"Watagatapitusberry" is a collaborative effort by
Black Point with American recording artist
Pitbull
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, released on March 9, 2010 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, ''
Armando Armando may refer to:
* Armando (given name)
* Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd
* Armando (producer)
Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
'' (2010). The song features
guest appearance
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s from
Dominican rapper
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s
Sensato del Patio
William Reyna (born 1984), better known by his stage name Sensato del Patio or simply Sensato, is a Dominican rapper from New York City. He is perhaps best known for collaborating with fellow Caribbean musicians such as Pitbull, Fuego, Black ...
,
El Cata
Edward E. Bello Pou, better known by his stage name El Cata, is a Dominican singer and songwriter, who emerged in the music scene in 1999, born and raised in Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Early life
Bello is the second son of Maria Luisa Pou ...
and
Black Point, along with
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 cru ...
. It combines
hip hop and "
Latin pop
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-style theatricality".
Background and composition
After the release of Pitbull's then previous album ''
Rebelution'' (2009), Pitbull released his first Spanish-language album, titled ''
Armando Armando may refer to:
* Armando (given name)
* Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd
* Armando (producer)
Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
''. The first single from this album was "Watagatapitusberry". This song was produced by DJ Class. The song is a
remix
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, with the original belonging to
Dominican hip hop
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recording artist Sensato del Patio.
Music video
The music video was released onto Pitbull's official
VEVO
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channel on March 10, 2010, and has received over 10 million views as of June 2021.
Credits and personnel
*
Armando C. Perez – songwriter
*
Edward Bello Po –
songwriter
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*
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 cru ...
–
songwriter
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*Daniel Woodis Jr. –
songwriter
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*DJ Class –
producer
Source:
Charts
Release history
References
{{Lil Jon
2010 singles
El Cata songs
Lil Jon songs
Pitbull (rapper) songs
Songs written by Lil Jon
Spanish-language songs
Songs written by Pitbull (rapper)
2010 songs
Songs written by El Cata
Sony Music Latin singles