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 and the executive production of Lil Jon. Pitbull later released his second album, '' El Mariel'', in 2006 and his third, '' The Boatlift'', in 2007. 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. 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 Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer). The single from his EP '' Meltdown'' (also included in a version of his album, ''Global Warming''), titled " Timber" (featuring

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

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), was a Top 10 hit in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. He performed the song " We Are One (Ole Ola)" (with

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and

Claudia Leitte Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio (; born 10 July 1980) is a Brazilian singer and television personality. She rose to fame in late 2002 as the lead vocalist of the Axé music group Babado Novo. The group achieved a string of consecutive diamond- ...

), which served as the official theme of the

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. Pitbull released his latest album ''

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'' on September 27, 2019. The new album includes the RIAA Latin 9× Platinum hit single " No Lo Trates" (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 Trackhouse Racing

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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 Cuban 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 in

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. 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 South Miami Senior High School and

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genre of pop music and has cited

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and

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as sources of inspiration, in addition to rappers such as Nas,

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, and

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. He credits the "

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" 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 Lil Jon 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

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s, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music. Pitbull also worked with Uncle Luke during his early career, being featured on Luke's 2001 album Somethin' Nasty, including the single "Lollipop" along with Lil' Zane.

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

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: "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 Lil Jon, 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", "

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

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, the 2000 hip-hop concert tour headlined by

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and

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produce ...

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

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. TVT Records, Pitbull's label at the time, and

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disputed over the release of '' Welcome to the 305'', 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 Bad Boy Latino, a subsidiary of Combs'

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label. It primarily focuses on

, Latin soul,

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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 ''

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''. Pitbull recorded " Nuestro Himno" in collaboration with

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, Carlos Ponce, 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: " Holla at Me" and " Born-N-Raised" alongside other Southern-based rappers. Pitbull 2009-12-15 photoby Adam-Bielawski

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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)", " 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 '' The Boatlift'', 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

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edge than his earlier albums. Subsequent singles included " Go Girl" featuring

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, and " The Anthem" featuring and produced Lil Jon, that song sampling the hook from the song "El Africano" by Wilfrido Vargas and the beat from the song "

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" 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 DJ Laz' " Move Shake Drop" 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 " I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" 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

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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 Mr. 305 Inc. The single " Hotel Room Service", 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

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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 " Blanco", featuring

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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 " Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" 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

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. He was also a featured guest on

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's "Heart, Beat, Love" in addition to " Armada Latina", the fourth single off the album '' Rise Up'' by Latin rap legends,

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. The song was produced by

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and also features

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. Pitbull then collaborated with

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on the single " All Night Long". He was also featured on " DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" 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"; "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

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. He also won Telehit's award for "Most Popular Artist".

2011: ''Planet Pit''

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In April 2011,

released '' Love?'', which featured Pitbull on two singles. " Fresh Out the Oven" did not meet with critical or popular success, but the second cut, " On the Floor", 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; "

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", 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 Ne-Yo, American singer Nayer and Dutch DJ Afrojack, 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,

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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

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along with

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and

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. 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 Gabry Ponte 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 "Get It Started" is a song by American recording artist Pitbull from his seventh studio album ''Global Warming''. It was released on June 25, 2012 as the second single from the album by RCA Records. The song features guest vocals from Colombian s ...

" featuring singer

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. The third single was " Feel This Moment" 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

to promote both their albums, which extends from May to November. He released his song " Feel This Moment" 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

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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 ...

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and

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. The lead single, " Timber", 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

and

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. 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 Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...

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, Belinda,

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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 "

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" 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

and

called " We Are One (Ole Ola) 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

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concert special from Miami for

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, '' Pitbull's New Year's Revolution'', on December 31, 2014. The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 30

On June 12, 2014, Pitbull performed at the Arena de São Paulo as part of the

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. This performance saw him joined by

and

to perform the tournament's official song " We Are One (Ole Ola)". In June 2014, it was announced that Pitbull would be receiving a star on the

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. On July 8, 2014, Pitbull released a Spanish-language single titled "Como Yo Le Doy" featuring Don Miguelo. 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 '' Globalization'', 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''. ''Globalization'' was released alongside single " Time of Our Lives", which was Pitbull's first top ten hit since " Timber", peaking at #9 on the Hot 100. It also topped the

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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

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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 " Baddest Girl in Town". 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

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'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 Norwegian 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

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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 " No Lo Trates" 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

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'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

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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 Lil Jon featuring Chesca, was released on May 5, 2020. The promotional single was performed live at the

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, 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

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. 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

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! 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

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on the live-debut of their late-2021 single, " Discoteca", at the 2022

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awards. The song samples " Around the World (La La La La La)" by Eurodance group ATC. On April 11, 2022, Pitbull announced the Can't Stop Us Tour with Iggy Azalea and

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. 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", 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

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. In addition to launching his customized radio station, Pitbull also plans to launch a pair of projects with

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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

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commercial for

, alongside

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, and

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. The commercial was produced to promote

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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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. '' Campaign'' described him as an artist "whose lyrics are routinely labeled

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similarly noted that "many view Pitbull as sexist." Pitbull's song " We Are One (Ole Ola)" (featuring

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

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team Trackhouse Racing.

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 Mater Academy. Pitbull created the Sports Leadership and Management Charter School, 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) * '' El Mariel'' (2006) * '' The Boatlift'' (2007) * ''

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

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'' (2012) * '' Globalization'' (2014) * '' Dale'' (2015) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019)

Concert tours

*2009–2011: Rebelution Tour *2012: Planet Pit World Tour *2013: North American Tour 2013 (with

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

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and

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) *2017:

! (with

) *2021: I Feel Good Tour (with

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

)

Opening act

* 2014–2015:

– Sex and Love Tour * 2018:

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– Piece of Me Tour

Residencies

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

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Virtual Concert Series

*2020: Pitbull: Live & Timeless

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Pitbull
on

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Pitbull
on

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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