Pitbull does not go unnoticed. They may say they hate it, but some of his songs has probably hovered in the head of anyone who crucify in talks.
For years the singer has had to defend itself from all sides from where it has been questioned. "I do not disown anything reggaeton, I have a lot of respect, but I do not want people to say that Pitbull is reguetonero, no, Pitbull is an artist and makes world music," he said in 2011 before appearing at the Festival of Vina del Mar , in Chile.
Yes, in what they call urban genre has also been questioned. Not only those who from the beginning will make the cross for the music he plays. This year, to throw more fuel on the fire, she gave a presentation that did not stop surprising. He appeared with Sofia Vergara for the interpretation of "Taxi", but the most commented on was that on stage have also joined by drummer of Blink-182's Travis Barker and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, who accompanied him as he sounded "Bad Man ".
Robin Thicke was also, but his presence was not entirely surprising.
You can not deny it is that the Cuban-born singer is a commercial phenomenon that has generated millions of dollars in American industry, and resonate throughout the American continent without passing unnoticed in Europe. Forbes magazine has placed at number 7 of its recent ranking of the 10 top-earning rappers. Armando Christian Pérez, as actually called Pitbull, sum 20 million. The average detailing the singer's image more trademarks than any other rapper, Snoop Dogg exception. Among these brands are cruises Norwegian Cruise Lines and Playboy.
In July, the Hollywood Walk of Fame added his name to the stars that every day attract thousands of tourists in the famous American street. The reason? Responsible for choosing the characters that appear in the place they recalled that Pitbull songs has managed to position number 1 ranking in 15 countries, it has sold more than 6 million records. "His presence in social networks reach approximately 90 million people daily," says the note summarizes the career of the singer on the website of the famous promenade.
On October 7 will be released tenth album Pitbull, who released his first album, MIAMI, in 2004. This new work is called Climate Change and from August 19 can be seen on Youtube the video for the single "Greenlight" , which are as guests Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis. Until Sunday September 18 it totaled 11.1 million views. "Bad Man" also belongs to this album due out in a few weeks.
Other guests will Jennifer Lopez, Leona Lewis, Stephen Marley, Jason Derulo and Enrique Iglesias.
Yes, heavyweights with whom it safe bet. Is the success of Pitbull would be maintained without so bombastic collaborators? We do not know. Over time we will know if there is posterity.
What is certain is the bet of Pitbull. "Life is short, I want to enjoy and see my children grow up, and my grandchildren. I want to take advantage of the fruits of my work. So I work hard, and even harder, and above all do it with his head. I feel very proud to be a first-generation Cuban-American and Latino to represent worldwide. If you do not know where you come from, you do not know where you're going, "said the singer of 35 years old born in Miami with Cuban descent.
