Raymond Luis Ayala Rodriguez, better known as Daddy yankee, was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, on February 3, 1977, and is a renowned singer-songwriter, actor, film producer and businessman. He was one of the first to bring Reggaeton throughout America and to several non-Spanish speaking countries.
With only thirteen years old, Raymond He began to be interested in Latin music and to dabble in the singing of some rap songs composed by himself. It was in one of his presentations that he met the DJ Playero, who saw his talent and started taking him on tour with him. From that moment on, he was baptized as Daddy yankee, due to his great fanaticism for Big daddy kane and the New York Yankees.
From the beginning, he connected with rhythms such as merengue and salsa, but they did not convince him at all, so he continued looking for his direction until destiny crossed him with reggaeton.
It was on this circuit that Daddy began to become known among the inhabitants of his town, mainly due to his talent for improvisation, which is why he earned the nickname of “King of Improvisation“, which also led him to win several awards for five consecutive years. Street Jam Reggae Awards.
In his lyrics, he combined the social reality of the people of his country with danceable and sensual rhythms, which made it possible for him to reach more and more people as the entire youth began to identify with his songs.
In 2000 he released his first solo album, entitled “The poster“, which was really very well received by critics and mainly by the people who little by little made his music more and more massive. Thanks to its success, the following year it was released”The Poster II“, with topics such as”Your body in bed“,”Street Rhythm” Y “Let’s Teach Him“, which led him to make both works Platinum Records.
In 2002, he created his own label, called “Los Congris Inc. “, with which he recorded his next album called”The Cangri.com. “, which had international success”The great theft“, which led him straight to the first”Reggaeton Tour“, where it was released in different cities in the United States, such as Massachusetts, Spreengfield, Philadelphia and Boston.
A year later, he released “The Home-runes“, which included”Better than your ex“,”Corrupt Officer“,”Don’t Get Tired, The Funeral” Y “It’s already playing“. This album, as expected, had the same success as the previous ones. Despite that, the work that meant the resounding and massive success was, without a doubt,”Fine neighborhood“, which went on sale on July 13, 2004, which featured topics such as”Gasoline“,”What happened happened“,”tell me“,”The push” Y “Give it hot“.
In 2005 he signed a millionaire contract with Paramount Pictures in order to make his first movie, called “Neighborhood talent“, which, although the artist considers that it is not autobiographical, represents the hard life that must be carried out in the poor streets of Latin America. Said film was recorded in Puerto Rico and the United States, where Daddy yankee interprets “Edgar“.
On June 5, 2007, it went on sale “Poster III: The Big Boss“, which has several hits, such as”The cell phone“,”Out of control“,”Come give it to me“,”She lifted me up“e”Impact“, which placed it at the top of the rankings in all of America, and which sold more than 4 million copies.
A year later, he recorded the soundtrack of “Neighborhood talent“, which allowed him to show that he still has a lot to say, with topics like”Pose“,”Emergency call” Y “That I have to do? “, which became hits immediately.
In 2009, his album “Daddy Yankee World“, with themes like”An opportunity“,”The Rhythm Does Not Forgive” Y “Challenge“.
Nowadays, Daddy yankee He continues on tour, taking the message to all the countries of America and some others in Europe, reaching thousands of people in each of his shows.