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Pitbull

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Born 15 January 1981.

Pitbull is a performance name for the person Armando Christian Pérez.

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Biography

Armando Christian Pérez (born January 14, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper. 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. (short for Money Is a Major Issue) under TVT Records. Since then, he has released two other albums under the label, El Mariel in 2006 and The Boatlift in 2007. He is also the host of his own Spanish-language program on the cable channel Mun2 titled La Esquina (Spanish for The Corner).

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Pitbull - 'I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)'

    Tue 21 Jul 2009 15:47 I known it's the height of ignorance, and impossible to defend, but am I the only... Fraser McAlpine

Albums releases

Release title Release date
Rebelution 2009
The Boatlift 2007
El Mariel 2006
M.I.A.M.I. 2004
M.I.A.M.I n/a
 

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  1. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
    BBC 1Xtra | 1Xtra Breakfast Show With Trevor Nelson & Gemma 02/12/2009
     
  2. I Know You Want Me
    BBC Radio 1 | Greg James 10/11/2009
     

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