2008Winner
Best Performance
Straight from the Barrio
Daddy Yankee
Actor · Producer · Writer
San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 3, 1976
Biography
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and record producer. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico. According to the New York Times, he is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daddy Yankee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Nominee
Best Performance
Los lunes a las 9
2018Winner
Best Performance
Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad
Career Highlights
2021Highlight
Best Performance
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2026Highlight
Best Performance
El Clásico del Clásico
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Straight from the Barrio
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
El Clásico del Clásico