Pitbull Biography, Age, Height, & Girlfriend

Pitbull Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)

Armando Christian Pérez, better known by his stage name Pitbull, is a well-known American musician and rapper from Miami, Florida. Despite all of his wealth and popularity now, his boyhood was quite the opposite. His parents, Cuban immigrants, divorced when he was a baby, thus he was reared entirely by his mother and then by a foster family from Roswell, Georgia after his mother booted him out after discovering that he had begun trafficking narcotics like his father.

He would never have heard of Jose Marti, the Cuban national hero and poet, if it hadn’t been for his parents’ insistence on keeping in touch with his Cuban origins when he was three, and he would never have discovered the efficiency and capability of basic word power. He instantly focused on his music after finishing his degree.

Pitbull was notably inspired by Celia Cruz and Willy Chirino, and he was captivated to the Crunk type of Miami Bass pop music. Lil Jon, widely regarded as the Crunk kingpin, debuted him in 2002 with the album ‘Kings of Crunk.’ He’s collaborated with Lil Jon, Eminem, 50 Cent, Afrojack, NeYo, the Ying Yang Twins, Twista, Adassa, JLo, and others.

Personal Details

Physical Appearance

Personal Life (Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Children)

Early Life

Pitbull was born in Miami, Florida on January 15, 1981, to Cuban immigrants. His parents split when he was young, leaving him to rely only on his mother. Jose Marti, a Cuban national hero and poet, affected him, and he could recite his most renowned works at the age of three.

He attributes his musical knowledge and success to having spent his infancy listening to Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Bass Music, Hip-Hop, Techno, House, and Rave. He attended South Miami Senior High School and graduated from Miami Coral Park High School. Immediately, he was adamant about concentrating only on his rapping.

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Career

Pitbull’s first rapping break came from Lil Jon’s 2002 album, ‘Kings of Crunk,’ which included Pitbull as a vocalist. In 2004, he released his debut solo album, ‘M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is A Major Issue),’ with TVT Records and producers Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin. The album’s chart-topping singles include “Culo,” “Dammit Man,” “Back Up,” “Toma,” and “That’s Nasty.” In 2005, a remixed version of M.I.A.M.I. was released, titled ‘Money Is Still A Major Issue,’ with just one new track, “Everybody Get Up,” featuring Pretty Ricky.

El Mariel, his second album, was released on October 31, 2006. This is the identical boat referenced in the Al Pacino film ‘Scarface.’ He also dedicated this album to his father, who died in May of the same year. The album’s chart-topping singles include “Bojangles,” “Ay Chico,” “Fuego,” and “Dime.” ‘The Boatlift,’ his third album, was released in November 2007. Some of the album’s most well-known songs and collaborations include “Secret Admirer” with Lloyd, “Go Girl” with Trina, “The Anthem” with Lil Jon, and “El Africano” with Wilfrido Vargas.

After his previous label, TVT Records, went out of business, he paired up with Ultra Records for his fourth album, ‘Rebelution,’ in 2009. Some of the album’s most well-known tunes are “I Know You Want Me,” “Hotel Room Service,” “Shooting Star,” and “Blanco.”

He collaborated on many projects in 2010. Among them is “Somos El Mundo” (We Are The World), performed by Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Janet Jackson performs “Heart, Beat, Love.” “Armada Latin” from the album “Rise Up” with Cypress Hill (a Latin rap legend), “All Night Long” with Alexandra Burke, and “DJ Got Us Fallin in Love” with “Usher.”

‘Armando,’ his fifth album, was released on November 2, 2010. This was his first album in Spanish. In April 2011, he appeared in two tracks from Jennifer Lopez’s album ‘Love?’, “Fresh Out The Oven” and “On The Floor.” On June 21, 2011, his sixth album, named ‘Planet Pit,’ was released.

The debut song, “Hey Baby,” starring T-Pain, was an immediate smash. “ On November 19, 2012, he released his seventh album, titled ‘Global Warming,’ which alluded to the parallels between the two. Singles from the album included “Get It Started” with Shakira and “Feel This Moment” with Christina Aguilera. The second song, “Back In Time,” was released in support of the successful film series “Men In Black 3: Back In Time.”

Pitbull released a diss track on Lil Wayne in 2013 after the latter disparaged him. Global Warming’s next extended play, ‘Global Warming: Meltdown,’ was released on November 25, 2013, and included Kesha, Kelly Rowland, Inna, Mohombi, and Mayer Hawthorne. “Timber” was the most talked about single.

On November 24, 2014, his eighth album, ‘Globalization,’ was released, along with songs such as “Wild, Wild Love,” “Fireball,” and “Time Of Our Lives.” He garnered massive audiences for his performances, which included the ‘Rebelution Tour'(2009-11), ‘Planet Pit World Tour'(2012), ‘North American Tour’ (2013), ‘Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias Tour'(2014), and ultimately ‘Pitbull Live in Hong-Kong’ (2015).

Facts

• Pitbull was awarded a ‘Key to the City’ by the city of Miami on August 19, 2009.
• Pitbull was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2014.

Pitbull Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)