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Daddy Yankee

(1977-)

Who Is Daddy Yankee?

Daddy Yankee starting singing and rapping at 13, right when the rap scene began taking root in Puerto Rico. At only 21 he launched his own label called El Cartel Records in the late 1990s. In 2004, he broke into the mainstream with his breakthrough album Barrio Fino along with its hit track "Gasolina."

In 2006, Time Magazine ranked him as one of the top 100 influencers in the world. Ten years later, he and his good friend Luis Fonsi collaborated on the single “Despacito,” not knowing it'd become a chart topper in close to 50 countries and become the most-watched YouTube video ever. Yankee’s unique rap style has made him the most-streamed musician on Spotify in 2017.

From Aspiring Ballplayer to the King of Reggaetón

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on February 3, 1977.

Though Yankee grew up immersed in music, his first love was playing baseball. In a 2006 interview with MTV.com, he said he had tried out for the Seattle Mariners and had every expect

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Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee (born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, February 3, 1977) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton singer, songwriter and music producer. He started singing and rapping at 13, right when the rap scene began taking root in Puerto Rico. At only 21 he launched his own label called El Cartel Records. In 2004, he broke into the mainstream with his breakthrough album Barrio Fino along with its hit track "Gasolina."

Time Magazine has ranked Daddy Yankee as one of the top 100 influencers in the world. In 2017, he and his good friend Luis Fonsi collaborated on the single “Despacito,” not knowing it'd become a chart topper in close to 50 countries and become the most-watched YouTube video ever. Yankee’s unique rap style has made him the most-streamed musician on Spotify.

Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects of Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, Yankee was also interested in baseball in his youth, and aspired to become a Major League player. As a teenager, Ayala tried out for the Seattle Ma

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Daddy Yankee

Puerto Rican rapper (born 1976)

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez[a] (born February 3, 1976),[2][8][9] known professionally as Daddy Yankee (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈdædiˈjæŋki]), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "King of Reggaeton",[4] he is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers. He retired on December 3, 2023, after completing his final stage performance on his "La Meta" tour in Puerto Rico.[10]

Ayala was born in Río Piedras and was raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects neighborhood.[11] He aspired to be a professional baseball player and tried out for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.[11] Before he could be officially signed, he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton artist DJ Playero.[11] Ayala spent roughly a year and a half recovering from the wound

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