You get a chance to grow up around so many different - you know, I've grown up in good neighborhoods, bad neighborhoods, worse neighborhoods. He stated that Miami's melting pot characteristics exposed him to various cultures which influenced his artistry and himself as a person. While growing up, he was influenced by the Miami bass genre of pop music and has cited Celia Cruz and Willy Chirino as sources of inspiration, in addition to rappers such as Nas, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg. He attended South Miami Senior High School and Miami Coral Park High School. His parents struggled with substance abuse as a teenager, he was also involved with drug use and dealing, which eventually led to him getting kicked out of the family house. His father was largely absent from his childhood his parents separated when he was young, and he was raised mostly by his mother, later stating: "my mom is my father and my mother." He briefly stayed with a foster family in Roswell, Georgia. He learned English by watching Sesame Street as a child. When he was three, he could recite the works of Cuban national hero and poet José Martí in Spanish. His family has a history of fighting against the Castro regime in Cuba. While growing up, he was strongly encouraged by his family to "take advantage" of the privilege of living in America, and the opportunities it came with. Early life and backgroundĪrmando Christian Pérez was born on January 15, 1981, in Miami, Florida, to Cuban immigrant parents. As of May 2019, Pitbull has won 35 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Pitbull's other ventures include brand ambassadorship and for various entities, activism and philanthropy in the Latino American community, a radio station (Pitbull's Globalization) on Sirius XM Radio and ownership of the Trackhouse Racing NASCAR team. He was ranked by Billboard as the 45th Top Artist of the 2010s and the 24th Top Latin Artist of the 2010s.
He has over 15 billion views on YouTube as of May 2020. Pitbull has sold over 25 million studio albums and over 100 million singles worldwide.
The album spawned RIAA Latin Platinum single "Me Quedaré Contigo" (also featuring Ne-Yo), and was certified RIAA Latin Platinum on January 28, 2021. The new album includes the RIAA Latin 9× Platinum hit single " No Lo Trates" (featuring Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha). Pitbull released his latest album Libertad 548 on September 27, 2019. He performed the song " We Are One (Ole Ola)" (with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte), which served as the official theme of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The next single from the album, " Feel This Moment" (featuring Christina Aguilera), was a Top 10 hit in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The single from his EP Meltdown (also included in a version of his album, Global Warming), titled " Timber" (featuring Kesha), hit No.1 in eighteen countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
His fourth album, Rebelution (2009), included his breakthrough hit single " I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart.Īfter rebranding himself as a pop artist, Pitbull's next English-language album, Planet Pit (2011), featured his first US number one single " Give Me Everything" (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer). Pitbull later released his second album, El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift, in 2007. under TVT Records and the executive production of Lil Jon. In 2004, he released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. He began his career in the early 2000s, recording reggaeton, Latin hip hop, and crunk music under a multitude of labels. Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, businessman and actor.
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