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- ↑ Fernandez, Celia (July 29, 2017). "25 Daddy Yankee Songs That We Can't Live Without". PopSugar . Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Daddy Yankee - Latigazo (Vídeo Official) [Clásico Reggaetonero]" (in Spanish). YouTube . Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Daddy Yankee - Latigazo (Vídeo Official) [Clásico Reggaetonero]" (in Spanish). YouTube . Retrieved February 22, 2018. Kobe Bryant appears at 01:28.
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