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If you ask most outsiders about the origins of 'Crunk', they usually point to Atlanta, thanks to the pioneering efforts of artists like 'Lil Jon' and 'DJ Smurf'. Close, says up and coming Southern rapper Pitbull, but no dice. Crunk really started down at the bottom.

"Crunk really got started in Miami, with bass music," he said. "Crunk ain’t nothin’ but bass music slowed down. And bass music got started here in Miami, with 'Luke', 'Poison Clan', people like that. Miami is the New York of the South. And even after all the success we still get slept on, but that’s about to change."

And Pitbull is at the forefront of that change, rolling with the Crunk movement’s premier label - TVT Records - home to super producer/artist/impresario 'Lil Jon', as well as zany Dirty South duo 'Ying Yang Twins', who, between the two of them, have dominated the airwaves over the past two years. Pitbull, is on the way to following-up their success with his debut, M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is a Major Issue). The 23-year-old Cuban-American verbalist has more hardcore lyrics, diverse cultural influences and freestyle skills than most artists would not know what to do with. With that much in his corner, success is a given.

Part of that comes from his upbringing, not to mention his surroundings. Miami’s cultural landscape is one of the most cosmopolitan in the world and Pitbull draws on it’s rich environment for inspiration. "I’ve lived all around this place," he said. "That’s one thing people don’t realize about Miami -- we have all kinds of people down here. I have lived around people from both here and overseas. So early on I learned to appreciate different types of music."

Pitbull’s nickname belies the hunger and drive that he brings to his profession - making it to the top is more than just a goal; its an obsession.

Despite his relatively tender age living in Miami has given Pitbull as much life experience as someone twice his age. He got his culture early, almost before he even discovered Hip-Hop. His parents, both first generation Cuban immigrants had him memorize the poems of legendary Cuban poet, Jose Martí. This ritual instilled in him an early appreciation for the power of language, as well as the importance of his Cuban roots and looking beyond his own experience for inspiration.

While a lot of 'Sunshine State' (Miami) rappers focus their hip-hop attentions strictly below the Mason-Dixon line, the teenage Pitbull’s wide interests led him to classics like Nas "Illmatic" and G-Funk blueprints like "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle." Soon he was developing the freestyle skills that would later earn him fame, flooding the Miami streets with mixtapes (like his latest, "Unleashed Volume 3").

After missing connections with Irv Gotti - a chance meeting brought them into the same studio, but the planned recording session never happened - Pitbull turned to home base for his entry in the game. In the late 90s, he was tabbed by bass music legend Luke to flow over his hit single "Lollipop". " I am grateful for him, not just because "Lollipop" did mad business all through the south,” Pitbull says. “But because he helped me learn the ropes of the business."

Pitbull’s next stop was with the producing/management team of the Diaz brothers, which led to a working relationship with Lil Jon, and a freestyle slot on Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz’ double platinum album, Kings of Crunk. Both relationships culminated with co-production of Pitbull’s debut single “Culo”, which is heating up the charts throughout Florida and the South.

On the eve of his debut, Pitbull explains why he signed with TVT Records, “They let me know I could have my hand in the pot. That’s a good feeling, and it lets me know I’m going to have a long career in this game.” [source: TVT Records record label]

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pitbull Ur My Idol | Reviewer: Jazzy Fizzle | 4/2/09

First Off Let me make it clear 2 ya.Pitbull iz not puerterikan lol he's cubano..lol..ya spit aout pitbull this & dat but ya dunt evenn know where's he's from or where he comes from. Anyways 2 day april 2009 I met pitbull life..lol at the dfw airport right in front of my job.(subway) lol he likes that chicken bacon ranch anyways pitbull I luv ur ass and your music is inspiring keep doing your thing just like I told u.muahz I got our pic on my background lol sexy..write bak if u rememba me lol.

i want to meet u someday | Reviewer: emily morales | 12/24/08

iight first of all i got all yo cd's im crazy over yur songs i love them all...damn tehy make me want to go crazy and dance,,i love it when u speak english in dis crazy songs u got and then when u speak spanish im like ayyyyoooo lol its soo hot like man i hope i get to meet u someday that would b soo awsome i think id probably pass out o sumin u r amazing u have songs that r so inspireing like "blood is thicker than water" and so many of the pther ones anjolian stars or w. her name is..i listen to dat song all da time when mi madre got cancer is made me want to just keep ging like da words it say and when mi grandpa in cuba die i listen to dat song and it also just keep me going i love yur music soo much and i hope u email me back that would b awsome if that cld happen..also yur music can make yur day go amazing like when u have a bad day and u tunr o song on like toma or culo ayyy damn papi lol dat just makes u want to get all loca and dance i love yur cd el mariel and the boatlift i love those to cd's da most or da 305 miami..but ya im out so i hope sometime u can emial me back that would b awsome...i love u like yo amazing....adios

Sexey Chic | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/13/07

Pitbull u are so talented i love your music im gona keep it real wit you im not like these other freaks out there im a straight hood gurl 4rm dat southside ya HEARD ME!

Sexey ass mother chuker! | Reviewer: Vicmar Gonmor | 12/13/07

Pitbull u are so talented i love your music im gona keep it real wit you im not like these other freaks out there im a straight hood gurl 4rm dat southside ya HEARD ME!I LoVe YoU pItBuLl!

yo te amo pitbull | Reviewer: amanda | 12/5/07

i luv him to death. im black but i understand spanish. i don't really dance either but he makes me wanna shake mi culo when i hear his songz. i love his english songz but whwn he speaks spanish it turns me on

Pitbull..yo te amo! | Reviewer: - | 9/26/07

Dude, pitbull, i gotta say he is un sexy latino. he gets it poppin, and his music is hella good! i love dime, pitbull ft ken y. dat is my favorite song ever. yo te amo pitbull!

Inspiration | Reviewer: Raylene | 9/14/07

First... Pitbull's music and beats is hott. I'm from West Palm Beach and its crazy down there i got alot of family in gangs and jail and everything that he spits is real talk so alot of its inspirational especially when that song came out thats talking about his best friend and father dyin on El Mariel touched me cause in deland florida where the tornado hit my bestfriend ended up dyin and the song helped me get through that. So thanks to Pitbull for everything he spits in the music keep it up dawg. ~Raylene

Sexy | Reviewer: ALEJANDRA | 5/5/07

damn i gotta say que ese cubano got it goin on for realz! me encanta como canta y su acento es muy sexy. he's got the best beats and tight rhymes but i gotta say que me gusta cuando canta en espanol muchisimo mas que cuando canta en ingles. canta muy bien en ingles tambien pero su acento en espanol me facina y me pone bien CALIENTE! i love you pitbull!

Este guey es el fuego! | Reviewer: Fly_Boi | 3/11/07

First of all...PITBULL keeps it poppin on all his tracks...even DIME Remix on the El Mariel album is da hotness...for all the people that dont speak spanish that like to bump Pitbulls music...its aight pero...its a whole different type of music if you speak spanish tambien...and im a white boi que aprendi entonces no importa que...es posible...Thanks to Pitbull for puttin all that he puts into his music and keep it poppin'~Chris

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