In the list of top American rappers, a name that cannot be skipped from most minds is Pitbull. Well, it is not his real name, but a stage name, for which he is popularly known for. If you are only familiar with his rapping fame, then you have half knowledge about him. Besides being a famous rap artist, Pitbull is also into business, writing songs, a brand icon, and also a philanthropist.
The millennium decade was the year of his dawn of rap career in music by recording Puerto Rico music style, a famous hip hop music that became much popular in the 90s under several labels, and also the hip hop music of Latin America. Seventeen years ago, he launched his first album under an American record label company. Pitbull then came up with El Mariel, his another album which came during 2006 followed by The Boatlift in the successive year.
After establishing himself as a top artist in pop music, Pitbull delivered more back to back hit singles including Planet Pi, Timber, and No Lo Trades. Many well-known artists also got featured in some of the songs. His albums have been sold in billions all over the world. He even gained a billion viewership on the popular video-sharing platform, YouTube last year. Pitbull came under the top ranks of Latin Artists by American music industry standards.
Other than his professional music career, the American rapper is the ambassador for multiple businesses, including a radio station. Two years back, he became the winner of several awards. Let us know more about his life, career, total earnings, etc in this article.
Personal Details
| Full Name: | Armando Christian Pérez |
| Stage Name: | Pitbull |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | 15 January 1981 |
| Place Of Origin: | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Age: | 40 years old |
| Height: | 1.7 m |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight |
| Status: | Single |
| Children: | Destiny Pérez and Bryce Pérez |
| Profession: | American rapper, singer, brand ambassador, entrepreneur, actor, philanthropist, and activist |
| Total Net Worth: | $100 million |
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Early Life
Pitbull was born in 1981, America to his parents who hailed from Cuba. He also has a sister. When he was too young his parents got divorced. His mother took the onus of his upbringing. He did his schooling at a reputed high school in America. He aimed to become a rapper and chose his popular stage name of what he is popularly known by.
Age & Appearance
As per his date of birth, Pitbull has now turned 40 years old. He stands at the average height of five feet five inches and weighs 73 kg.
Personal Life
Pitbull’s always kept his personal life private from media attention. However, this talented singer is known to have been attached to a model, with whom he married and became a father of two. He also came close with other women, one model, and an actress.
Career
Pitbull had a contract with a record label formed by an American rapper, Luther Campbell. With the end of the deal, Pitbull joined with another well-known rapper. Pitbull launched his own style of mixtapes that had a mixture of his freestyle singing and rap mixes. In 2004, Pitbull came up with his initial album MIAMI. It became a hit on American musical charts. Later on, he joined another artist of rap music and together created a record label.
In 2006, Pitbull launched his second album that became a success by ranking at 2 on the American musical chart. It is said this album was a tribute to his late father who passed away in the same year.
He came up with third and fourth albums including Rebelution. These albums came from 2007 to 2009. And both of them hit the rap chart in the United States with top position. A song Go Girl from his third album came under the top 100 charts.
Eleven years ago, he was also nominated for a prestigious music award. In the following year 2011, Pitbull again made a successful comeback with another hit venture.
He also united with an American rapper for a hit single that came in top musical listing charts. Give Me Everything became his another commercial success topping the American musical chart.
In the later year, Pitbull once again shined with his another successful launch of an album that topped the American charts. He even promoted his album by touring around the world.
Performance With JLo & Claudia
Following with more hits, We Are One was the song in which he gave his performance along with the actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and with a Brazilian singer during the World cup 2014 opening ceremony.
Grammy Award Winner
He followed with more new albums between 2014 to 2019, including Globalization. Pitbull also became a Grammy for a Latin rock album, Urban.
Collaboration With Other Icons Of The Music World
Pitbull had a great successful career in music through his number of hit single albums topped the Billboard charts. He had a good experience collaborating with other well-known artists In 2004, Pitbull came up with his initial album MIAMI.
It became a hit on American musical charts. Later on, he joined another artist of rap music and together created a record label. He worked with JLo, Shakira, and rap artists like Lil John, and many others. He also experienced a musical tour with Bailamos singer Enrique and Waka Waka singer Shakira in Las Vegas.
Net Worth of Pitbull
According to 2021, $100 million is supposed to be the estimated net worth of Pitbull. He earns his wealth through his musical feats, touring, and selling albums.
Ending Note
Pitbull has successfully made a mark on himself in the world of rap music. He gained much viewership on YouTube. Most of his albums topped at Billboard charts in America. Pitbull also collaborated with other known artists including Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, and other American rappers.
Today the fame he has got is all because of his dedication to the music world. He shined through his first venture MIAMI and kept on the pace of his musical feats with more and more success, and earning huge income by touring and selling his albums.