Raymond Ayala (born on February 3, 1977 in Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico), known artistically as Daddy Yankee is a successful multi-platinum Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. Known for hits like Gasolina, Machete, Impacto feat. Fergi, Lo Que Paso, Paso, Ella Me Levanto, Sabor A Melao, Rompe feat G-Unit, Segurosqui, Machucando and more
El Cartel: The Big Boss is the follow up album to Daddy Yankee's hit album Barrio Fino, released on June 5, 2007. The first single from the album, titled "Impacto", along with its remix which features Black Eyed Peas star 'Fergie', were released on April 12, 2007 both tracks being produced by Scott Storch. The second single is Ella Me Levanto. Guests on the album include Akon, Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, Hector El Father, will.i.am and Fergie. The MTV 2 $2 bill concert is also on The Cartel in both audio & DVD so technically meaning the other featured artists on this album is Miri Ben-Ari, Busta Rhymes & Lloyd Banks.
The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, selling 82,000 copies in its first week, which, though still a good number, was less than half what was expected. [1] As of September, 2007, the album has sold 221,154 copies in the US and shipped over 500,000 copies in Latin America.[2] The album is one of only a few Latin albums to debut in the Billboard 200 Top Ten. Due to shipping over 500,000 copies in Latin America, it was announced 2x Platino.
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