Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his

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Pitbull (also known as Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He began his career in the early 2000s as a

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, and

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performer, and signed with

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to release his debut studio album, '' M.I.A.M.I.'' (2004). Executive produced by

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were inst ...

, it moderately entered the ''Billboard'' 200 along with his second and third albums, ''

El Mariel ''El Mariel'' is the second studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on October 31, 2006 through TVT Records. The album was leaked onto the internet on October 27, 2006, four days before the album was released. The album f ...

'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2007). His fourth album, ''

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'' (2009), yielded his mainstream breakthrough, spawning the singles "

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" and "

Hotel Room Service "Hotel Room Service" is a song by American rapper Pitbull released as the third single from his fourth album, '' Pitbull Starring in Rebelution''. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16, 2009. The song peaked at number e ...

"—which peaked at numbers two and eight on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. After

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himself as a pop artist, Pitbull's sixth and seventh albums, ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2012) were both met with continued commercial success; the former spawned his first ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "

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" (featuring

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and

Nayer Nayer Regalado, known mononymously as Nayer, is an American singer. She gained recognition in 2011 after being featured on Pitbull's hit single "Give Me Everything", and releasing her single " Suave (Kiss Me)" featuring Pitbull and Mohombi whi ...

), while the latter spawned the top ten hit "

Feel This Moment "Feel This Moment" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. The song was released on February 22, 2013, by Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records, as the fourth and final single from the album ''Glob ...

" (featuring

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). His 2013 single, "

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" (featuring

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), became his second song to peak the chart, and did so in 18 other countries. His 2014 single, " Time of Our Lives" (with Ne-Yo), peaked within the chart's top ten and led his eighth album, ''

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'' (2014). That same year, he performed the song "

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" (with

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and

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), which served as the official theme of the

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. Meanwhile, Pitbull made numerous

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s on a number of hit songs, including the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top four singles " I Like It" by

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, "

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" by Usher, and "

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" by

. His subsequent albums, '' Dale'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2017), trailed commercially. His eleventh album and first independent release, ''

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'' (2019) focused on

and was led by the singles " No Lo Trates" (with

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and

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) and "Me Quedaré Contigo" (featuring Ne-Yo). His twelfth album, ''Trackhouse'' (2023) delved further into Latin influences. Pitbull has sold over 25 million studio albums and over 100 million singles worldwide. He has over 15 billion views on

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as of May 2020. He was ranked by ''Billboard'' as the 45th Top Artist of the 2010s and the 24th Top Latin Artist of the 2010s. Pitbull's other ventures include

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ship and for various entities, activism and philanthropy in

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communities, a radio station— Pitbull's Globalization—on

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, and ownership of the

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team. As of May 2019, Pitbull has won 35 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards.

Early life and background

Armando Christian Pérez was born on January 15, 1981, in

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, Florida, to

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immigrant parents. While growing up, he was strongly encouraged by his family to "take advantage" of the privilege of living in America, and the opportunities that came with it. His family has a history of fighting against the

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in Cuba. When he was three, he could recite the works of Cuban national hero and poet

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in Spanish. Also alternatively titled
Miami rapper Pitbull is poised to sink his teeth into rap's big time
" He learned English by watching ''

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'' as a child. His father was largely absent from his childhood; his parents separated when he was young, and he was raised mostly by his mother, later stating: "my mom is my father and my mother." He briefly stayed with a

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. His parents struggled with substance abuse; as a teenager, he was also involved with drug use and dealing, which eventually led to him getting kicked out of the family house. He attended

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and

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genre of pop music and has cited

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and

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as sources of inspiration, in addition to rappers such as

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, and

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

. He stated that Miami's

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characteristics exposed him to various cultures which influenced his artistry and himself as a person.

Career

1998–2003: Luke Records and TVT Records

He said he chose his stage name of Pitbull because the dogs "bite to lock. The dog is too stupid to lose. And they're outlawed in Dade County. They're basically everything that I am. It's been a constant fight". Around the age of seventeen, Pitbull met manager

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and was advised to go from only freestyle rapping to writing records. In 2001, Pitbull was signed to

Luther Campbell Luther Roderick Campbell (born December 22, 1960), also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke and simply Luke, is an American rapper, promoter, record executive, actor, and former leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew. He is known for having hel ...

Luke Records Luke Records is an American record label formed in 1985 by Luther Campbell, the former producer and hypeman of 2 Live Crew, Pitbull worked with

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during his early career, being featured on Luke's 2001 album

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, including the single "Lollipop" along with

Lil' Zane Zane Copeland Jr. (born July 11, 1982), known professionally as Lil' Zane or simply Zane, is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 2000 single " Callin' Me" (featuring 112), which peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 10 ...

. In 2001, Pitbull was introduced to Robert Fernandez of Famous Artist Music & Management, an independent label and management company specializing in developing artists, by the Diaz Brothers, a producer duo signed to the company. Fernandez "saw the eagerness and hunger he had" and, with the Luke Records deal ending, began working to develop Pitbull. Together they focused on creating a more radio-friendly sound. Fernandez later told

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: "At that time his music had a lot of verses and took a long time to get into the hook, and so we took time in getting the songs catchier and less on the rap side." Fernandez introduced Pitbull to

in Miami, hoping to secure the rapper a small guest intro spot on Lil Jon's upcoming album ''Kings of Crunk.'' According to Fernandez, Jon took a liking to Pérez and offered him a track on the album; it is called "Pitbull's Cuban Ride Out". This track helped raise the young rapper's profile. Pitbull was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz' album ''

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'' in 2002. Pitbull's song "Oye" was featured on the soundtrack to the film ''

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'' the following year. In addition, Pitbull released several

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s, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music.

2004–2005: ''M.I.A.M.I.''

In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album '' M.I.A.M.I.'', with the lead single being " Culo" produced by Lil Jon and the Diaz Brothers. It peaked at No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Other singles included "

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", "

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", "

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", and " That's Nasty" (both featuring Lil Jon). He joined the

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, the 2000 hip-hop concert tour headlined by

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and

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. Pitbull also appeared on the

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' single "Shake", which peaked at No.41 on the Hot 100 and No.12 on the rap chart,

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's chart topping single "Kamasutra" &

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's " Hit the Floor" (#94 Hot 100, No. 20 Rap). Remix album '' Money Is Still a Major Issue'' was released in November 2005; it included new track " Everybody Get Up", a duet with hip-hop/R&B group

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, Pitbull's label at the time, and

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disputed over the release of '' Welcome to the 305'', an unreleased album by Slip-n-Slide that Pitbull recorded in 2001. A Miami judge ruled that Slip-n-Slide had a legal right to release the album as it was recorded when Pitbull was a Slip-N-Slide artist, and prior to him signing with TVT Records. A US District Court judge affirmed the decision further. TVT was then ordered in March 2007 to pay Slip-n-Slide $9.1 million for attempting to block the album's release to record stores and digital download entities. In 2005, Pitbull and rapper

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co-founded Bad Boy Latino, a subsidiary of Combs'

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label. It primarily focuses on

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and other

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and has offices in New York and

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. Along with co-founding it, Pérez currently heads the A&R division of the label.

2006–2007: ''El Mariel'' and ''The Boatlift''

In January 2006, Pitbull guest-starred in

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's ''

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''. Pitbull recorded " Nuestro Himno" in collaboration with

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, and

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. On '' Listennn... the Album'', the debut album by Terror Squad member and Miami radio personality

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, Pitbull performed on three singles: "

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" and "

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" alongside other Southern-based rappers. He dedicated the album to his father, who died in May that year. Along with the usual party-oriented tracks, Pitbull also included politically themed tracks in ''El Mariel''. The album was released on October 31, 2006, and included singles " Bojangles", "

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", " Fuego", and duet with Puerto Rican singer Ken-Y, " Dime (Remix)". ''El Mariel'' topped the ''Billboard'' independent albums chart and peaked at No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 2 on the rap chart. Pitbull's third album, titled ''

'', was released on November 27, 2007, spawned by the single "

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" featuring Lloyd on the chorus. Earlier, Pitbull announced that this album would have a more

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edge than his earlier albums. Subsequent singles included " Go Girl" featuring

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, and " The Anthem" featuring and produced

, that song sampling the hook from the song "El Africano" by

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and the beat from the song "

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. "Go Girl" peaked at No. 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 36 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart; "The Anthem" No. 36 on the Hot 100 and No.11 on the Hot Rap Tracks. His variety show, ''Pitbull's La Esquina'', debuted May 2007 and ran through 2009 on the

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cable network.Hustle and Row: All Aboard Pitbull's Boatlift
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' " Move Shake Drop" and

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's " Feel It".

2008–2010: ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' and ''Armando''

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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 United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached No. 1 in France and the

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in the week ending August 29, 2009 according to ''Billboard'' magazine. "I Know You Want Me" ended at position 17 on the

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. He later signed with

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through

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and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc. The single "

", which samples "

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", peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100. The album went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined. On their second collaboration since "Go Girl", Pitbull appeared on the debut single of rapper David Rush (formerly Young Bo$$), "

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", also with

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and

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. An amateur video of Pitbull punching a disruptive audience member at a Colorado concert leaked onto the Internet in late May 2009. Pitbull explained to MTV News that it was because the fan kept throwing cash around the stage, and after Pitbull pulled him up to the stage, he threw a stash of money right in Pitbull's face. He was tapped by the

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to work alongside

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and

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to release a new fight song for the Dolphins. The city of Miami granted Pitbull a "Key to the City" honor on August 19, 2009. Another popular single from 2009 was "

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", featuring

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from the soundtrack to the movie

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. Pitbull recorded a remix with Mexican pop diva

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for her single "

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" in November 2009. In 2010, Pitbull performed the rap section in the Haiti benefit song "Somos El Mundo", a Spanish version of "

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", that included a huge group of Latin artists led by Emilio and

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. He was also a featured guest on

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's "Heart, Beat, Love" in addition to "

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", the fourth single off the album '' Rise Up'' by Latin rap legends,

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. The song was produced by

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and also features American salsa singer

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. Pitbull then collaborated with

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on the single " All Night Long". He was also featured on "

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" by Usher. Pitbull released his full-length debut Spanish-language album titled ''

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'' on November 2, 2010. He was also one of the most nominated artists of the 2011

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. He garnered seven nominations for "Latin Rhythm Airplay, Song of the Year" for " Bon, Bon"; "Latin Rhythm Airplay, Artist of the Year, Solo Artist"; "Latin Rhythm Albums, Album of the Year" for

; "Latin Rhythm Albums, Artist of the Year, Solo Artist"; "Social 50, Latin Artist of the Year"; "Latin Digital Download of the Year" for "Bon, Bon" and "Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event" for the song " I Like It" alongside

. He also won Telehit's award for "Most Popular Artist".

2011: ''Planet Pit''

In April 2011,

released '' Love?'', which featured Pitbull on two singles. " Fresh Out the Oven" did not meet with critical or popular success, but the second cut, "

", was a certified hit. The single went on to make its ''Billboard'' Hot 100 debut at number nine, becoming the highest debuting Hot 100 single of Lopez's career. Pitbull released ''Planet Pit'' on June 17, 2011. Pitbull collaborated with T-Pain on its first single, which became a moderate hit; " Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)", which peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100. On March 22, 2011, Pitbull released his second single, "

", which features American singers

and

as well as Dutch DJ

, who also produced the song and co-wrote it with Matt Howard, Pitbull himself and Ne-Yo.; three months later, the song became Pitbull's first single to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was ranked No. 5 on the 2011 ''Billboard'' Year-End Chart. In August 2011,

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sued Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Afrojack in response to the song's lyrics referencing her name, "I've got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan." Lohan objected to the negative connotation of the line and claimed that she should have been compensated for the use of her name in the song. The case was dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled the tune's lyrics are protected by the

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, which covers freedom of speech and creative expression.

2012–2013: ''Global Warming'', ''Meltdown'' & ''Men in Black 3''

On October 7, 2011,

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announced it was disbanding

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along with

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and

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. With the shutdown, Pitbull (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would release future material on the

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brand. On May 8, 2012, he collaborated with the Italian DJ

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for the song "'' Beat on My Drum''". Pitbull's seventh studio album was titled "Global Warming" and released on November 16, 2012. Pitbull explained that the title reflected the fact that, much like the phenomenon of global warming, he has been around for a while but all of a sudden, people are paying attention. The lead single from the album was "

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" featuring singer

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. The third single was "

" featuring

. The second single, entitled " Back in Time", was for the film ''

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''. It was the first lead single for the ''Men in Black'' franchise not performed by Will Smith. The song, which plays during the end credits but is not featured on the soundtrack album, samples "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia. Pitbull supported the album with a world tour in the summer of 2013. In 2013, Pitbull released a diss track towards Lil Wayne called "Welcome 2 Dade County" shortly after Lil Wayne's rant on the Miami Heat. Pitbull made his film debut in Epic (2013 film), Epic with a voice role of the character "Bufo". He embarked on the North American Tour 2013, North American/Australian Summer Tour with

to promote both their albums, which extends from May to November. He released his song "

" featuring

on January 18, 2013, and they performed it live at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, as well as on the The Voice (American season 4), fourth season of ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice''. The song was a commercial success, peaking at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Later he released the final single from his Global Warming album, Outta Nowhere featuring Danny Mercer, in late May. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2013, 2013 Latin Grammy Awards, Pitbull won the award for Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Performance, Best Urban Performance for his song "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)". Pitbull announced via Twitter that he would release the extended play to his studio album Global Warming, named Global Warming: Meltdown on November 25, featuring guest appearances from

, Kelly Rowland, Inna, Mohombi and Mayer Hawthorne. The lead single, "

", featuring recording artist and tourmate Kesha, was released on October 7. The song peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 18 countries. Pitbull was featured on the early summer single "Live It Up (Jennifer Lopez song), Live It Up", marking his third collaboration with

and Redone. Lopez and Pitbull performed the song at the Billboard Music Awards, ''American Idol'' and ''Premios Juventud''. He also made album appearances for Priyanka Chopra, Flo Rida, Jessica Mauboy, Belinda Peregrín, Belinda, Jason Derulo and other artists. Pitbull provided the post-race concert at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on November 17, 2013. Pitbull hosted the American Music Awards of 2013, 2013 American Music Awards on November 24, 2013.

2014–2015: ''Globalization'' and ''Dale''

Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and

performed the song "We Are One" at the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup. On February 25, 2014, Pitbull released a new single titled "Wild Wild Love" featuring recording artist group G.R.L. It has peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On April 15, 2014, Pitbull released a single featuring

and

called "

" from the compilation album for the FIFA 2014 World Cup ''One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album, One Love, One Rhythm''. In May 2014, it was announced that Pitbull would host and co-produce a live New Year's Eve concert special from Miami for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, ''Pitbull's New Year's Revolution'', on December 31, 2014. The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 30

The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 30

On June 12, 2014, Pitbull performed at the Arena Corinthians, Arena de São Paulo as part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. This performance saw him joined by

and

to perform the tournament's official song "

". The song drew some controversy for not being a good enough representation of Brazil, which was the host country of the World Cup that year. Critics condemned the song's lyrical content for being filled with cliches about Brazilian culture, as well as for not containing enough lyrics in Portuguese. Others called it a "bad, boring, replaceable pop song." In June 2014, it was announced that Pitbull would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On July 8, 2014, Pitbull released a Spanish-language single titled "Como Yo Le Doy" featuring Don Miguelo. On July 23, 2014, Pitbull released another single titled "Fireball (Pitbull song), Fireball", which features singer John Ryan (singer), John Ryan Produced by Honua Music. Around the same time, he announced his eighth studio album ''

'', which was released on November 21, 2014. On October 18, 2014, Pitbull released another single titled "Celebrate" which was included on the Penguins of Madagascar soundtrack and later included on the album ''

''. ''Globalization'' was released alongside single " Time of Our Lives", which was Pitbull's first top ten hit since "

", peaking at #9 on the Hot 100. It also topped the Hot Dance Club Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic (chart), Rhythmic charts. On November 20, 2014, Pitbull released another Spanish-language single titled "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)" featuring Gente de Zona. On April 21, 2015, Pitbull released his sixth single on the ''Globalization'' album titled "Fun (Pitbull song), Fun" featuring Chris Brown and peaked at number 40 on the Hot 100. On May 8, 2015, Pitbull released a teaser video on Twitter of his upcoming second Spanish studio album and ninth studio album overall titled '' Dale''. The album was officially released on July 17, 2015, and included the singles "Como Yo Le Doy", "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)", "El Taxi", and "Baddest Girl in Town". The album led to Pitbull winning his Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.

2015–2018: ''Climate Change'', ''Greatest Hits'', and ''Gotti''

On October 26, 2015, Pitbull released a new single titled "Free.K", which samples Adina Howard's "Freak like Me" in the chorus. The song was set to be the first single off his tenth studio album titled ''Climate Change (album), Climate Change''. On January 7, 2016, Pitbull premiered the second single from his new album titled "Freedom", which also samples The Rolling Stones song "I'm Free (The Rolling Stones song), I'm Free" in the chorus. To coincide with the release of the single, the artist also teased a 2017 Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian party cruise. There is a campaign that launched in January 2016 in support of the cruise that is expected to last until later in the year. That same month, Pitbull recorded a song for the movie ''Ride Along 2'' titled "I'm 'Bout That". The song is unavailable on music platforms for unknown reasons. On February 14, 2017, Pitbull announced that ''Climate Change'' would be released on March 17, with pre-orders starting on February 17. Pitbull collaborated with American girl group Fifth Harmony on "Por Favor (song), Por Favor" (released October 27, 2017) before announcing his 5th compilation album, titled ''Pitbull Greatest Hits''. The thirteen track album features eleven of Pitbull's most successful leading artist songs, accompanied by "Jungle (with Stereotypes featuring Abraham Mateo and E-40)" and "Locas (featuring

)", two brand new Pitbull songs. The deluxe edition of the album released exclusively in Japan featured a 14th track, "Celebrate". The compilation album was released worldwide on December 1, 2017. Pitbull released his first full-length soundtrack album for the film ''Gotti (2018 film), Gotti'' alongside Jorge Gómez on June 16, 2018. Pitbull is featured on two tracks on the album, "So Sorry" and "Amore" (featuring Leona Lewis).

2019–2020: YouTube history and ''Libertad 548''

Pitbull collaborated with Indian singer-songwriter Guru Randhawa on the song "Slowly Slowly (Guru Randhawa song), Slowly Slowly", released by T-Series (company), T-Series on April 19, 2019. The song's music video received 38 million views on

within 24 hours, becoming one of the world's all-time most-viewed music videos in 24 hours. Pitbull's eleventh studio album, ''

'', was released on September 27, 2019. The album included the Spanish hit single " No Lo Trates" featuring Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha, which is RIAA Latin certified 6× Platinum (360,000+ sales). The album's second single "3 to Tango" went viral for John Travolta's surprise guest appearance in the song's official music video. The album's third single "Me Quedaré Contigo" was premiered at the 2019 Latin American Music Awards, and peaked at #1 on the Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay Billboard (magazine), Billboard charts in the United States. The album's first promotional single, "Winning" featuring Yomil y El Dany, is a part of the Boost Mobile "Dale Más" advertising campaign."DALE MÁS , Get More from Boost Mobile and Pitbull"
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(October 17, 2019) The album's fourth single "Get Ready (Pitbull song), Get Ready" featuring Blake Shelton, which was premiered live by Pitbull at the Super Bowl LIV Tailgate Tropicale pre-game show, was later added to the "Dale Más" advertising campaign for a series of pre-game Super Bowl commercials for Super Bowl LIV, and a remixed version of the single serves as the official theme song for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series. The album's second promotional single, "Cinco de Mayo" with

featuring Chesca, was released on May 5, 2020. The promotional single was performed live at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2020, and the performance gained over 2 million views on YouTube as of July 2020.Pitbull – Premio Lo Nuestro Awards 2020 Live Performance
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(February 20, 2020) The album's fifth single, "Mueve La Cintura" featuring Tito El Bambino and Guru Randhawa, was released on June 8, 2020. An accompanying music video, which was filmed in 2019 and directed by David Rousseau, was also premiered on that same date. On July 17, 2020, the remix of "Mala", the original of which is found on ''Libertad 548'', was released as a single. The song, titled "Mala (Remix)", features Becky G and additional guest vocals from De La Ghetto. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, LiveXLive launched a partnership with Pitbull, which would grant the platform exclusive rights to concerts, behind-the-scenes, videos and more from Pitbull to be streamed to LiveXLive's premium subscribers. On August 14, 2020, Pitbull released a new single, titled "Te Quiero Baby (I Love You Baby)" with Latin pop singer Chesca and American singer Frankie Valli. The single serves as a Latin interpolation of the original The Four Seasons (band), Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 1967 smash hit single "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

2021–present: Returning to touring and ''Trackhouse''

On June 22, 2021, Pitbull announced across all of his official social media platforms the I Feel Good Tour, named after his I Feel Good, single of the same name, and his first dedicated tour since 2017's Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live! North American tour. The 32 city tour featured special guest Iggy Azalea and began on August 20, 2021, in Clarkston, Michigan and spanned across the United States through October 13, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. On February 24, 2022, Pitbull performed with IAmChino, IAMCHINO and DJ Deorro on the live-debut of their late-2021 single, "Pitbull discography, Discoteca", at the 2022 Lo Nuestro Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro awards. The song samples "Around the World (La La La La La)" by Eurodance group A Touch of Class (band), ATC. On April 11, 2022, Pitbull announced the Can't Stop Us Tour with Iggy Azalea and Sean Paul. This marks the second consecutive year Pitbull has toured with Iggy Azalea. Pitbull and Sean Paul have previously collaborated on their hit song, "Shake Señora", from Pitbull's sixth studio album, ''

'' (2011). The tour began on July 28, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina and concluded in Hollywood, Florida on October 19, 2022. On April 20, 2023, Pitbull performed a medley of his songs "Let's Take a Shot", "Me Pone Mal" and "Jumpin" with Vikina, Omar Courtz and

at the 2023 Latin American Music Awards of 2023, Latin American Music Awards. On October 6, 2023, Pitbull released his long-awaited twelfth studio album ''Trackhouse'', featuring guest appearances from

, El Micha,

, Elvis Crespo, Vikina, Omar Courtz, Nile Rodgers, Gipsy Kings and Zac Brown. It entered number one on the U.S. iTunes Latin Album Charts. On July 20, 2024, Pitbull performed at the half-time show of the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. On November 14, he went on stage with Jon Bon Jovi at the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards to perform "Now or Never", a remix of Bon Jovi's 2000 hit single "It's My Life (Bon Jovi song), It's My Life".

Product endorsements

In 2010, Pitbull took part in the "So Kodak" campaign for the Eastman Kodak, Kodak brandPitbull, Drake and Trey Songz Embody "So Kodak"
. Latin Rapper. Retrieved on April 11, 2012. with Drake (musician), Drake, Rihanna, and Trey Songz. He also launched a partnership with the soft drink giant Dr PepperPitbull Scores Two Latin Grammy Nods and Release iPad App
. Latinrapper.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2012. as part of the campaign "Vida 23" for which he recorded a song that featured on his album ''

''. Pitbull also announced he has become the spokesperson for Voli Vodka,Pitbull Becomes Official Spokesman for Voli Vodka
. Latin Rapper Retrieved on April 11, 2012. in which he holds a majority equity stake, and Budweiser has chosen Pitbull to promote its Bud Light line of beer. The commercials currently highlight Pitbull dancing and gyrating on stage holding up a bottle of Bud Light. Pitbull has also purchased an equity stake in Miami Subs Pizza and Grill. In 2012, Pitbull was involved in an advertising campaign with Walmart, in which the Walmart store that received the most Facebook "likes" from June 18 to July 15, 2012, would have Pitbull visit and put on a show there. An orchestrated campaign entitled "#exilepitbull" started by Boston Phoenix reporter David Thorpe and SomethingAwful.com writer Jon Hendren urged people to vote for the Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska, one of the most remote cities in the country. In an email to the Associated Press, Walmart confirmed that Kodiak was the winning location. Pitbull visited Kodiak on July 30, where he received a key to the city from Mayor Patricia Branson and performed. David Thorpe, who had started the "#exilepitbull" campaign, was invited to attend and showed up. In November 2013, he started a fragrance with Jacavi Worldwide and Parlux Ltd. On May 19, 2015, Pitbull launched a new radio channel on

, called Pitbull's Globalization Radio, which is centered around Rhythmic, Dance/EDM, and R&B/Hip-Hop product from artists from around the world. The artist celebrated the channel's debut with a private concert at New York City's Apollo Theater. In addition to launching his customized radio station, Pitbull also plans to launch a pair of projects with Endemol for digital television. In 2019, Pitbull joined Boost Mobile to create a series of advertisements to expand Boost Mobile to Spanish communities. The promotional single "Winning" featuring Yomil y El Dany from Pitbull's 2019 album "

" was used in the Boost Mobile "Dale Más" advertising campaign that has been actively rolling out advertisements starring Pitbull and his backup dance group The Most Bad Ones. The song "Get Ready" by Pitbull featuring Blake Shelton was later added to the advertising campaign, also from the Pitbull album Libertad 548. On February 2, 2020, Pitbull was featured in a Super Bowl commercial for Super Bowl LIV, alongside

, Alex Rodriguez, and Steven Van Zandt. The commercial was produced to promote Hard Rock Hotel, Hard Rock and its affiliations; the commercial premiered during the 2nd quarter of Super Bowl LIV. The commercial showcases the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which is also where the music video for "Get Ready" by Pitbull featuring Blake Shelton was filmed. The music video was released on February 10, 2020.

Business activities

In 2011, Voli Vodka, LLC signs a partnership deal for equity shares with Pitbull. In 2016, ‍Pitbill assumed ownership of Voli Vodka. Priscilla Perez [longtime friend and co-founder] is named CEO. At this time Voli Vodka is rebranded as Voli 305 Vodka, with “305” serving as an ode to Pitbull aka Mr. 305 and Miami's main area code. Voli 305 Vodka becomes the first super-premium handmade vodka in Miami, FL. On January 15, 2021, it was announced that Pitbull became a co-owner of the NASCAR Cup Series team

. On February 14, 2025, Pitbull announced he ended his partnership with Trackhouse Racing. On August 15, 2023, it was announced that Pitbull became an investor of the restaurant chain Cilantro Taco Grill.

Impact and activism

Determined to help the Latino community in his hometown, Pitbull's social impact focus for the last decade has been closing the poverty gap through educational initiatives. He helped start a Tuition-Free Public charter for middle and high school called Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM!), which opened in 2013 in Miami's Little Havana, the neighborhood where Pitbull grew up. SLAM! now operates nationwide, including in Miami, Las Vegas and Atlanta, with a 96 percent graduation rate. The school will be run by the non-profit Mater Academy. In response to the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, Pitbull announced he will use his private plane to bring cancer patients from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States for treatment. On April 13, 2020, Pitbull released a single titled "I Believe That We Will Win (World Anthem)" (which samples the "I believe that we will win!" chant) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The song aims to inspire those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak to "face everything and rise". An accompanying music video was released on May 7, 2020, on

, and made its television debut on MTV. Pitbull is donating all proceeds from song sales, streaming and views to Feeding America and the Anthony Robbins Foundation. Pitbull is a vocal critic of communism and the Cuban government, having called on world leaders to support the 2021 Cuban protests, 2021 protests against the Communist Party of Cuba. On December 31, 2020, Pitbull performed for a crowd of first responders in Times Square during the COVID-19 pandemic for New Year's Eve.

Criticism

Pitbull has been criticized for the way women are depicted in some of his music. For example, song lyrics such as "She say she won't, but I bet she will," and "I like that when you fight back" have generated discussion about whether or not they could be contributing to the "legitimization" of rape. ''Campaign (magazine), Campaign'' described him as an artist "whose lyrics are routinely labeled sexist"; Complex Networks, Complex similarly noted that "many view Pitbull as sexist."

Discography

* '' M.I.A.M.I.'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Dale'' (2015) * ''Climate Change (album), Climate Change'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019) * ''Trackhouse'' (2023)

Concert tours

* 2009–2011: Rebelution Tour * 2012: Planet Pit World Tour * 2013: North American Tour 2013 (with

) * 2015: Pitbull Live in Hong Kong * 2016: The Bad Man Tour (with Prince Royce and Farruko) * 2017: Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live! (with

) * 2021: I Feel Good Tour (with Iggy Azalea) * 2022: Can't Stop Us Now Tour (with Iggy Azalea and Sean Paul) * 2023: The Trilogy Tour (with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin) * 2024: The Trilogy Tour 'The Party Continues' (with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin) * 2024: Party After Dark Tour

Opening act

* 2014–2015:

– Sex and Love Tour * 2018: Britney Spears – Piece of Me Tour

Residencies

* 2015–2019: Pitbull: Time of Our Lives * 2020 ''PPD'': Pitbull: Get Ready Vegas

LiveXLive Virtual Concert Series

* 2020: Pitbull: Live & Timeless

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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