Biography

Daddy Yankee did more than anyone to establish reggaeton as a marketable music style during the early 21st century. Yankee's success was so phenomenal in the wake of his 2004 mainstream breakthrough, Barrio Fino — and in particular the international hit single "Gasolina" — that he transcended cultural boundaries and genre trappings. He became more than just a reggaetonero, having transformed himself into an international name brand by the time his 2007 follow-up album, El Cartel: The Big Boss, was released. Daddy Yankee's name, image, and music were used to sell soft drinks for Pepsi and footwear for Reebok, as well as a syndicated show for ABC Radio Networks (Daddy Yankee on Fuego) and a feature film for Paramount Pictures (Talento de Barrio). Daddy Yankee indeed had become a business empire, of which the primary asset — his music — remained independent from major-label control: he keenly operated his own independent label, El Cartel Records, and chose to partner with labels such as Interscope only for purposes of marketing and distribution. Although the business side of Daddy Yankee threatened to overshadow his music, Barrio Fino stands tall as the definitive reggaeton album of its time. Boasting a pair of fantastic hits, "Gasolina" and "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó," the album was a standard-bearer, influencing a legion of followers and establishing the production duo Luny Tunes as reggaeton's hottest hitmakers. Barrio Fino was also the first reggaeton album to reach number one on the Top Latin Album chart, a position it held for roughly a year's time while selling over a million copies in the United States alone.

Top Albums
1. Talento de B..	2. Barrio Fino ..	3. Daddy Yankee..	4. El Cartel: T..	5. El Cartel - ..
6. Barrio Fino ..	7. Barrio Fino ..	8. El Cartel: T..	9. Daddy Yankee..	10. Daddy Yankee..
11. Barrio Fino ..	12. Rompe (Remix..	13. Rompe (feat...	14. Impacto - Si..	15. Dímelo Mami..
16. Grito Mundia..	17. Descontrol -..	18. Grito Mundia..	19. Rescate (fea..	20. Ven Conmigo ..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Lovumba (Prestige)	Lovumba (Prestige) - Single	3:38	$1.29
2.	Ven Conmigo (feat. Prince Royce)	Ven Conmigo (feat. Prince R..	3:39	$0.99
3.	Gasolina (Dj Buddha Remix)	Reggaeton!	4:42	$0.99
4.	La Despedida	Daddy Yankee Mundial (Delux..	3:22	$0.99
5.	Rompe (En Directo)	Barrio Fino (En Directo) [B..	3:08	$1.29
6.	Que Tengo Que Hacer	Talento de Barrio (Original..	3:38	$0.99
7.	Pose	Talento de Barrio (Original..	3:37	$0.99
8.	Lo Que Pasó, Pasó (En Directo)	Barrio Fino (En Directo) [B..	3:37	$1.29
9.	Llamado de Emergencia	Talento de Barrio (Original..	3:59	$0.99
10.	Noche de Entierro (Nuestro Amor)	Mas Flow - Los Benjamins	4:23	$1.29
11.	Rompe	Rompe (feat. Lloyd Banks an..	3:29	$1.29
12.	Descontrol	Daddy Yankee Mundial (Delux..	2:52	$1.29
13.	Mayor Que Yo	Mas Flow 2	4:08	$0.99
14.	Ella Me Levanto (Edited Version)	El Cartel: The Big Boss	3:29	$1.29
15.	Gasolina (En Directo)	Barrio Fino (En Directo) [B..	5:06	$1.29
16.	Oye Mi Canto	Oye Mi Canto - EP	4:01	$1.29
17.	Ven Conmigo (Feat. Prince Royce) [Da..	Ven Conmigo (Feat. Prince R..	3:52	$0.99
18.	En Sus Marcas Listos Fuera! (Edited ..	El Cartel: The Big Boss	3:26	$1.29
19.	Impacto (Remix)	Impacto - Single	3:30	$1.29
20.	Machucando (En Directo)	Barrio Fino (En Directo) [B..	2:58	$1.29
21.	Oye Mi Canto (Radio Edit)	Oye Mi Canto - Single	4:01	$1.29
22.	Me Enteré (feat. Tito el Bambino)	Daddy Yankee Mundial (Delux..	3:06	$0.99
23.	Gasolina	Mega Beat Dance Club, No. 1..	3:15	$0.99
24.	Rompe	Queridos Reyes Magos	3:09	$0.99
25.	Somos de Calle	Talento de Barrio (Original..	3:34	$0.99

Top Music Videos
1. Rompe	2. Impacto (Remix..	3. Gasolina (Live..	4. Gangsta Zone (..	5. Pose
6. Que Tengo Que ..	7. Impacto	8. Somos de Calle..	9. Ven Conmigo (f..	10. Llamado de Eme..
11. La Despedida	12. Descontrol	13. Grito Mundial ..	14. Somos de Calle	15. Grito Mundial ..
16. Ven Conmigo Da..	17. El Mejor de To..	18. Talento de Bar..	19. Grito Mundial ..

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