Pitbull
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Biography
When the Southern-flavored rap called crunk took over urban radio in 2004, Miami rapper Pitbull decided it was time to seek stardom. The way Pitbull sees it, "crunk ain't nothin' but drum and bass slowed down." Miami drum and bass, that is, the kind Pitbull grew up on. His parents were first-generation Cuban immigrants who didn't let their son forget about his culture. They required him to memorize the works of Cuban poet José Martí, and Pitbull understood the power of words right away. Southern acts like Poison Clan and Luther Campbell were early influences, but as he grew, the young rapper got turned on to the g-funk sound of the West Coast and the New York City point of view Nas brought to the game.
Read More...Pitbull got involved in the game himself when he started appearing on Miami mixtapes. A meeting with Irv Gotti resulted in nothing, but soon Luther Campbell called on the rapper to appear on his "Lollipop" single. It brought Pitbull to the attention of the Diaz Brothers management team, who introduced the rapper to the king of crunk, Lil Jon. A Pitbull freestyle landed on Lil Jon's platinum-selling Kings of Crunk album in 2002, and the rapper's "Oye" track appeared on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack in 2003. Ready to take it all the way to the top, Pitbull unleashed his debut full-length, M.I.A.M.I., in 2004 on the TVT label, with the Lil Jon-produced single "Culo" leading the way.
Soon Pitbull was making guest appearances on tracks by everyone from Ying Yang Twins to Elephant Man. The 2005 compilation Money Is Still A Major Issue collected the best of these collaborations along with some remixes and unreleased tracks. In 2006, the single "Bojangles" prepared fans for his next album, El Mariel. As the album landed on the shelves it was announced that his next effort would be entirely in Spanish and titled The Boatlift. When the end product arrived in 2007, it was an album mostly in English, introduced by the single "Go Girl." Two years later he released Rebelution, an album filled with slick club cuts including the hits “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” and “Hotel Room Service.” Featuring the hit single "Bon Bon," his all-Spanish-language album Armando followed in 2010. In 2011, his Planet Pit (Deluxe Version) album arrived featuring the singles "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" and "Give Me Everything." ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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International Love Featuring Chris Brown - (3:47) - 243,077 playsLyricsYou put it down like New York City
I never sleep, wild like Los Angeles
My fantasy, hotter than Miami
I feel the heat
Oh, Miss international love
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I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - (3:57) - 92,842 playsLyricsHa, ha, it's Mr. 305 checkin' in for the remix
You know how they had that 75 Street Brazil?
Well, this here is gonna be called Calle Ocho
Que ola cata, que ola omega
And this how we goin' do it, dale
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Hotel Room Service - (4:00) - 85,311 playsLyricsDJ Tim Johnson
I want everybody to stop what they doing
(Mr. 305)
Now if you know you're with somebody
That you're gonna take the hotel room tonight
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Give Me Everything Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - (4:06) - 81,495 playsLyricsMe not working hard?
Yeah, right, picture that with a Kodak
Or better yet, go to Times Square
Take a picture of me with a Kodak
Took my life from negative to positive
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Rain Over Me Featuring Marc Anthony - (3:51) - 78,447 playsLyrics[Marc Anthony]
Girl my body don't lie (RedOne)
I'm outta my mind
Let it rain over me (Mr. WorldWide)
I'm rising so high
- Give Me Everything - (3:49) - 80,760 plays
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- Pause - (3:00) - 50,523 plays
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- The Anthem - (4:04) - 29,997 plays
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- Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) - (4:06) - 91,193 plays
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- Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) - (24:47) - 34,521 plays
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