Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper and businessman. He began his career in the early 2000s, recording

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, and crunk music under a multitude of labels. In 2004, he released his debut album '' M.I.A.M.I.'' under

TVT Records TVT Records (Tee-Vee Tunes) was an American record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 24-year history, the label released 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, ...

and the executive production of

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...

. Pitbull later released his second album, ''

El Mariel ''El Mariel'' is the second studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on October 31, 2006 through TVT Records and Bad Boy Latino. The album was leaked onto the internet on October 27, 2006, four days before the album was rel ...

'', in 2006 and his third, ''

The Boatlift ''The Boatlift'' is the third studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 27, 2007 through TVT, Poe Boy and Bad Boy Latino. The album features production by Lil Jon, Mr. Collipark, Nitti, Diaz Brothers and Se ...

'', in 2007. His fourth album, '' Rebelution'' (2009), included his breakthrough hit single "

I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is a song by American rapper and singer Pitbull released as the second single from his fourth album, '' Pitbull Starring in Rebelution''. The song samples "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano and Pat Rich, which ...

", which peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the

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. After 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

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and

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). The single from his EP ''

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'' (also included in a version of his album, ''Global Warming''), titled "

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" (featuring Kesha), hit No.1 in eighteen countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. The next single from the album, "

Feel This Moment "Feel This Moment" is a song by the American rapper Pitbull, featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. The song was released on February 22, 2013, as the fourth single from the album by Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records ''Global Warm ...

" (featuring

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), was a Top 10 hit in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. He performed the song "

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" (with Jennifer Lopez and

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), which served as the official theme of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Pitbull released his latest album ''

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'' on September 27, 2019. The new album includes the RIAA Latin 9× Platinum hit single "

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" (featuring

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and

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). The album spawned RIAA Latin Platinum single "Me Quedaré Contigo" (also featuring Ne-Yo), and was certified RIAA Latin Platinum on January 28, 2021. Pitbull has sold over 25 million studio albums and over 100 million singles worldwide. He has over 15 billion views on

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as of May 2020. He was ranked by ''Billboard'' as the 45th Top Artist of the 2010s and the 24th Top Latin Artist of the 2010s. Pitbull's other ventures include

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ship and for various entities, activism and philanthropy in the

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community, a radio station (Pitbull's Globalization) on

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and ownership of the

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team. As of May 2019, Pitbull has won 35 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards.

Early life and background

Armando Christian Pérez was born on January 15, 1981, in Miami, Florida, to

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immigrant parents. 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. His family has a history of fighting against the Castro regime in Cuba. When he was three, he could recite the works of Cuban national hero and poet,

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, in Spanish. Also alternatively titled
Miami rapper Pitbull is poised to sink his teeth into rap's big time
He learned English by watching ''

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'' as a child. 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 Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state- certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family me ...

in Roswell, Georgia. 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. He attended

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and Miami Coral Park High School. While growing up, he was influenced by the

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genre of pop music and has cited Celia Cruz and

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as sources of inspiration, in addition to rappers such as Nas, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg. He credits the " melting pot" of a city that Miami is with introducing him to many different cultures and teaching him important life lessons, implying that he wouldn't be the person he is nowadays if it wasn't for growing up in Miami. He said he chose his stage name of Pitbull because the dogs "bite to lock. The dog is too stupid to lose. And they're outlawed in Dade County. They're basically everything that I am. It's been a constant fight". After meeting

in Miami, Pitbull was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz' album ''

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'' in 2002. Pitbull's song "Oye" was featured on the soundtrack to the film ''

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'' the following year. In addition, Pitbull released several mixtapes, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music. Pitbull also worked with

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during his early career, being featured on Luke's 2001 album

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, including the single "Lollipop" along with

Lil' Zane Zane Copeland, Jr. (born July 11, 1982), better known as Lil' Zane or simply Zane, is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for his single " Callin' Me" (featuring 112) from his debut studio album '' Young World: The Future'' (2000). E ...

Career

2001–2003: Luke Records and TVT Records

In 2001, Pitbull was signed to

Luther Campbell Luther Roderick Campbell (born December 22, 1960), also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke and simply Luke, is an American rapper, promoter, record executive, actor, and former leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew. He also starred in a short ...

Luke Records Luke Records is an American record label formed in 1985 by Luther Campbell, the former producer and hypeman of 2 Live Crew, In 2001, Pitbull was introduced to Robert Fernandez of Famous Artist Music & Management, an independent label and management company specializing in developing artists, by the Diaz Brothers, a producer duo signed to the company. Fernandez "saw the eagerness and hunger he had" and, with the Luke Records deal ending, began working to develop Pitbull. Together they focused on creating a more radio-friendly sound. Fernandez later told HitQuarters: "At that time his music had a lot of verses and took a long time to get into the hook, and so we took time in getting the songs catchier and less on the rap side." Fernandez introduced Pitbull to

, hoping to secure the rapper a small guest intro spot on Lil Jon's upcoming album ''Kings of Crunk.'' According to Fernandez, Jon took a liking to Pérez and offered him a track on the album; it is called "Pitbull's Cuban Ride Out". This track helped raise the young rapper's profile.

2004–2005: ''M.I.A.M.I.''

In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album '' M.I.A.M.I.'', with the lead single being " Culo" produced by Lil Jon and the Diaz Brothers. It peaked at No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Other singles included "

Dammit Man "Dammit Man" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring Piccalo. It was released on August 3, 2004 as a single from Pitbull's debut album ''M.I.A.M.I.''.The song was produced by Jim Jonsin. It peaked at number 19 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 1 ...

", " Back Up", " Toma", and " That's Nasty" (both featuring Lil Jon). He joined the

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, the 2000 hip-hop concert tour headlined by Eminem and 50 Cent. Pitbull also appeared on the

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' single "Shake", which peaked at No.41 on the Hot 100 and No.12 on the rap chart,

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's chart topping single "Kamasutra" &

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's " Hit the Floor" (#94 Hot 100, No. 20 Rap). Remix album ''

Money Is Still a Major Issue ''Money Is Still a Major Issue'' (backronym of ''M.I.S.A.M.I'') is a remix album by rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 15, 2005, and features several of his guest appearances, remixes and some unreleased tracks. Track listing ;Disc 1 # ...

'' was released in November 2005; it included new track " Everybody Get Up", a duet with hip-hop/R&B group

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, Pitbull's label at the time, and

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disputed over the release of ''

Welcome to the 305 Cuban-American MC and rapper Pitbull has released eleven studio albums, four compilation albums, one soundtrack album, four official mixtapes, over 300 singles (including features), over 1,000 songs (in total), and over 200 music videos. Pit ...

'', an unreleased album by Slip-n-Slide that Pitbull recorded in 2001. A Miami judge ruled that Slip-n-Slide had a legal right to release the album as it was recorded when Pitbull was a Slip-N-Slide artist, and prior to him signing with TVT Records. A US District Court judge affirmed the decision further. TVT was then ordered in March 2007 to pay Slip-n-Slide $9.1 million for attempting to block the album's release to record stores and digital download entities. In 2005, Pitbull and rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs co-founded

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label. It primarily focuses on

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, Latin pop and other

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and has offices in New York and

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. Along with co-founding it, Pérez currently heads the A&R division of the label.

2006–2007: ''El Mariel'' and ''The Boatlift''

In January 2006, Pitbull guest-starred in

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's '' South Beach''. Pitbull recorded "

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" in collaboration with

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, and

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. On '' Listennn... the Album'', the debut album by Terror Squad member and Miami radio personality

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, Pitbull performed on three singles: "

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" and "

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" alongside other Southern-based rappers. Pitbull 2009-12-15 photoby Adam-Bielawski

He dedicated the album to his father, who died in May that year. Along with the usual party-oriented tracks, Pitbull also included politically themed tracks in ''El Mariel''. The album was released on October 31, 2006, and included singles " Bojangles", "

Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera) "Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)" ( en, "Hey Boy (Tongue Out)") is the second single from the album '' El Mariel'' by American artist Pitbull. The single was produced by Mr. Collipark. It peaked at number 92 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Charts ...

", " Fuego", and duet with Puerto Rican singer Ken-Y, " Dime (Remix)". ''El Mariel'' topped the ''Billboard'' independent albums chart and peaked at No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 2 on the rap chart. Pitbull's third album, titled ''

'', was released on November 27, 2007, spawned by the single "

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" featuring Lloyd on the chorus. Earlier, Pitbull announced that this album would have a more gangsta rap edge than his earlier albums. Subsequent singles included " Go Girl" featuring

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, and " The Anthem" featuring and produced

, that song sampling the hook from the song "El Africano" by Wilfrido Vargas and the beat from the song " Calabria" by

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. "Go Girl" peaked at No. 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 36 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart; "The Anthem" No. 36 on the Hot 100 and No.11 on the Hot Rap Tracks. His variety show, ''Pitbull's La Esquina'', debuted May 2007 and ran through 2009 on the

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cable network.Hustle and Row: All Aboard Pitbull's Boatlift
Latinrapper.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2012. Pitbull also appeared on

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' "

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" and

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's " Feel It".

2008–2010: ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' and ''Armando''

For his fourth studio album ''

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'', Pitbull released "

" through

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after his former label TVT Records went out of business. "Krazy" peaked at No. 30 on the Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts. "I Know You Want Me" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and peaked within the top ten spots of charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached No. 1 in France and the European Hot 100 in the week ending August 29, 2009 according to ''Billboard'' magazine. "I Know You Want Me" ended at position 17 on the

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. He later signed with

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through

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and created his own label

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The single "

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", which samples " Push the Feeling On", peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100. The album went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined. On their second collaboration since "Go Girl", Pitbull appeared on the debut single of rapper David Rush (formerly Young Bo$$), " Shooting Star", also with

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and

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. An amateur video of Pitbull punching a disruptive audience member at a Colorado concert leaked onto the Internet in late May 2009. Pitbull explained to MTV News that it was because the fan kept throwing cash around the stage, and after Pitbull pulled him up to the stage, he threw a stash of money right in Pitbull's face. He was tapped by the

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to work alongside T-Pain and Jimmy Buffett to release a new fight song for the Dolphins. The city of Miami granted Pitbull a "Key to the City" honor on August 19, 2009. Another popular single from 2009 was "

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", featuring Pharrell Williams of

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from the soundtrack to the movie

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. Pitbull recorded a remix with Mexican pop diva

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for her single "

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" in November 2009. In 2010, Pitbull performed the rap section in the Haiti benefit song "Somos El Mundo", a Spanish version of "

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", that included a huge group of Latin artists led by Emilio and Gloria Estefan. He was also a featured guest on Janet Jackson's "Heart, Beat, Love" in addition to " Armada Latina", the fourth single off the album '' Rise Up'' by Latin rap legends, Cypress Hill. The song was produced by

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and also features Marc Anthony. Pitbull then collaborated with Alexandra Burke on the single " All Night Long". He was also featured on "

DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a song by American singer Usher, featuring guest vocals from American rapper Pitbull, who co-wrote the song with the producers Shellback and Max Martin, with additional writing from Savan Kotecha. It was release ...

" by Usher. Pitbull released his full-length debut Spanish-language album titled '' Armando'' on November 2, 2010. He was also one of the most nominated artists of the 2011

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. He garnered seven nominations for "Latin Rhythm Airplay, Song of the Year" for "

Bon, Bon "Bon, Bon" is a song by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull from his fifth studio album, '' Armando''. It was released as the album's third official single on August 27, 2010. It heavily uses portions of the song "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be C ...

"; "Latin Rhythm Airplay, Artist of the Year, Solo Artist"; "Latin Rhythm Albums, Album of the Year" for Armando; "Latin Rhythm Albums, Artist of the Year, Solo Artist"; "Social 50, Latin Artist of the Year"; "Latin Digital Download of the Year" for "Bon, Bon" and "Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event" for the song " I Like It" alongside Enrique Iglesias. He also won Telehit's award for "Most Popular Artist".

2011: ''Planet Pit''

Pitbull the rapper in performance (2011)

In April 2011, Jennifer Lopez released '' Love?'', which featured Pitbull on two singles. " Fresh Out the Oven" did not meet with critical or popular success, but the second cut, "

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", was a certified hit. The single went on to make its ''Billboard'' Hot 100 debut at number nine, becoming the highest debuting Hot 100 single of Lopez's career. Pitbull released ''Planet Pit'' on June 17, 2011. Pitbull collaborated with T-Pain on its first single, which became a moderate hit; "

Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring T-Pain. It was released on September 14, 2010, as the lead single from Pitbull's sixth studio album ''Planet Pit''. The song was written by Pitbull, T-Pain, and ...

", which peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100. On March 22, 2011, Pitbull released his second single, " Give Me Everything", which features American R&B singer

, American singer

and Dutch DJ

, who also produced the song and co-wrote it with Matt Howard, Pitbull and Ne-Yo.; three months later, the song became Pitbull's first single to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was ranked No. 5 on the 2011 ''Billboard'' Year-End Chart. In August 2011, Lindsay Lohan sued Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Afrojack in response to the song's lyrics referencing her name, "I've got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan." Lohan objected to the negative connotation of the line and claimed that she should have been compensated for the use of her name in the song. The case was dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled the tune's lyrics are protected by the

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, which covers freedom of speech and creative expression.

2012–2013: ''Global Warming'', ''Meltdown'' & ''Men in Black 3''

On October 7, 2011,

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announced it was disbanding

J Records J Records was an American record label owned and operated by Bertelsmann Music Group until it was transferred to Sony Music Entertainment when they acquired all of BMG’s record labels in late 2008. It was distributed through the RCA Music Gro ...

along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Pitbull (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would release future material on the

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brand. On May 8, 2012, he collaborated with the Italian DJ

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for the song "'' Beat on My Drum''". Pitbull's seventh studio album was titled "Global Warming" and released on November 16, 2012. Pitbull explained that the title reflected the fact that, much like the phenomenon of global warming, he's been around for a while but all of a sudden, people are paying attention. The lead single from the album was " Get It Started" featuring singer

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. The third single was "

" featuring

. The second single, entitled " Back in Time", was for the film ''

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''. It was the first lead single for the ''Men in Black'' franchise not performed by

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. The song, which plays during the end credits but is not featured on the soundtrack album, samples "

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" by

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. Pitbull supported the album with a world tour in the summer of 2013. In 2013, Pitbull released a diss track towards

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called "Welcome 2 Dade County" shortly after Lil Wayne's rant on the

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. Pitbull made his film debut Epic with a voice role of the character "Bufo". He embarked on the North American/Australian Summer Tour with Kesha to promote both their albums, which extends from May to November. He released his song "

" featuring

on January 18, 2013, and they performed it live at the

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, as well as on the fourth season of ''

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''. The song was a commercial success, peaking at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Later he released the final single from his Global Warming album, Outta Nowhere featuring Danny Mercer, in late May. At the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards, Pitbull won the award for Best Urban Performance for his song " Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)". Pitbull announced via

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that he would release the extended play to his studio album Global Warming, named Global Warming: Meltdown on November 25, featuring guest appearances from Kesha,

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Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before meeting the Ro ...

Mohombi Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo (born 17 October 1986) is a Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer. He grew up in Norsborg and Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Mus ...

and

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. The lead single, "

", featuring recording artist and tourmate Kesha, was released on October 7. The song peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 18 countries. Pitbull was featured on the early summer single " Live It Up", marking his third collaboration with Jennifer Lopez and Redone. Lopez and Pitbull performed the song at the Billboard Music Awards, ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also made album appearances for

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, Flo Rida,

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, Jason Derulo and other artists. Pitbull provided the post-race concert at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on November 17, 2013. Pitbull hosted the 2013 American Music Awards on November 24, 2013.

2014–2015: ''Globalization'' and ''Dale''

Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and

performed the song "We Are One" at the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup. On February 25, 2014, Pitbull released a new single titled "

Wild Wild Love "Wild Wild Love" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American-Canadian-English girl group G.R.L. The song was released February 25, 2014, and serves as the lead single off of Pitbull's eighth studio album ''Globalization.'' It was w ...

" featuring American recording artist group

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It has peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On April 15, 2014, Pitbull released a single featuring Jennifer Lopez and

called "

from the compilation album for the FIFA 2014 World Cup One Love, One Rhythm. In May 2014, it was announced that Pitbull would host and co-produce a live New Year's Eve concert special from Miami for Fox, '' Pitbull's New Year's Revolution'', on December 31, 2014. The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 30

The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 30

On June 12, 2014, Pitbull performed at the

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as part of the

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. This performance saw him joined by Jennifer Lopez and

to perform the tournament's official song "

". In June 2014, it was announced that Pitbull would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On July 8, 2014, Pitbull released a Spanish-language single titled "Como Yo Le Doy" featuring

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. On July 23, 2014, Pitbull released another single titled " Fireball", which features singer John Ryan Produced by Honua Music. Around the same time, he announced his eighth studio album ''

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'', which was released on November 21, 2014. On October 18, 2014, Pitbull released another single titled "Celebrate" which was included on the

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soundtrack and later included on the album ''

''. ''Globalization'' was released alongside single " Time of Our Lives", which was Pitbull's first top ten hit since "

", peaking at #9 on the Hot 100. It also topped the Hot Dance Club Songs,

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, and

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charts. On November 20, 2014, Pitbull released another Spanish-language single titled "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)" featuring Gente de Zona. On April 21, 2015, Pitbull released his sixth single on the ''Globalization'' album titled " Fun" featuring Chris Brown and peaked at number 40 on the Hot 100. On May 8, 2015, Pitbull released a teaser video on Twitter of his upcoming second Spanish studio album and ninth studio album overall titled '' Dale''. The album was officially released on July 17, 2015, and included the singles "Como Yo Le Doy", "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)", "El Taxi", and "

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". The album led to Pitbull winning his

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in the category of Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.

2015–2018: ''Climate Change, Greatest Hits, and Gotti''

On October 26, 2015, Pitbull released a new single titled "Free.K", which samples Adina Howard's "

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" in the chorus. The song was set to be the first single off his tenth studio album titled ''

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''. On January 7, 2016, Pitbull premiered the second single from his new album titled "Freedom", which also samples

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song " I'm Free" in the chorus. To coincide with the release of the single, the artist also teased a 2017

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party cruise. There is a campaign that launched in January 2016 in support of the cruise that is expected to last until later in the year. On February 14, 2017, Pitbull announced that ''Climate Change'' would be released on March 17, with pre-orders starting on February 17. Pitbull collaborated with American girl group

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on " Por Favor" (released October 27, 2017) before announcing his 5th compilation album, titled ''Pitbull Greatest Hits''. The thirteen track album features eleven of Pitbull's most successful leading artist songs, accompanied by "Jungle (with Stereotypes featuring Abraham Mateo and E-40)" and "Locas (featuring

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)", two brand new Pitbull songs. The deluxe edition of the album released exclusively in Japan featured a 14th track, "Celebrate". The compilation album was released worldwide on December 1, 2017. Pitbull released his first full-length soundtrack album for the film '' Gotti'' alongside Jorge Gómez on June 16, 2018. Pitbull is featured on two tracks on the album, "So Sorry" and "Amore" (featuring

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2019–2020: YouTube history and ''Libertad 548''

Pitbull collaborated with Indian singer-songwriter

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on the song " Slowly Slowly", released by T-Series on April 19, 2019. The song's music video received 38 million views on

within 24 hours, becoming one of the world's all-time most-viewed music videos in 24 hours. Pitbull's eleventh studio album, ''

'', was released on September 27, 2019. The album included the Spanish hit single "

" featuring Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha, which is RIAA Latin certified 6× Platinum (360,000+ sales). The album's second single "3 to Tango" went viral for John Travolta's surprise guest appearance in the song's official music video. The album's third single "Me Quedaré Contigo" was premiered at the 2019

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, and peaked at #1 on the

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and

Latin Rhythm Airplay Latin Rhythm Airplay is an airplay-only chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' that ranks the most popular songs being played on Hispanic rhythmic/ hurban radio stations in the United States. The music typically heard on these stations include ...

Billboard charts in the United States. The album's first promotional single, "Winning" featuring Yomil y El Dany, is a part of the Boost Mobile "Dale Más" advertising campaign."DALE MÁS , Get More from Boost Mobile and Pitbull"
from

(October 17, 2019) The album's fourth single " Get Ready" featuring

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, which was premiered live by Pitbull at the

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Tailgate Tropicale pre-game show, was later added to the "Dale Más" advertising campaign for a series of pre-game

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for Super Bowl LIV, and a remixed version of the single serves as the official theme song for the

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. The album's second promotional single, "Cinco de Mayo" with

featuring Chesca, was released on May 5, 2020. The promotional single was performed live at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2020, and the performance gained over 2 million views on YouTube as of July 2020.Pitbull – Premio Lo Nuestro Awards 2020 Live Performance
from

(February 20, 2020) The album's fifth single, "Mueve La Cintura" featuring

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and

, was released on June 8, 2020. An accompanying music video, which was filmed in 2019 and directed by David Rousseau, was also premiered on that same date. On July 17, 2020, the remix of "Mala", the original of which is found on ''Libertad 548'', was released as a single. The song, titled "Mala (Remix)", features

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and additional guest vocals from

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. In 2020, amid the

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launched a partnership with Pitbull, which would grant the platform exclusive rights to concerts, behind-the-scenes, videos and more from Pitbull to be streamed to LiveXLive's premium subscribers. On August 14, 2020, Pitbull released a new single, titled "Te Quiero Baby (I Love You Baby)" with Latin pop singer Chesca and American singer Frankie Valli. The single serves as a Latin interpolation of the original

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1967 smash hit single "

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2021–present: Returning to touring

On June 22, 2021, Pitbull announced across all of his official social media platforms the I Feel Good Tour, named after his single of the same name, and his first dedicated tour since 2017's Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live! North American tour. The 32 city tour featured special guest

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and began on August 20, 2021, in Clarkston, Michigan and spanned across the United States through October 13, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. On February 24, 2022, Pitbull performed with IAMCHINO and DJ Deorro on the live-debut of their late-2021 single, " Discoteca", at the 2022

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awards. The song samples "

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" by Eurodance group ATC. On April 11, 2022, Pitbull announced the Can't Stop Us Tour with Iggy Azalea and Sean Paul. This marks the second consecutive year Pitbull has toured with Iggy Azalea. Pitbull and Sean Paul have previously collaborated on their hit song, "

Shake Señora "Shake Señora" ("Jump in the Line") is a song by American rapper and singer Pitbull from his sixth studio album '' Planet Pit'' (2011). The song features vocals from American R&B singer and rapper T-Pain and Jamaican reggae artist Sean Paul, ...

", from Pitbull's sixth studio album, '' Planet Pit'' (2011). The tour will begin on July 28, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina and will conclude in Hollywood, Florida on October 19, 2022.

Product endorsements

In 2010, Pitbull took part in the "So Kodak" campaign for the

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brandPitbull, Drake and Trey Songz Embody "So Kodak"
Latin Rapper. Retrieved on April 11, 2012. with

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, Rihanna, and

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. He also launched a partnership with the soft drink giant

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Pitbull Scores Two Latin Grammy Nods and Release iPad App
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Latin Rapper Retrieved on April 11, 2012. in which he holds a majority equity stake, and Budweiser has chosen Pitbull to promote its Bud Light line of beer. The commercials currently highlight Pitbull dancing and gyrating on stage holding up a bottle of Bud Light. Pitbull has also purchased an equity stake in Miami Subs Pizza and Grill. In 2012, Pitbull was involved in an advertising campaign with

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, in which the Walmart store that received the most Facebook "likes" from June 18 to July 15, 2012, would have Pitbull visit and put on a show there. An orchestrated campaign entitled "#exilepitbull" started by

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reporter David Thorpe and SomethingAwful.com writer Jon Hendren urged people to vote for a remote location, namely

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. In an email to the Associated Press, Walmart confirmed that Kodiak was the winning location. Pitbull visited Kodiak on July 30, where he received a key to the city from Mayor Patricia Branson and performed. David Thorpe, who had started the "#exilepitbull" campaign, was invited to attend and showed up. In November 2013, he started a fragrance with Jacavi Worldwide and Parlux Ltd. On May 19, 2015, Pitbull launched a new radio channel on

, called Pitbull's Globalization Radio, which is centered around Rhythmic, Dance/EDM, and R&B/Hip-Hop product from artists from around the world. The artist celebrated the channel's debut with a private concert at New York City's Apollo Theater. In addition to launching his customized radio station, Pitbull also plans to launch a pair of projects with Endemol for digital television. In 2019, Pitbull joined Boost Mobile to create a series of advertisements to expand Boost Mobile to Spanish communities. The promotional single "Winning" featuring Yomil y El Dany from Pitbull's 2019 album "

" was used in the Boost Mobile "Dale Más" advertising campaign that has been actively rolling out advertisements starring Pitbull and his backup dance group The Most Bad Ones. The song "Get Ready" by Pitbull featuring

was later added to the advertising campaign, also from the Pitbull album Libertad 548. On February 2, 2020, Pitbull was featured in a Super Bowl commercial for

, alongside Jennifer Lopez,

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, and

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. The commercial was produced to promote Hard Rock and its affiliations; the commercial premiered during the 2nd quarter of

. The commercial showcases the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which is also where the music video for "Get Ready" by Pitbull featuring

was filmed. The music video was released on February 10, 2020.

Controversies

Pitbull has been criticized for the way women are depicted in some of his music. For example, song lyrics such as "She say she won't, but I bet she will," and "I like that when you fight back" have attracted discussion about whether or not they could be contributing to the "legitimization" of

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. ''

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'' described him as an artist "whose lyrics are routinely labeled sexist";

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similarly noted that "many view Pitbull as sexist." Pitbull's song "

" (featuring Jennifer Lopez and

), which served as the official

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song, drew some controversy for not being a good enough representation of

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, which was the host country of the World Cup that year. Critics condemned the song's lyrical content for being filled with cliches about Brazilian culture, as well as for not containing enough lyrics in

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. Others called it a "bad, boring, replaceable pop song." In December 2019, Cuban music duo Gente de Zona were banned from performing at a New Year's Eve concert in Miami alongside Pitbull due to their support of the Cuban government. During the concert, Pitbull voiced his support for the duo amid the ban, stating that "music is music, politics is politics." He received immediate backlash for the comments, including from fellow Cuban musicians, such as Albita Rodríguez and

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, and the Miami community. He later apologized, acknowledged he "screwed up," and claimed he was not fully aware of the extent of Gente de Zona's controversial political stances. In 2020, during the

, Pitbull made an appearance in a

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episode where he claimed the pandemic was a

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, called it a "scamdemic,

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," and spread false claims about the origins of it. A shorter clip of the podcast episode started

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in early 2021, as

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users shared it hundreds of thousands of times. He received backlash for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, and was labeled a "conspiracy theorist" by some.

Business activities

On January 15, 2021, it was announced that Pitbull became a co-owner of the NASCAR Cup Series team

Impact and activism

Determined to help the Latino community in his hometown, Pitbull's social impact focus for the last decade has been closing the poverty gap through educational initiatives. He helped start a Tuition-Free Public charter for middle and high school called Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM!), which opened in 2013 in Miami's

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, the neighborhood where Pitbull grew up. SLAM! now operates nationwide, including in Miami, Las Vegas and Atlanta, with a 96 percent graduation rate. The school will be run by the non-profit

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. Pitbull created the

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, which opened in 2013. In response to the destruction caused by

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, Pitbull announced he will use his private plane to bring cancer patients from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States for treatment. On April 13, 2020, Pitbull released a single titled "I Believe That We Will Win (World Anthem)" (which samples the " I believe that we will win!" chant) during the

. The song aims to inspire those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak to "face everything and rise". An accompanying music video was released on May 7, 2020, on

, and made its television debut on MTV. Pitbull is donating all proceeds from song sales, streaming and views to

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and the Anthony Robbins Foundation. On December 31, 2020, Pitbull performed for a crowd of first responders in

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during the

for New Year's Eve .

Discography

* '' M.I.A.M.I.'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Armando'' (2010) * '' Planet Pit'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Dale'' (2015) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019)

Concert tours

*2009–2011: Rebelution Tour *2012: Planet Pit World Tour *2013:

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(with Kesha) *2015: Pitbull Live in Hong Kong *2016: The Bad Man Tour (with

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and

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) *2017: Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live! (with Enrique Iglesias) *2021:

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(with

) *2022: Can't Stop Us Now Tour (with Iggy Azalea and Sean Paul)

Opening act

* 2014–2015: Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love Tour * 2018: Britney Spears – Piece of Me Tour

Residencies

*2015–2019: Pitbull: Time of Our Lives *2020 ''PPD'': Pitbull: Get Ready Vegas

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*2020: Pitbull: Live & Timeless

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
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Early life and background

Career

2001–2003: Luke Records and TVT Records

2004–2005: ''M.I.A.M.I.''

2006–2007: ''El Mariel'' and ''The Boatlift''

2008–2010: ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' and ''Armando''

2011: ''Planet Pit''

2012–2013: ''Global Warming'', ''Meltdown'' & ''Men in Black 3''

2014–2015: ''Globalization'' and ''Dale''

2015–2018: ''Climate Change, Greatest Hits, and Gotti''

2019–2020: YouTube history and ''Libertad 548''

2021–present: Returning to touring

Product endorsements

Controversies

Business activities

Impact and activism

Discography

Concert tours

Opening act

Residencies

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Virtual Concert Series