| Daddy Yankee, born Raymond Ayala, Feb. 3, 1977 in Rio Piedras, started getting involved in the Puerto Rican underground scene with DJ Playero. One of his first achievements was getting a song called "Posición" on the "One Tough Cop" movie soundtrack . "El Cartel" and "El Cartel II" were released before he began calling himself El Cangri, making his debut with his new alter ego on an album released in 2002, featuring "El Gran Robo", performed along with Lito. In addition to Latin Hip-Hop he also performed rhythms such as salsa and merengue, joining Grupomania on "The Dynasty". However, he became mostly known as a Latin rap and Reggaetón artist. After making a contribution to the album "DJ Nelson presenta Luny Tunes & Noriega" with "Cógela Que Va Sin Jockey", he joined "La Trayectoria" with "Metela Con Candela" and "Aqui Esta Tu Caldo". Later Universal Latino decided to include his "Gata Gangster" recorded along with Don Omar in a compilation. His breakthrough came with "Barrio Fino", featuring the catchy "Gasolina". In December, 2005 Daddy Yankee returns with "Barrio Fino En Directo" and in 2007 "Impacto" (audio video) becomes the first single out of "El Cartel: The Big Boss". |
