Melisa Jones

Srt. Hart
Spanish
1st period
Daddy Yankee
Ramn Luis Ayala Rodrguez was born on February 3rd 1977 in Ros
Piedras, Puerto Rico. You may also know Rodriguez by his stage name
Daddy Yankee. Ayala received his stage name from when he was on the
streets. Yankee in Puerto Rican slang means someone tall whose big in
what he does. Daddy Yankee translation into english his stage name would
be Big Daddy. Daddy Yankee has not always wanted music as his main
career. In fact, Yankee wanted to be a professional baseball player for the
Seattle Mariners. Yankee could not go through with his dream as a
Professional baseball player because he got shot with an AK-47 in his hip.
Since this accident, Yankee has been recovering ever since and never has
had the bullet removed. The bullet was a reminder to why he makes his
music . Now, Daddy Yankee has now began focusing more on his music
career.
He has sold over 18 million albums since his incident. Yankee has
become one the first artists to perform reggaeton. Reggaeton music is
dancing and electronic music with hip hop. Reggaeton is what makes
Daddy Yankees albums so successful in selling his products. Daddy
Yankees most known song is Gasolina. This was his most sold song
internationally. After noticing that he has been known internationally,
Yankee started to record songs in english. Daddy Yankee would also
record his hit songs in Spanglish. Such as his hit Limbo from his album

Prestige. This song is about summer fun and the hotness. The song has
been released on the American dancing game Just Dance 2014. Limbo is
about summertime fun.
Daddy Yankees Rompe, which is a newer song, hit the charts higher
than Gasolina. The song was nominated for "Best Latin/Reggaetn Track"
at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards in 2007.
Yankees music inspires lots of people around the world. He speaks
of love, lust, work, and how hard life is. He speaks truth in his music, which
is also why many people adore him. Yankee inspires you to be fun and live
young throughout his music. he has made Reggaeton music so popular
throughout the years he has come up. He now has many latin followers
who looks up to him as a musical inspiration.
Daddy Yankee has reached his stardom. Now known locally and
international. Ramn Luis Ayala Rodrguez has finally accomplished his
second dream. Ayala did not let anyone try to break him to achieve his
goal. He tells his story throughout his music. Such as his song 6 de enero.
In this song, Yankee explains how it was like to get shot on January 6. He
tells about the pain and what it is like to walk out onto the streets. He is a
very inspirational hispanic artist to look up to.