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Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee is one of the most visible founders of the modern reggaeton movement, alongside contemporaries like Hector “El Father” and Don Omar. Reggaeton, a fusion of hip-hop and reggae with Latin American musical styles, became popular throughout central and South America during the 1990’s, eventually making its way to the United States by way of Puerto Rico in the early 2000’s. Daddy Yankee is one of the most successful entertainers in the field of Reggaeton; he has produced over 13 albums and mixtapes and holds concert attendance records throughout South and Central America. For such a natural entertainer, it is somewhat surprising that music wasn’t his original dream in life.

Born Ramon Ayala in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Daddy Yankee’s first passion in was baseball. A talented athlete, Ramon hoped to one day play Major League Baseball, but was critically injured in the crossfire of a gang fight at the age of seventeen. His injury left him unable to play competitively, and as a result his attention shifted to the growing underground rap scene in Puerto Rico. Teaming up with the legendary DJ Playero, Daddy Yankee began releasing reggaeton albums in the early 1990’s. While the success of his first few albums (most notably 1994’s No Mercy, 2001’s Cartel II) was largely endemic to Puerto Rico, his popularity exploded worldwide with the release of his most influential album El Cangri.com in 2002.

Released on Puerto Rican powerhouse label V.I. Music, El Cangri.com received notice across South America and into the United States, most notably in Miami and New York with singles "Latigazo" and "Guayando". The crossover success of El Cangri.com won Yankee a recording contract with Universal Records, which released his seventh album Barrio Fino in 2004. One of the highest selling reggaeton albums of all time, it has since moved over 3,000,000 units worldwide. The powerful energy and dance-inducing rhythm of songs like "Gasolina" and "Corazones" further established Daddy Yankee as the premier international reggaeton artist of his time.