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Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), known professionally by his
stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, brand ambassador,
and philanthropist. Pérez began his career in the early 2000s, recording
reggaeton, Latin hip hop, and crunk music under a multitude of labels.Pitbull
released his latest album Libertad 548 on September 27, 2019. The
Spanish-language album spawned the Latin hit single "No Lo Trates" featuring
Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha, which became RIAA Latin certified 6x platinum
(360,000+ sales).
Pitbull Starring in Rebelution and Armando
For his fourth studio album Pitbull Starring in Rebelution, Pitbull released "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" through Ultra Records after his former label TVT Records went out of business. "Krazy" peaked at No. 30 on the Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts. "I Know You Want Me" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and peaked within the top ten spots of charts in the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached No. 1 in France and the European Hot 100 in the week ending August 29, 2009 according to Billboard magazine. "I Know You Want Me" ended at position 17 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009. He later signed with Polo Grounds Music through Sony Music and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc. The single "Hotel Room Service", which samples "Push the Feeling On" and which peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100. The album went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined.
The first thing you notice when Pitbull bounces onstage is that he literally bounces. He jumps, he dances, he sidles up to his scantily clad female dancers. The tuxedo he wears (from his own After Dark clothing line) is slightly rumpled, the bow tie undone. The carefully art-directed effect is Frank Sinatra after a long Las Vegas night. Every night onstage is New Year’s Eve with “Mr. 305,” “Mr. Worldwide”—Pitbull’s self-proclaimed nicknames, which refer to the Miami area code and his worldwide travels. This particular night actually is New Year’s Eve, and the nationally televised concert is live from his hometown, Miami. His enthusiasm is as infectious as one of his hits—with their incessant mantras: “Don’t stop the party!” and “Dale!” (Spanish for “Let’s go for it!”). He brings guests onstage—Sean “Puffy” Combs, Busta Rhymes—all of whom pump up the par-tay. There are a lot of problems in the world, but tonight, at this show, everyone’s going to have a blast. And, as Pitbull will tell me later, “my music is global music; it’s music for everybody. And if I can make you escape for three minutes, then I did my job.”
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