Pitbull (rapper)
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Armando Christian Pérez (born January 14, 1981),[1] better known by his stage name Pitbull is a Cuban-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]
Biography
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" ("butt" in English; can be used as "ass" in context) 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]
2007: 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.
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 October 2009, in the song "Helpless".
Discography
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
|
14 | 7 | * | Gold |
| 2006 | El Mariel
|
17 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | The Boatlift
|
50 | 13 | 5 | — |
| 2009 | Rebelution
|
To be released | |||
| "*" denotes chart did not exist | |||||
Compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[7] | ||||
| 200 | R&B | Rap | ||
| 2005 | Money Is Still a Major Issue
|
25 | 4 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | RIAA certification[6] | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[8][9] | UK | CAN | FRA | ITA | NLD | TUR | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dammit Man" | 119 | 58 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Everybody Get Up" (feat. Pretty Ricky) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Money Is Still a Major Issue |
| 2006 | "Bojangles" | 91 | 89 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | Gold | Rebelution | |
| 2009 | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" | 2 | 92 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Platinum | |
| "Hotel Room Service" | 51 | — | 12 | 10 | — | 74 | — | — | — | 14 | — | ||
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 | Feel the Rush Vol. 1 | |
| "Now I'm That Bitch" (Livvi Franc feat. Pitbull) | — | — | — | — | Underground Sunshine | |
| 2009 | "Rain" (Jeremy Greene feat. Pitbull) | — | — | — | — | Rebelution |
References
- ^ Balmaseda, Liz (2003-02-07). "Miami rapper Pitbull is poised to sink his teeth into rap's big time". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. Pitbull biography. Allmusic: 2007
- ^ Pitbull's La Esquina on mun2 :: Spictacular!
- ^ Spanish Version of 'Star-Spangled Banner' Draws Protests. Fox News/Associated Press: April 28, 2006
- ^ Richard. Pitbull Signs with Polo Grounds/RCA Music Group, Preps “Rebelution” for Sept. 1 Release. DJBooth.net: April 3, 2009
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - Pitbull". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ a b "Artist Chart History - Pitbull - Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Pitbull - Singles". Billboard. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Pitbull > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic singles charts. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-03.