Pitbull (rapper)

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Pitbull
At the Alhambra High School 2007 Prom
At the Alhambra High School 2007 Prom
Background information
Birth name Armando Christian Pérez[1]
Born January 14, 1981 (1981-01-14) (age 28)
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
Genre(s) Hip hop
Crunk
Reggaeton
Years active 1997– present
Label(s) RCA/Jive Records
Associated acts Casely, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Flo Rida, Lil Jon, Oobie, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Twista, Ying Yang Twins
Website www.planetpit.com

Armando Christian Pérez (born January 14, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull or his other nicknames, "Lil' Chico" or Mr. 305, is an American rapper. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money Is a Major Issue) under TVT Records. Since then, he has released two other albums under the label, El Mariel in 2006 and The Boatlift in 2007.[2] He is also the host of his own Spanish-language program on the cable channel Mun2 titled La Esquina (Spanish for The Corner).[3]

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and debut album

Pitbull grew up influenced both by the Cuban poet Jose Marti, whose works his parents made him memorize, and the Miami bass genre of hip hop music. He expressed interest in the West coast and East coast genres later in life. In 2002, Pitbull was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz' album Kings of Crunk and the soundtrack to the film 2 Fast 2 Furious the following year. In addition, Pitbull also released several mixtapes, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music. Former 2 Live Crew leader Luther Campbell featured Pitbull in his single "Lollipop".[2] In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is a Major Issue), with the lead single being "Culo" ("ass" in English) produced by Lil Jon and the Diaz Brothers. In January 2006, he guest-starred in UPN's South Beach. Also in 2006, he recorded "Nuestro Himno" in collaboration with Wyclef Jean, Carlos Ponce, and Olga Tañón.[4]

[edit] 2007: The Boatlift

Main article: The Boatlift

Pitbull's third album, titled The Boatlift, was released in November 2007, spawned by the single "Secret Admirer" featuring Lloyd on the chorus. Subsequent singles included "Go Girl" featuring Trina, and "The Anthem" featuring and produced by Lil Jon, that song sampling the hook from the song "El Africano" by Wilfrido Vargas and the beat from the song "Calabria" by Rune RK.

[edit] 2009: Single and album

Pitbull released a single through Ultra Records titled "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)". This was due to his old record label TVT Records closing, which he also mentions in this single. As a result of his single he has signed with Polo Grounds Music/RCA Music Group [5] He was recently featured with Kevin Rudolf in rapper David Rush's single "Shooting Star". He also is reported to be on the next Backstreet Boys album, due out in 2009–2010, in the song "Helpless".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions RIAA certification[6]
US[7]
200 R&B Rap
2004 M.I.A.M.I.: Money Is a Major Issue
  • Released: August 24, 2004
  • Label: TVT
  • Format: CD, casette, LP, digital download
 14 7 * Gold
2006 El Mariel
  • Released: October 17, 2006
  • Label: TVT
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 17 5 2 —
2007 The Boatlift
  • Released: November 27, 2007
  • Label: TVT
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 50 13 5 —
2009 Rebelution
  • Released: September 1, 2009
 To be released
"*" denotes chart did not exist

[edit] Compilations

Year Title Peak chart positions
US[7]
200 R&B Rap
2005 Money Is Still a Major Issue
  • Released: November 15, 2005
  • Label: TVT
  • Format: CD, digital download
 25 4 2

[edit] Singles

Year Song Chart positions RIAA certification[6] Album
US[8][9] UK CAN FRA ITA NLD
Hot 100 R&B Rap Rhyth
2004 "Culo" (feat. Lil Jon) 32 45 11 7 — — — — — — M.I.A.M.I.
"That's Nasty" (feat. Lil Jon) — — — — — — — — — —
"Back Up" — 86 — 20 — — — — — —
"Toma" (feat. Lil Jon) 108 73 21 18 — — — — — —
2005 "Everybody Get Up" (feat. Pretty Ricky) — — — — — — — — — — Money Is Still a Major Issue
2006 "Bojangles" 91 89[10] — 28[11] — — — — — — El Mariel
"Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)" 92 99 19 19 — — — — — —
"Dime (Remix)" (feat. Ken-Y) 116 — — 29 — — — — — —
2007 "Fuego" — — — — — — — — — —
"Tell Me" (feat. Frankie J and Ken-Y) — — — 33 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Secret Admirer" (feat. Lloyd) — — — 28 — — — — — — The Boatlift
"The Anthem" (feat. Lil Jon) 36 — 8 10 — — — — — —
2008 "Go Girl" (feat. Trina & Young Bo$$) 83 — 25 30 — — — — — —
"Sticky Icky" (feat. Jim Jones) — — — — — — — — — —
"Krazy" (feat. Lil Jon) 30 — 11 11[12] — 70[13] — — — Gold Rebelution
2009 "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"[A] 2 92 4 5 28 2 2 10 1 —
"Blanco" (feat. Pharrell) — — — — — — — — — —
"Hotel Room Service" 57 — 24 16 — — — — — —

[edit] Other charted songs

Year Song Chart positions[8] Album
US
Hot 100 R&B Rap
2004 "Dammit Man" 119 58 — M.I.A.M.I.

Notes

  • A^  Current single

[edit] As featured performer

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Hot 100 R&B Rap Pop
2005 "Shake" (Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull) 41 37 12 28 U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
"Hit the Floor" (Twista feat. Pitbull) 94 125 20 — The Day After
2006 "Holla at Me" (DJ Khaled feat. Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Rick Ross, and Pitbull) 59 24 15 65 Listennn... the Album
"Born-n-Raised" (DJ Khaled feat. Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, and Pitbull) — 83 — —
2008 "Move Shake Drop" (DJ Laz feat. Flo Rida, Casely, and Pitbull) 56 — — 42 Category 6
2009 "Feel It" (DJ Felli Fel feat. T-Pain, Sean Paul, Flo Rida, and Pitbull) — — 23 90 Go DJ!
"Shooting Star" (David Rush feat. Kevin Rudolf, LMFAO, and Pitbull) — — — 77[14] Feel the Rush Vol. 1
"Now I'm That Bitch" (Livvi Franc feat. Pitbull) — — — — Underground Sunshine
2009 "Rain" (Jeremy Greene feat. Pitbull) — — — — Rebelution

[edit] References

  1. ^ Balmaseda, Liz (2003-02-07). "Miami rapper Pitbull is poised to sink his teeth into rap's big time". The Miami Herald. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9005493_ITM. Retrieved on 2008-07-31. 
  2. ^ a b Jeffries, David. Pitbull biography. Allmusic: 2007
  3. ^ Pitbull's La Esquina on mun2 :: Spictacular!
  4. ^ Spanish Version of 'Star-Spangled Banner' Draws Protests. Fox News/Associated Press: April 28, 2006
  5. ^ Richard. Pitbull Signs with Polo Grounds/RCA Music Group, Preps “Rebelution” for Sept. 1 Release. DJBooth.net: April 3, 2009
  6. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - Pitbull". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Pitbull&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=25. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  7. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - Pitbull - Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=498419&model.vnuAlbumId=943973. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  8. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - Pitbull - Singles". Billboard. 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=498419&model.vnuAlbumId=943973. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  9. ^ "Pitbull > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic singles charts. 2008. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3xftxqq0ldae~T51. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  10. ^ "Bojangles". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. 2006-07-15. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3067803&cdi=8677690&cid=07%2F15%2F2006. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  11. ^ "Bojangles". Rhythmic Top 40. Billboard. 2006-10-14. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=378&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Rhythmic+Top+40&ci=3078742&cdi=9067431&cid=10%2F14%2F2006. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  12. ^ "Krazy". Rhythmic Top 40. Billboard. 2009-01-17. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=378&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Rhythmic+Top+40&ci=3105557&cdi=10112849&cid=01%2F17%2F2009. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  13. ^ "Krazy". Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. 2009-02-21. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=793&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Canadian+Hot+100&ci=3106248&cdi=10135144&cid=02%2F21%2F2009. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 
  14. ^ "Shooting Star". Pop 100. Billboard. 2009-06-27. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3109289&cdi=10228665&cid=06%2F27%2F2009. Retrieved on 2009-07-03. 

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Pitbull
Studio albums
Remix albums
Singles
"Culo" · "Dammit Man" · "Back Up" · "Toma" · "Everybody Get Up" · "Bojangles" · "Fuego" · "Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)" · "Dime/Tell Me (Remix)" · "Sticky Icky" · "Go Girl" · "The Anthem" · "Secret Admirer" · "Krazy" · "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" · "Blanco" · "Hotel Room Service"
Featured singles
"Shake" · "Hit the Floor" · "Holla at Me" · "Born-n-Raised" · "Move Shake Drop" · "Feel It" · "Shooting Star" · "Now I'm That Bitch"
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