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Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico that synthesized American hip-hop, Hispanic Caribbean music, and Jamaican reggae rhythms with Spanish rapping and singing. He is often cited as an influence by other Latin urban performers.
William Omar Landrón Rivera, better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a series of concerts at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico, scheduled to be held on December 15, 16 and 17. He returned to music on April 20, 2019 with his song single "Ramayama" featuring Farruko.
Barrio Fino en Directo is the second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on January 27, 2006, by El Cartel Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album Barrio Fino recorded during his tour Barrio Fino World Tour. It included four singles, "Rompe", "Gangsta Zone", "Machucando" and "El Truco." It also includes a DVD featuring interviews, concerts and the making of the music videos. A re-release of the album, Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1, was released on July 4, 2006. It includes all of the new recorded songs, and two of the live tracks from the album. The album differs from Barrio Fino en Directo because it does not include a DVD. This is Daddy Yankee's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker.
El Cartel: The Big Boss is the fourth studio album and eighth overall by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. It was released on June 5, 2007, by El Cartel Records through Interscope Records. It explores lyrics and themes ranging from immigration, tabloid rumors, romance, dance and protest against political corruption. The album production persecutes an aggressive sound and was focus on hardcore reggaeton and Latin urban mixed with elements of tropical rhythms, R&B and straight-up hip-hop on a few tracks. The album's theme was to solidified the artist status at the top of Latin music industry and rivals. The title made reference of he previous albums El Cartel and El Cartel II. It features guest appearances Akon, Fergie, Will.i.am, Nicole Scherzinger, Héctor "El Father" and contains the contributions of producers such as Scott Storch, Luny Tunes, Tainy, and Mr. Collipark.
"Impacto" is the first single by Puerto Rican reggaeton performer Daddy Yankee from his fifth studio album El Cartel: The Big Boss. It was released on April 12, 2007 by El Cartel Records. "Impacto" was nominated for Song of the Year at the Premios Lo Nuestro 2008. The official remix features American singer Fergie.
White Lion Records is a reggaeton, Latin Music, Latín reggae and urbano record label established by Elías de León with the release of the album No Mercy by Daddy Yankee in 1995. The label would temporarily change its name to 'Boricua Guerrero' from 1996-2001 until reestablishing as White Lion Records with the releases of Maicol y Manuel's "Como En Los Tiempos De Antes" and the compilation "Planet Reggae" in 2002. As an independent label in 2003, it was selling over 100,000 copies of Tego Calderon's most recent album at the time; it soon after signed a distribution deal with Sony BMG.
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Mundial is the sixth studio album and tenth overall by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee through El Cartel Records and Sony Music Latin released on April 27, 2010. The album was supported by five official singles: Grito Mundial, Descontrol, El Mejor De Todos Los Tiempos, La Despedida and La Señal. The production explores different music genres than his previous records such as merengue, dance pop and Latin Pop along with reggaeton. It`s explores lyrics and themes such as romance, sex, money and fame while the main focus is to capture music vibres of the streets of different countries globally. The album was entirely produced by Los de la Nazza and Diesel.
"Gasolina" is a song on Daddy Yankee's 2004 album Barrio Fino. It features Glory, who sings the line "dame más gasolina". The song was released as the album's lead single in November 2004 and became a hit in 2005, peaking inside the top 10 on some of the charts it entered. "Gasolina" is the first reggaeton song to be nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year. In 2015, the song reached the number nine position on the "50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time" list according to Billboard. In 2018, it was ranked number 38 on Rolling Stone`s 50 Greates Latin Pop Songs. In 2017, it was included on Billboard's "12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century" at number eight. In 2021, it was ranked number 50 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Prestige is the seventh studio album and eleventh overall by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter Daddy Yankee. It was released through El Cartel Records and Sony Music on September 11, 2012. It was produced by Los De La Nazza and Musicologo & Menes. The album explores music genres as of EDM, Dancepop, Latin Pop and Electropop and essential reggaeton. According to Yankee himself, "Prestige is best and most complete album". The album met with positive reviews and it receive a nomination for Best Urban Album at the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards and for Urban Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2013.
The Big Boss World Tour was a concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his album El Cartel: The Big Boss. This was his second arena tour in the United States and his first official world tour. The tour started in Agust 24, 2007 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and was expected to end in December 8, 2007 in Cali’s Estadio Pascual Guerrero. However, due to the success of his soundtrack Talento de Barrio, more dates were added and the tour extended to 2008.
Mundial Tour is a concert tour by the reggaeton performer Daddy Yankee, to support his studio album Mundial. The tour contains his first leg ever in Europe as a Headliner Artist and visited the United States, South and Central America.
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King Daddy Tour is the title of the world tour by the reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee to support his album King Daddy.
La Gira Dura was a concert tour by Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee. The tour name references his 2018 hit Dura.
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Barrio Fino World Tour was a concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his third studio album, Barrio Fino (2004). This was his first large tour and his first arena tour in the United States and was the first reggaeton act to do so.The tour visited Latin America and United States and cosisted of three legs. In December 2005, Yankee released Barrio Fino en Directo with featured videos and songs recorded live on this tour. Also, contained a DVD with footage of the tour in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Ecuador and Dominican Republic.
Legendaddy is the seventh and final studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on March 24, 2022 by El Cartel Records, Universal Music Group and Republic Records. Released 10 years after his previous studio album, Legendaddy is Daddy Yankee's last record, as he announced that he would retire from music after the end of his farewell concert tour, La Última Vuelta, in January 2023. He decided to retire while working on the album, as he felt accomplished and wanted to enjoy everything he had achieved with his career. It is his first and only album released under Universal, rather than its Latin division, after signing a multimillionaire global distribution deal in 2020.
"X Última Vez" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring compatriot rapper Bad Bunny, released as the third single from the former's seventh and final studio album, Legendaddy, on April 6, 2022. Its music video, shot in New York City in March 2022, was directed by Mexican director Fernando Lugo and depicts "futuristic visuals" in which both artists perform the track in a "dystopian-looking stage" and a "video game-like setting." It was written by Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican producers Juan "Gaby Music" Rivera, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado and Tainy, and was produced by Daddy Yankee and Tainy.
Talento de Barrio World Tour was the third concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his album Talento de Barrio. The tour had two legs, the first in the United States and the last one in Latin America.It kick of at Viña del mar 2009 international festival and ended at Mar de Plata, Argentina on December 15, 2009.
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- ↑ "Daddy Yankee inicia gira por Europa". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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- ↑ "Daddy Yankee Takes Over Europe After 3 Year Absence". Entertainment Affair. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ "Daddy Yankee Kicks Off His 10 City European Tour - Corillo Magazine" . Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ "Daddy Yankee's European Tour Comes A Successful End - Corillo Magazine" . Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ DADDY YANKEE @ FRANKFURT, ALEMANIA EUROPE TOUR 2012 (Live) , retrieved 2022-05-09
- ↑ DADDY YANKEE @ BARCELONA, ESPAÑA EUROPE TOUR 2012 (VIVO) , retrieved 2022-05-09
- ↑ CRUZBARCELONA, NANDO (2012-05-04). "Daddy Yankee, rey del reggaeton". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ DADDY YANKEE @ BELGICA EUROPE TOUR 2012 (Live) , retrieved 2022-05-09
- ↑ DADDY YANKEE @ AMSTERDAM EUROPE TOUR 2012 (Live) , retrieved 2022-05-09