Daddy Yankee
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Daddy Yankee is a Puerto Rican rapper and actor born in 1976 who became one of the most influential figures in reggaeton music. He is widely recognized for popularizing the genre globally and helping to shape modern Latin hip-hop culture.
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- 1976-02-03
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Acting · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and record producer. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico. According to…
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- El Clásico del Clásico — Self (Archive Footage)2026
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music — Self2025
- Neon — Daddy Yankee2023
- Los lunes a las 9 — Self2022
- Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 — Self - Performer2021
- Romeo Santos: King of Bachata — Self2021
- Marc Anthony - Una Noche (Full Concert) — Self2021
- All That — Self - Musical Guest2019
- Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad
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Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez ( Latin American Spanish: [raˈmon lwis aˈʝala roˈðɾiɣes]; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (Spanish: [ˈdaði ˈʝaŋki]), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. Dubbed the "King of Reggaeton", he is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers.
Daddy Yankee aspired to become a professional baseball player, but following a shooting incident, he instead pursued a music career. In 1995, he independently released his debut studio album No Mercy. His follow-up, El Cangri.com (2002), was successful in the United States. His next studio album, Barrio Fino (2004), became the top-selling Latin music album of the decade of the 2000s. Its most successful single "Gasolina", was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year. "Gasolina" has been credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. His next album, El Cartel: The Big Boss (2007), peaked within the top 10 in the Billboard 200.
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