Daddy Yankee News

Daddy Yankee takes on new role as debate moderator

Oct 9, 2008 11:00 am PDT

Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill — and Daddy Yankee? The 31-year-old reggaeton star is taking a turn as moderator of a debate Thursday among candidates for governor of Puerto Rico in an effort to lure young voters to the polls on N...

Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee tells 'Barrio' story

Aug 17, 2008 5:00 pm PDT

The recording studio of Daddy Yankee is in a modest house that looks just like any other in Carolina, a town on the outskirts of San Juan, Puerto Rico, that is home to the reggaeton movement. Inside, it's a different story. There...

Daddy Yankee released from Fla. hospital

Jun 11, 2007 1:31 pm PDT

Daddy Yankee was released from a hospital Monday after suffering from a viral infection and dehydration. He was ordered by his doctor at Baptist Hospital to rest for at least a week, the 31-year-old reggaeton singer's publicist said in a...

Daddy Yankee defends music piracy in Peru

Jun 10, 2006 5:37 pm PDT

Music piracy is unstoppable, and justified for poor fans, Puerto Rican reggaeton sensation Daddy Yankee said Saturday in the Peruvian capital of Lima. Daddy Yankee spoke before a one-night appearance to promote his "Barrio Fino en Direct...

Daddy Yankee Says He Doesn't Mind The Pressure Of Representing Reggaeton

Aug 1, 2005 1:00 pm PDT

Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee says he feels pride, not pressure, as ambassador of reggaeton music. "I'm ready to contribute a lot in the genre and, you know, I feel a little responsibility over my shoulders because right no...