Daddy Yankee - Topic

As a culture creator, game changer, agent of change, and groundbreaker, Daddy Yankee has consistently inspired, impacted, and influenced generations of creators. He remains one of the most influential artists of all time, bringing reggaeton worldwide for the first time. Latin music and culture would not look, sound, or feel the same without him. It’s hard to even imagine the genre itself without “Gasolina,” “Despacito”  or “Con Calma” [with Snow], and more. Since 1995, he has consistently conquered charts, toppled records. Living up to the title of “King of Reggaeton,” he has moved north of 30 million records as “one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all-time.” Out of hundreds of awards, including Latin GRAMMY® ,  Billboard Music Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards, Latin American Music Awards, among others in addition to earning the Puerto Rican Walk of Fame. He runs and leads his charity “Daddy’s House,” which Billboard commended with the Spirit of Hope Award. After changing the face of Latin music forever, he leaves on the highest note possible in 2022 with his final album, LEGENDADDY, brought to life with his farewell tour, LA ÚLTIMA VUELTA who has sold nearly two million tickets and grossed more than $200 million, making it the 2nd highest-grossing tour of 2023’s first quarter, according to Pollstar box office. In 2023 Daddy Yankee made history as the 1st song of its genre to be inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.