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Daddy Yankee Information
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'Raymond Ayala' (born on February 3, 1977 in Réo Piedras, Puerto Rico), known publicly as 'Daddy Yankee' and sometimes 'El Cangri' (Puerto Rican slang for a handsome, in-charge, and/or strong man), is a reggaeton singer.
Ayala's current fame comes from the hit song '"Gasolina"', from his 2004 album, "Barrio Fino". The album has sold over 1,000,000 copies in Puerto Rico alone and has also sold well in the United States and Europe. He has appeared on over 70 albums other than his own, including "Más Flow 2" and "Blin Blin Vol. 1".
Ayala is famous for recording songs in both English and Spanish, although the latter is more prominently used.
Ayala was first involved in music in the early 1990s alongside Playero DJ, a pioneer of reggaeton music. Ayala has performed with Nicky Jam, Luny Tunes, DJ Blass, DJ Eric, Eliel and with Nas at Madison Square Garden. He has also recorded with DJ Tony Touch and many others.
Ayala started his first American and Latin America reggaeton music tour on August 27th, 2005.
Daddy Yankee also sang on the 2005 MTV Music awards show together with other reggaeton artists from Puerto Rico including Don Omar and Tego Calderon.
Also in 2005, Ayala signed a contract with the American company Paramount Pictures for his first movie, which will be called "Talento de Barrio" (Barrio talent). Ayala says that although the movie is not autobiographical, it does represent the difficult lives of himself and others living on the streets of Latin America. Also, he mentioned that it is a pioneering work since there isn't any other Spanish-language movie that accurately presents life in the barrio. According to Ayala, the movie is going to be "real good". The movie is expected to premié¨re in theatres in February of 2006. Recently he appeared on the MTV show, Punk'd, being the first reggaeton star to appear on this very popular show. He also had a concert in Orlando, Flordia. He was with Zion Y Lennox, Addassa, Taino, Master Joe, and OJ Black
Movies
* 2006 Talento De Barrio (his first feature film) (ft) Directed by José "Chiván" Santiago and written by éngel M. Sanjurjo y Jorge Rivera
Discography
Albums
* 1995 No Mercy
* 2000 El Cartel
* 2001 El Cartel II
* 2002 El Cangri.com
* 2003 Los Homerun-Es Vol. 1
* 2004 Barrio Fino
* 2005 Ahora Le Toca al Cangri Live (with DJ Nelson)
* 2005 Barrio Fino En Directo (Live)
Singles
* 2004 "Gasolina" #43 US, #5 UK, #12 France, #27 Japan,#3 Italy,#1 Mexico,#1 Spain #1 Colombia(2005 release)
* 2004 "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó" #2
* 2005 "Like You" #78 US
* 2005 "Rompe" #90 US
* 2005 "Tu Principe" ft. Zion y Lennox
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