Daddy Yankee
"Gasolina" music star
Daddy Yankee is the stage name of Puerto Rican singer and rapper Ramón Ayala, widely credited as a pioneer of reggaeton.
His 2004 hit "Gasolina" brought the genre to global audiences, and his 2017 collaboration "Despacito" became one of the most-streamed songs in history.
The name is sometimes used as shorthand for reggaeton itself.
- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
- Big BossUltimate authority figure
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
party · musician · artist · singer · dancehall · urban music · flow · performer · Latin Grammy · music video · Maluma · Pitbull · crossover hits · hip-hop · club · papi · fiesta · dance floor
- Spanish CaribbeanCuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Havana, San Juan
- ReggaetonBad Bunny, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Puerto Rico
- Latin Culturemariachi, salsa dancing, tango, flamenco, cumbia
- Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
- Latin StarsShakira, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias
- Puerto RicansBad Bunny, Roberto Clemente, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Daddy YankeeCelia Cruz
Legendary Cuban salsa vocalist
Tito Puente · Julio Iglesias · Marc Anthony · Andrea Bocelli · crooner
Daddy YankeeBad Bunny
J Balvin · Karol G · newcomer · emerging artist · next generation