Pitbull Tickets : Pitbull Has Become A Brand Darling Recently Representing Alongside Drake

Armando Christian Perez better known by his stage name Pitbull, is a hip-hop and rap musician. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records.

The latter peaked at #30 on the Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts while "I Know You Want Me" peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 and peaked within the top ten spots of charts in the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached #1 in France and the European Hot 100 on the week ending August 29, 2009 according to Billboard magazine. He later signed with Polo Grounds Music through Sony Music and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc.

Other singles from Rebelution included Blanco featuring Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes and "Hotel Room Service", the latter of which peaked at #9 on the Hot 100. Rebelution went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined.
Perez is also the host of his own Spanish-language program on the cable channel Mun2 titled La Esquina.

Pitbull has become a brand darling recently representing alongside Drake, Rihanna and Trey Songz the So Kodak campaign for the Kodak brand and embarking on a partnership with the soda giant Dr. Pepper as part of the campaign Vida 23 for which he recorded the song specifically for it that was also featured on his album Armando.

For his latest album Rebelution, Pitbull released "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" through Ultra Records after his former label TVT Records went out of business. Krazy peaked at #30 on the Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts. "I Know You Want Me" peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 and peaked within the top ten spots of charts in the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached #1 in France and the European Hot 100 on the week ending August 29, 2009 according to Billboard magazine.

On Dec. 11, 2009, Billboard announced their Year-End Canadian Update, placing "I Know You Want Me" at #7 on the Hot 100 chart and #2 on the CHR/Top 40 chart.He later signed with Polo Grounds Music through Sony Music and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc.

Other singles included "Blanco", featuring Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes, and "Hotel Room Service", which samples "Push the Feeling On" and which peaked at #9 on the Hot 100. On their second collaboration since "Go Girl", Pitbull appeared on the debut single of rapper David Rush , "Shooting Star", also with Kevin Rudolf and LMFAO.

An amateur video of Pitbull punching a disruptive audience member at a Colorado concert leaked on the Internet in late May 2009. Pitbull explained to MTV News that it was because the fan kept throwing cash around the stage, and after Pitbull pulled him up to the stage, he threw a stash of money right in Pitbull's face. He has been tapped by the Miami Dolphins to work alongside T-Pain & Jimmy Buffett to release a new fight song for the Dolphins.The city of Miami granted Pitbull a "Key to the City" honor on August 19.

In 2010, Pitbull performed the rap section in the Haiti benefit song Somos El Mundo, a Spanish version of We Are the World, that included a huge group of Latin artists led by Emilio and Gloria Estefan. He was also a featured guest on Armada Latina, the fourth single off the album Rise Up by Latin rap legends, Cypress Hill. The song was produced by Jim Jonsin and also features Marc Anthony. Pitbull then collaborated with Alexandra Burke on the single All Night Long". He was also featured on DJ Got Us Fallin in Love by Usher.

Pitbull also released his full-length debut Spanish-language album titled Armando on November 2, 2010. Pitbull is also one of the most nominated artists of the upcoming Latin Billboard awards. He garnered 7 nominations for Latin Rhythm Airplay, Song of the Year for Bon, Bon; Latin Rhythm Airplay, Artist of the Year, Solo Artist;Artist of the Year, Solo Artist; for Bon, Bon and Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event for the song I Like It alongside Enrique Iglesias.