 music videos.
Girls Dem Sugar is a reggae fusion song by Jamaican deejay Beenie Man and features singer-songwriter Mýa. The track was produced by The Neptunes for Davis' 2000 studio album Art and Life and inspired and conceptualized from his 1997 Jamaican hit single "Who Am I ". "Girls Dem Sugar" was written by Beenie Man,Chad Hugo,and Pharrell Williams.
"Hold You" or "Hold Yuh" is a song by Jamaican singer and songwriter Gyptian from the album Hold You. It was released on July 24,2010 in the United States and was released in the United Kingdom on November 7,2010. The song peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Urales Vargas,known professionally as DJ Buddha,is an American DJ,record producer,radio personality,music publisher,and record executive from Lawrence,Massachusetts.
"Gasolina" ("Gasoline") is a song on Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee's 2004 album Barrio Fino. Glory sings the line "dame más gasolina",although she is not credited. The song was released as the album's lead single in October 2004 and became a hit in 2005,peaking inside the top 10 on some of the charts it entered. "Gasolina" was the first reggaeton song to be nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
"Quiero Bailar" is a song by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen,from the platinum edition of her third studio album,Diva (2003). It was composed by Queen alongside her then-husband Gran Omar,produced by Iván Joy and released as the lead single from the album in 2004. Lyrically,"the song talks about a guy expecting sex after a dance like it was a bad thing."
Dale is the second Spanish album and ninth studio album by American rapper Pitbull. It was released July 17,2015,through Mr. 305 and Sony Music Latin. This album arrived almost five years after his first Spanish-language album Armando,released in 2010. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock,Urban or Alternative Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
Dangerous is the third studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton and pop artist Yandel,of the duo Wisin &Yandel,released worldwide on November 6,2015 through Sony Music Latin. Contrary of his previous studio album,De Líder A Leyenda,Dangerous focuses mainly on reggaeton music,with some synthpop and electropop exceptions. It features reggaeton artists including Nicky Jam,Tego Calderón,Gadiel and De La Ghetto,as well as artists from other genres like Lil Jon,Pitbull,French Montana,Future,Shaggy and Alex Sensation. As of March 2016,the album includes only one single:"Encantadora",released on October,as well as a promotional electropop song titled "Somos Uno",released on September 18,2015. It reached the top position on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart,surpassing 5,000 copies sold as of November 12,2015. The album also reached the 10th position on Billboard's Best Latin Albums of 2015 ranking,being one of the two reggaeton albums that were chosen by the magazine's editors,the other one being The Last Don 2 by Don Omar,who reached the 9th position. Dangerous received a latin platinum certification in October 2016 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for surpassing 60,000 copies sold in the United States. Its lead single,"Encantadora",was certified with 2×Platinum in Spain by the PROMUSICAE and later with 5×Platinum (Latin) by the RIAA. Dangerous won a Latin American Music Award for Album of the Year on October 6,2016 and received a nomination for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.
Urbano music or Latin urban is a transnational umbrella category including many different genres and styles. As an umbrella term it includes a wide and diverse set of genres and styles such as dancehall,dembow,urban champeta,funk carioca,Latin hip hop and reggaeton. The commercial breakthrough of this music took place in 2017 with artists from Colombia,Cuba,the Dominican Republic,Panama,Puerto Rico,the United States,Venezuela and even non-Spanish-speaking nations,such as Brazil,where Portuguese is spoken.
