29 Quotes by Daddy Yankee

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    We took dancehall and hip-hop and mixed it in the middle. I knew we had something. I thought, 'This sound is Puerto Rican sound.'

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    I am excited about the great opportunity this new radio show will give my Hispanic community,

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    The people that love us most are the women. There are so many bad things you see on the news these days, but with reggaetón, you can escape; it liberates your life.

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    Reggaeton means the same thing to Latino youth as hip-hop does to African-American kids. We didn't have artists to look up to before. But the young kids now, they're looking at Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderon and Ivy Queen like kids in the American 'hood look up to 50 Cent or 2Pac. I'm representing for my culture and my people. It's their music.

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    Im not a machista that tells his girl what she has to put on. I let her be herself.

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    Limbo has been one of the greatest hits of my career. A great response all over the world, not just Latinos but people in Europe and America.

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