Daddy Yankee kicked off 2012 with
“Lovumba,” an infectious dance track that artfully blends dance and urban
beats—underscored by Yankee’s trademark, memorable chorus and hard-hitting
raps.It almost immediately rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs
chart—Yankee’s astounding NINTH No. 1 on the list--scored tens of millions of
views on VEVO and became a global sensation, reaching No. 1 in dozens of
countries.Seven years after “Barrio Fino” became the top- selling Latin urban
album of all time and the track “Gasolina” single-handedly launched reggaetón
to the World, Daddy Yankee continues to be the most influential and
recognizable name in Latin urban and dance music, with over 11 million albums
sold, more than 15 million fans combined throughout his social networks
(Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vevo, & DaddyYankee.com) and several awards,
including Urban Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard Magazine.Named one of
the most influential Hispanics in the World by both CNN and Time Magazine,
Yankee continues his trailblazing path with the upcoming release of his new
album in Summer 2012 on his own label, El Cartel Records, the launch of his
U.S., Latin American and European tour—beginning with 12 European dates in
May--and his rising business empire with the upcoming launch of his own
tequila, El Cartel.Then, in the early
1990s, Ayala came face to face with reggaetón, as it was initially created in
Puerto Rico. “We would do hip hop and the Puerto Rican DJs would play a vynil
with hip hop on one side, and a vynil with reggae and dancehall on the other,”
he recalls. “They played them together and do a remix. And we would rap over
the beats.”Listen song here:YouTube
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