Pitbull
Armando
Cristian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull,
is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. His first
recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002. In
2004, he released his debut album titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money Is A Major
Issue) under TVT Records. Since then, he has released three other albums under
the label: El Mariel in 2006, The Boatlift in 2007, and Planet Pit in 2011.
He
released Rebelution in 2009, which included singles "I Know You Want Me
(Calle Ocho)" and "Krazy". The latter peaked at No. 30 on the
Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts while "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 on the week ending August 29, 2009 according to
Billboard magazine. He later signed with Polo Grounds Music through Sony Music
and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc. Another single from Rebelution was
"Hotel Room Service", which peaked at No. 8 on the Hot 100.
Rebelution went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and
albums combined.
Pérez
is also the host of his own Spanish-language program on the cable channel Mun2
titled La Esquina (Spanish for The Corner).
In
2005 Pérez and rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs co-founded Bad Boy Latino, a
subsidiary of Combs' Bad Boy Records label. It primarily focuses on Latin hip
hop, Latin soul, Latin pop and other Tropical music, and has offices in New
York and Miami, Florida. Along with co-founding it, Pérez currently heads the
A&R division of the label.
Pérez
has become a product endorser, representing alongside Drake, Rihanna, and Trey
Songz the “So Kodak” campaign for the Kodak brand and embarking on a
partnership with the soft drink giant Dr Pepper as part of the campaign “Vida
23” for which he recorded the song specifically featured on his album Armando.
Pitbull also announced he has become the spokesperson for Voli Vodka, in which
he holds a majority equity stake, and has also purchased an equity stake in
Miami Subs Pizza and Grill.
Birth
name: Armando Cristian Pérez
Born:
January 15, 1981. Miami, Florida, United States
Origin:
Hialeah, Florida, USA
Genres:
Hip Hop, House, Electronic Dance, Eurodance, Latin Rap, Pop
Occupations:
Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, television presenter, actor
Years
active: 2001–present
Labels:
Mr. 305 Inc., RCA, Bad Boy Latino, Polo Grounds, TVT
Associated
acts: Afrojack, Akon, Lil Jon, Nayer,Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Marc
Anthony, Shakira, Chris Brown, Usher, Sean Combs, Gabry Ponte, Christina
Aguilera, Havana Brown, T-Pain, DJ Khaled, Ne-Yo, Sagia Castañeda
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