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BIO:
If you ask most outsiders about the origins of 'Crunk', they
usually point to Atlanta, thanks to the pioneering efforts
of artists like 'Lil Jon' and 'DJ Smurf'. Close, says up and
coming Southern rapper Pitbull, but no dice. Crunk really
started down at the bottom. "Crunk really got started in
Miami, with bass music," he said. "Crunk ain’t nothin’ but
bass music slowed down. And bass music got started here in
Miami, with 'Luke', 'Poison Clan', people like that. Miami
is the New York of the South. And even after all the success
we still get slept on, but that’s about to change." And
Pitbull is at the forefront of that change, rolling with the
Crunk movement’s premier label - TVT Records - home to super
producer/artist/impresario 'Lil Jon', as well as zany Dirty
South duo 'Ying Yang Twins', who, between the two of them,
have dominated the airwaves over the past two years.
Pitbull, is on the way to following-up their success with
his debut, M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is a Major Issue). The
23-year-old Cuban-American verbalist has more hardcore
lyrics, diverse cultural influences and freestyle skills
than most artists would not know what to do with. With that
much in his corner, success is a given. Part of that comes
from his upbringing, not to mention his surroundings.
Miami’s cultural landscape is one of the most cosmopolitan
in the world and Pitbull draws on it’s rich environment for
inspiration. "I’ve lived all around this place," he said. "That’s
one thing people don’t realize about Miami -- we have all
kinds of people down here. I have lived around people from
both here and overseas. So early on I learned to appreciate
different types of music." Pitbull’s nickname belies the
hunger and drive that he brings to his profession - making
it to the top is more than just a goal; its an obsession.
Despite his relatively tender age living in Miami has given
Pitbull as much life experience as someone twice his age. He
got his culture early, almost before he even discovered
Hip-Hop. His parents, both first generation Cuban immigrants
had him memorize the poems of legendary Cuban poet, Jose
Martí. This ritual instilled in him an early appreciation
for the power of language, as well as the importance of his
Cuban roots and looking beyond his own experience for
inspiration. While a lot of 'Sunshine State' (Miami) rappers
focus their hip-hop attentions strictly below the
Mason-Dixon line, the teenage Pitbull’s wide interests led
him to classics like Nas "Illmatic" and G-Funk blueprints
like "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle." Soon he was developing
the freestyle skills that would later earn him fame,
flooding the Miami streets with mixtapes (like his latest, "Unleashed
Volume 3"). After missing connections with Irv Gotti - a
chance meeting brought them into the same studio, but the
planned recording session never happened - Pitbull turned to
home base for his entry in the game. In the late 90s, he was
tabbed by bass music legend Luke to flow over his hit single
"Lollipop". " I am grateful for him, not just because "Lollipop"
did mad business all through the south,” Pitbull says. “But
because he helped me learn the ropes of the business."
Pitbull’s next stop was with the producing/management team
of the Diaz brothers, which led to a working relationship
with Lil Jon, and a freestyle slot on Lil Jon & the East
Side Boyz’ double platinum album, Kings of Crunk. Both
relationships culminated with co-production of Pitbull’s
debut single “Culo”, which is heating up the charts
throughout Florida and the South. On the eve of his debut,
Pitbull explains why he signed with TVT Records, “They let
me know I could have my hand in the pot. That’s a good
feeling, and it lets me know I’m going to have a long career
in this game.”
Bio:
Lyrik wird Armando Perez bereits in frühester Kindheit
eingetrichtert: Seine Eltern, beide Exil-Kubaner, lassen
ihren Sohn Gedichte des kubanischen Poeten Jose Martí
auswendig lernen. Dies sieht der Rapper rückblickend als
Grundsteinlegung einer Musikkarriere an, die ihm inzwischen
eine Platzierung in den Top Ten der amerikanischen
Billboard-Charts eingebracht hat
Aufgewachsen in Miami pflegt der junge Mann schon früh den
Umgang mit fremden Kulturen. Während die breite Masse
Atlanta als Hauptstadt der Dirty South-Bewegung ansieht,
sieht er die Roots allerdings in Florida: "Crunk hat ganz
unten in Miami angefangen. Es ist nichts anderes als
verlangsamte Bass Music, und deren Wurzeln liegen in Miami."
Dass ein anderer den Crunk aus den Kinderschuhen hievt,
nämlich Lil' Jon, stellt sich für den Pitbull allerdings
nicht als Nachteil heraus. Während des Megahypes um "Kings
Of Crunk" erweist er sich als der richtige Mann am richtigen
Ort: Er bekommt einen
Freestyle-Part auf der Platte und schwimmt so im Fahrtwasser
bis an die Spitze. Die Debütsingle "Culo", produziert von
Lil' Jon, reicht als Aushängeschild locker aus, um das
folgende Debütalbum "M.i.a.m.i. - Money Is A Major Issue"
dick in die Charts zu katapultieren
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt reicht die Karriere des 1981 geborenen
US-Kubaners allerdings schon einige Jährchen zurück.
Beeinflusst von Meisterwerken von Ost- (Nas' "Illmatic") und
Westküste (Dres G-Funk-Meisterwerk "The Chronic" und Snoop
Doggs "Doogystyle") feilt er an seinen Freestyle-Skillt und
überschwemmt Miami mit Mixtapes. Ein erstes Licht am
Horizont, die Begegnung mit Produzent Irv Gotti (unter
anderem Ashanti, Ja Rule und DMX) endet ergebnislos. Erst
die Zusammenarbeit mit den Diaz Brothers, die Kontakte zu
Lil' Jon unterhalten, erwies sich als das richtige Rezept,
richtig durchzustarten.
2005 erscheint sein zweites Album "Money Is Still A Major
Issue", ein Jahr darauf veröffentlicht Pitbull "El Mariel“
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