Puerto Rican rapper

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

has won 153 awards from 500 nominations. He has been nominated for 80 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, 28

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, 25

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, 15 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, 9

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, and 5

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. He has received 30 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, 8 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, the most by any Latin artist, 6 Latin Grammy Awards, 4 Latin American Music Awards, and 3 American Music Awards. He was recognized with the Latin Songwriter of the Year award from the

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four times and became the first urban artist to receive his own star at the Puerto Rican Walk of Fame sidewalk and to be inducted into the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Hall of Fame. He also received the Lo Nuestro Lifetime Achievement Award. Daddy Yankee rose to prominence with the release of his third studio album, ''

Barrio Fino ''Barrio Fino'' (; en, "Fine 'Hood") is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on July 13, 2004, in the United States by V.I. Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. R ...

'' (2004), which garnered him a

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. The lead single, "

Gasolina "Gasolina" ( en, "Gasoline") is a song on Daddy Yankee's 2004 album ''Barrio Fino''. It features uncredited vocals from Glory, who sings the line "dame más gasolina" (meaning "Give me more gasoline"). The song was released as the album's lead ...

", became the first

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song to receive a nomination for a

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. Following the success of ''Barrio Fino'', Daddy Yankee released the studio albums '' El Cartel: The Big Boss'' (2007), '' Mundial'' (2010), and ''

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'' (2012), the live album ''

Barrio Fino en Directo ''Barrio Fino en Directo'' is the second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on December 13, 2005, by El Cartel Records and distributed by Interescope Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previ ...

'' (2005), the soundtrack '' Talento de Barrio'' (2008), and the mixtape '' King Daddy'' (2013). All of these were nominated for Latin Grammy Awards for Best Urban Music Album, while ''El Cartel: The Big Boss'' received a

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nomination. During this time, his singles "

Impacto "Impacto" ( en, "Impact") is the first single by Puerto Rican reggaeton performer Daddy Yankee from his fifth studio album '' El Cartel: The Big Boss''. It was released on April 12, 2007 by El Cartel Records. "Impacto" was nominated for Song of ...

" (2007), "

Llamado de Emergencia "Llamado de Emergencia" ( en, "Emergency Call") is the second single by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee from the soundtrack to the motion picture '' Talento de Barrio'', released on September 23, 2008, by El Cartel Records. It is the ...

" (2008), "

Grito Mundial Grito Mundial (English: Worldwide Scream) is the lead single from Daddy Yankee's studio album '' Mundial'' released on October 8, 2009. *Musicians: Trumpet and Trombone recorded by Juan Quinones *Music Production: Musicologo & Nemes Background ...

" (2009), "

Descontrol "Descontrol" (English: ''Out Of Control'') is the second single from Daddy Yankee's album '' Mundial'' (2010). The single was released to radio on January 12, 2010 and digitally on February 23, 2010. The song is considered as the most successful ...

" (2010), " Ven Conmigo", "

Lovumba "Lovumba" is the second official single by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee from his sixth studio album, ''Prestige'' (2012). The single was released digitally on October 4, 2011. The song is a fusion of mambo, soca and dance beats. Th ...

" (both 2011), and "

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" (2012), as well as his guest feature on Miguelito's " Al Son del Boom" (2007), were nominated for Latin Grammy Awards for Best Urban Song. His guest feature on

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

's "

Despacito "Despacito" (; "Slowly") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee as the lead single from Fonsi's 2019 studio album ''Vida''. Released on January 12, 2017, the song was written by Fonsi, ...

" (2017) garnered him four Latin Grammy Awards, including Record and Song of the Year, as well as three Grammy Award nominations, also including Record and Song of the Year. "Despacito" also received five ''Billboard'' Music Awards, including Top Hot 100 Song, and six ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. Between 2015 and 2020, "

Sígueme y Te Sigo "Sigueme y Te Sigo" ( en, "Follow Me and I Follow You") is a song by Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee. It is the second single from his upcoming studio album ''El Disco Duro'', originally scheduled to be released during early 2017. It was written ...

" (2015), "

Yo Contra Ti "Yo Contra Ti" (; English: "Me Against You") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. It was composed for a breast cancer campaign in partnership with foundations Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico and ...

" (2017), " Dura" (2018), and "

Con Calma "Con Calma" (English: "Calmly") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring Canadian rapper Snow. The single was released on January 24, 2019, by El Cartel Records alongside a music video directed by Marlon Peña and filmed in Los A ...

" (2019), as well as his guest features on

Cosculluela José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez (born October 15, 1980), known professionally as Cosculluela, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was caught up in a controversy after fellow Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA released a diss ...

's "A Donde Voy" (2016) and

Anuel AA Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His music often contains samples and interpolations of songs that were popular during his youth. He is seen as a controv ...

's "

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" (2019), were nominated for Latin Grammy Awards, with "Dura" garnering his first and only win for Best Urban Song. He also won a ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Latin Song for "Con Calma". He will retire from music after the end of his farewell concert tour in 2023 and released his final album, ''

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'', in 2022. It was nominated for a

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, while its single " Agua" garnered him his second Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year nomination.

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