Luis Fonsi has been doing the rounds as No.1
Latin song in Latin Spotify charts with his new single “Despacito” meaning
“Slowly and Slowly”. The Spanish Single has topped the charts of every Latin
American Countries with its upbeat music and groovy tunes receiving widespread
fan following.
The song features “The
Big Boss” Daddy Yankee sharing a great camaraderie with Luis Fonsi’s beats
along with his reggae rapping styles. Daddy Yankee has ruled not just the
Spanish music scene but has fan following across the globe for his outstanding
music topping charts. His stage name is derived from Puerto Rican slang: a
“Yankee” is someone tall, or a big shot in his field. His other nicknames
include: King Daddy, El Jefe, The Big Boss and El Cangri.
As Daddy Yankee
celebrates his 38th birthday, here are 10 facts about the indisputable king of
reggeaton you probably didn’t know.
1. His real name is Ramón
Luis Ayala Rodríguez.
2. His stage name is
derived from Puerto Rican slang. A “Yankee” is someone tall, or a big shot in
his field. His other nicknames include: King Daddy, El Jefe, The Big Boss and
El Cangri.
3. Growing up, he aspired
to be a professional baseball player. He even tried out for the Seattle
Mariners Major League baseball team.
He turned to music after
he was shot by stray round from an AK-47 rifle, which landed him in the
hospital for more than a year.
4. He married Mireddys
Gonzalez in 1994. He has two sons named Jesairis and Jeremy and a daughter
named Yamilette. He is notoriously private about his family and rarely speaks
about them in interviews.
Daddy Yankee’s 2004
breakthrough hit, Gasolina, made the Top 10 music charts in Austria, Denmark,
Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, Norway and the U.K. In the U.S. it peaked at #10
on Billboard’s Top 10 Rap Songs.
6. In 2005, he became the
first Latin artist to sign a deal with Reebok, in order to produce accessories,
including the licensed clothing line “DY”, which was released in 2006.
In 2009, Yankee was the
recipient of Billboard’s Spirit of Hope Award for his humanitarian work with
his charity, Corazón Guerrero, which works to improve education and quality of
life for thousands of underserved kids in Puerto Rico, Colombia and the
Dominican Republic.
8. In 2010, he
guest-starred as himself on six episodes of the CBS daytime series, The Bold
and the Beautiful.
9. He was a big supporter
of John McCain during the 2008 presidential election, stating that McCain is a
“fighter for the Hispanic community.”
10. He has sold over 18
million albums.
Fonsi's upbeat track
‘Despacito’ featuting Yankee is already breaking records on Vevo becoming the
Spanish language video with over 271.5 million
video views on YouTube since Jan 12. (YouTube Link -
