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Book Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee, born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez in San Juan, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton pioneer whose 2004 album Barrio fino and the smash "Gasolina" carried the genre to a worldwide audience, earning him the nickname King of Reggaeton. He founded El Cartel Records and released albums including El cangri.com, El cartel: The Big Boss, Mundial, Prestige, King Daddy and LEGENDADDY in 2022. His hits include "Dura," "Con Calma" and the Luis Fonsi collaboration "Despacito," which won the Latin Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 2017. He entered the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2021. After a farewell tour, he retired from reggaeton in 2023, and he now performs faith-based music as Raymond Ayala.
- Genres: reggaeton and Latin hip-hop
- Active since 1994
- Born in San Juan
- Honors: Latin Grammy, Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame
- Labels: El Cartel Records
- Category: Musician
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Milestones
- Received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
- "Rompe" (peaked #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs)
- Received the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
- "Lovumba" (peaked #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs)
- "Limbo" (peaked #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs)
- "Shaky Shaky" (peaked #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs)
- Received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- Named Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
- Named Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- Received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song
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