Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez,known professionally as Daddy Yankee,is a retired Puerto Rican rapper,singer,songwriter,and actor. Dubbed the "King of Reggaeton",he is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers.
Barrio Fino is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee,released on July 13,2004,in the United States by VI Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. Released two years after his previous studio album,El Cangri.com (2002),the album was recorded in Puerto Rico between 2003 and 2004. It explores themes ranging from dance,sex,romance,introspection,and protest against political corruption and violence against women. Barrio Fino was instrumental in popularizing reggaeton in the mainstream market,enhancing Daddy Yankee's career,as well as cementing his status as one of the most successful Latin artists of the 2000s. The album is reported to have sold over 8 million copies in the world.
"Rompe" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. The song held the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for over three months and reached a peak position of number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of the same publication,showcasing an evident trend among Latin songs having great cross-over appeal among the mainstream American market. The music video was in heavy rotation on MTV becoming one of the few reggaeton videos to do so reaching the position number 10 of Billboard MTV Video Monitor in 2006.
The discography of Puerto Rican rapper,singer-songwriter and producer Daddy Yankee has released eight studio albums,two live albums,eighty-nine singles,and one soundtrack. He made his debut on DJ Playero's Playero 34 mixtape,released in 1991. He was later featured on Playero's 37 and 38 albums,before releasing his first solo record in 1995,titled No Mercy. During the rest of the 1990s,he continued working on underground reggaeton records and released his first album as producer El Cartel de Yankee in 1997. After the release of his 2001 independent album El Cartel II:Los Cangris,he released his second studio album,El Cangri.com,in June 2002. It is cited as the record that made him notorious outside his natal Puerto Rico,being his music introduced in New York City and Miami. Without any major label backing him,El Cangri.com managed to peak at number 43 on the US Top Latin Albums chart. A track from the album,"Brugal Mix",became his first Billboard chart entry by peaking at number 40 on the US Tropical Songs chart in November 2002.
"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.
"Limbo" is a song by Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist Daddy Yankee from his sixth studio album Prestige (2012). It was produced by MadMusick,the duo of Giencarlos Rivera,and Jonathan Rivera,in partnership with Luny Tunes. The music video features ZumbaUnderground dancers Stephanie Hartgraves and Megan Phillips,Oceanside Ca. It was composed by Ramon Ayala,Elizier Palacios,Giencarlos Rivera,Jonathan Rivera,Francisco Saldaña and released as the fourth single from the album,following the commercial successes of "Ven Conmigo","Lovumba" and "Pasarela". An official remix with Puerto Rican-duo Wisin &Yandel as well as a Spanglish version of the song were also later released. The song appears in dance games Just Dance 2014 and Zumba Fitness:World Party.
"Sigueme y Te Sigo" is a song by Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee. It is the second single from his upcoming studio album El Disco Duro,originally scheduled to be released during early 2017. It was written by Daddy Yankee,Luis "Wichi" Ortíz and Chris Jeday. The song received two Latin Grammy Awards nominations and won a Latin American Music Award for Favorite Urban Song in 2015.
El Disco Duro is an unreleased and later cancelled studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. It was originally scheduled to be released during early 2017 under its original title King Daddy II:Elemento DY,a sequel to his previous album King Daddy,produced by Los de la Nazza,a production duo that worked with Daddy Yankee from 2007 to 2014. The album was to include "Sígueme y Te Sigo","Dura","Vaivén" and "Shaky Shaky" as singles,which were released between March 2015 and April 2016.
"Despacito" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee as the lead single from Fonsi's 2019 studio album Vida. Released on January 13,2017,the song was written by Fonsi,Erika Ender and Daddy Yankee,and produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres. A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17,2017,which helped to improve the chart performance of the song in numerous countries,including various number-one positions. "Despacito" has been widely credited by music journalists as being instrumental in the renewed popularity of Spanish-language pop music in the mainstream market.
"Dura" is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from his upcoming studio album El Disco Duro. On January 18,2018,El Cartel Records released "Dura" and its music video,directed by Carlos Pérez,filmed in Los Angeles and based on 1990s style and visuals. The song was written by Daddy Yankee,Juan Rivera,Luis Romero,and Urbani Mota,and was produced by Los Evo Jedis. A remix version featuring Becky G,Bad Bunny and Natti Natasha was released on April 27,2018.
"Otra Cosa" is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and Dominican singer Natti Natasha from the former's upcoming studio album El Disco Duro. The single was released on December 9,2016,and a music video directed by Luieville &Company premiered on January 27,2017. The song was written by Daddy Yankee,Natti Natasha,and Egbert Rosa,and was produced by Haze. Commercially,the song peaked at number one in the Dominican Republic and at number 21 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.
"Con Calma" (transl. "Calmly") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring Canadian rapper Snow. The song was released as a single on January 24,2019,by El Cartel Records alongside a music video directed by Marlon Peña and filmed in Los Angeles and Toronto,which features a Memoji (Animoji) of Daddy Yankee dancing with a crew. The song is a reimagination of Snow's "Informer". The song was written by Daddy Yankee,Snow,Michael Grier,Edmond Leary,MC Shan,Terri Moltke,and Play-N-Skillz,and was produced by American production duo Play-N-Skillz and co-produced by David "Scott Summers" Macias. A remix version featuring American singer Katy Perry was released on April 19,2019. The song is also used in the 2019 film Spies in Disguise.
"Soltera" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Lunay and Puerto Rican producers Chris Jeday and Gaby Music,released through Star Island on February 21,2019. A remix with Puerto Rican rappers Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny was released on May 10,2019. Following the release of the remix,it debuted at number one in Spain and reached number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"China" is a song by Puerto Rican rappers Anuel AA and Daddy Yankee and Colombian singer Karol G with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna and Colombian singer J Balvin from Anuel AA's second studio album Emmanuel. The single was released through Anuel AA's label Real Hasta la Muerte on July 19,2019,alongside a music video directed by Marlon Peña. "China" samples the 2000 song "It Wasn't Me" by Jamaican musician Shaggy,which itself samples War’s “Smile Happy”hence both Shaggy and the members of War are credited as songwriters for this song. It was also written by Anuel AA,Daddy Yankee,Karol G,Ozuna,and J Balvin,and was produced by Puerto Rican record producer Tainy.
"Que Tire Pa Lante" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and was released through El Cartel Records on October 18,2019. The song features cameos by fellow artists Anuel AA,Bad Bunny,Darell,Natti Natasha,Wisin and Lennox. It samples "A Who Seh Me Dun" by Cutty Ranks (1996).
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. Published 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 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 directly 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.
"Remix" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from his seventh and final studio album,Legendaddy,both released on March 24,2022 alongside a music video directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Durán. It was written by Daddy Yankee,Puerto Rican producers Roberto "Nekxum" Figueroa,Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado and Ángel "JBD" Barbosa and Puerto Rican rapper Pusho,and was produced by Daddy Yankee,Nekxum,OMB and JBD.
"Agua" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro on vocals and American musician and producer Nile Rodgers on guitar,being their first collaboration with each other. It was released on March 24,2022 simultaneously with Daddy Yankee's eighth and final studio album,Legendaddy,among various other singles from the record. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Dominican filmmaker Marlon Peña. It was written by Daddy Yankee,Rauw Alejandro,Nile Rodgers,American-Colombian singer David "Raey" Fajardo,Venezuelan singer Rafael "Reggi El Auténtico" Aponte,American singer Raúl "Rey Santana" Treviño,Gary Walker,Mexican producer Scott Summers,American-Nigerian producer Emmanuel Anene and American production duo Play-N-Skillz members Juan Salinas and Oscar Salinas. It was produced by Daddy Yankee,Play-N-Skillz and Scott Summers.
"Rumbatón" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and the lead single from his seventh and final studio album,Legendaddy. Described by him as "the album's flagship",the song was released on March 24,2022,simultaneously with the record and alongside a music video directed by Dominican filmmaker Marlon Peña,which depics a newlywed couple joining a street party in Puerto Rico. It uses the chorus from the track "Báilame" (2006) by Puerto Rican duo Trébol Clan. It was written by Daddy Yankee,Dominican producer and Luny Tunes member Luny and Puerto Rican producers Eliel and Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado,while Puerto Rican rapper and lyricist Wise,producer DJ Joe and Trébol Clan members Periquito and Berto received songwriting credits for "Báilame". It was produced by Daddy Yankee and longtime collaborator Luny.
