MIAMI,
FL. (TVT Records) - On His New Single "Toma",
Pitbull Is Joined by Lil
Jon For Hard-Hitting Bilingual Collaboration That Is Lighting Up The
Dancefloors; Videoshoot is Planned for Next Week in Miami
Pitbull
To Play Himself in Forthcoming "
Scarface" Videogame Featuring Tony
Montana;
Pitbull Also Collaborates With Acclaimed Cuban Rap Group
Orishas on Their New Album "Kilo"
After spending more than 22
weeks on Billboard's Top Independent Albums Chart, best-selling
Cuban-American rapper
Pitbull has now sold more than 400,000 copies of
his debut album "M.I.A.M.I.: Money Is A Major Issue", in the United
States. To date, the album has shipped 475,000 units and is closing in
on gold status. With his first two singles "Culo" and
"Dammit
Man" having landed heavy mainstream radio and MTV play,
Pitbull is now
promoting his third radio single, "Toma", which features Lil Jon as
guest vocalist. The collaboration marks a return to the airwaves for
the pair, who scored big this past summer with the breakthrough hit
"Culo". The new single "Toma" was already prominently featured in a
recent episode of the NBC show "
Las Vegas". A videoshoot for "Toma" is
planned for next week in Miami, and is open to select media to attend.
The
Miami-based rapper also continues to make noise on the charts with his
inclusion on the track "What U Gonna Do" on the new Lil Jon & The
East Side Boyz album "
Crunk Juice" (which recently debuted at #3 on the
Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart) as well as his collaboration with Daddy
Yankee and Noreaga on the popular remix of Daddy Yankee's hit
'Gasolina', which is also included on the limited edition version of
"
Crunk Juice".
Pitbull also has just completed a photo shoot alongside
P. Diddy, Lil Wayne, TI, and
Lloyd for an upcoming Sean John's Spring
2005 print campaign. In further collaboration news,
Pitbull guests on
acclaimed Cuban rappers Orishas' forthcoming album "Kilo", due out on
March 15th.
Pitbull also recently recorded a Spanish version of his hit
song "
Dammit Man" with Latin rappers
Voltio and Chingo Bling, with the
tune re-christened as "Dale Mang."
Unlike many other Latino
rappers,
Pitbull has managed to achieve success in the mainstream
hip-hop world with bilingual lyrics and potent beats laced with
reggaeton. He is equally comfortable sharing the stage at the VIBE
Awards with Lil Jon as he is collaborating with
Paulina Rubio in an
attention-grabbing performance at the recent MTV Latin
America Awards.
Evidencing Pitbull's growing acceptance among mainstream hip-hop fans,
his clip for "Culo" was recently nominated for MTV's "Best Booty
Shakin' Video of 2004."
Pitbull also participated in MTV's recent "$2
Bill Tour" alongside Lil Jon, Ying Yang Twins, and Mase.
Sharp
and outspoken,
Pitbull recently contributed an essay to the NY Post in
which he condemned the iconization of Che Guevara. He has spoken on
National Public
Radio about Cuban-American relations, and is the
subject of an upcoming feature in The Source regarding his stance on
Fidel Castro.
Pitbull released his debut album "M.I.A.M.I.:
Money Is A Major Issue", on New York-based independent label TVT
Records this past August. The album, which hit #14 on the Billboard Top
200 Albums chart, was produced by The Diaz Brothers and by super
producer/artist Lil Jon. It features heavyweight guests such as Lil
Jon, Trick Daddy, Fat Joe, and others. The 24 year-old Cuban-American
rapper's infectious sound combines hip-hop, crunk, reggae, reggeton,
and dancehall, with English and Spanish lyrics. In what seems like a
short while,
Pitbull has quickly become one of the most buzzworthy
hip-hop acts in the country and an MTV favorite.
In 2005,
Pitbull is set to remain in the spotlight with upcoming performances on
NBC "Weekend Vibe", BET Madd Sports, Telemundo, Pepsi Musica, and SiTV.
Pitbull can also be found playing himself in the upcoming videogame
"Scarface," featuring Tony Montana. His song "Culo" also appears in the
videogame 'Midnight Club 3 Dub.' Pitbull's album "M.I.A.M.I." is now
also starting to make its mark outside the U.S., with the disc recently
released in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and Australia.
Pitbull has
just completed a highly-successful European tour, bringing his
bilingual crunk to the European masses for the first time. Stay tuned
for more news!
