Trivia / Daddy Yankee

• Breakthrough Hit: The 2002 single "Latigazo", despite not charting anywhere, was most certainly the song that made him a name outside Puerto Rico.
• Chart Displacement:
  • Surprisingly, despite "Gasolina" being Daddy Yankee's Signature Song and the anthem that made reggaeton a worldwide phenomenon, it wasn't the biggest hit from Barrio Fino on the US Hot Latin Songs, charting at a moderate #17 and barely making it to the top 20. The biggest hit from the album on that chart was actually "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó", at #2. This has been commonly attributed to the lack of urban music played on US Spanish-language radio stations at the time. That being said, "Gasolina" did manage to chart at #32 on the US Hot 100 and perform even better on many worldwide charts.
    • Regarding the US Hot 100, "Gasolina" wasn't Yankee's highest-charting song on this chart either, as both "Rompe" and "Con Calma" charted higher at #24 and #22 respectively, and when counting featured spots, "Oye Mi Canto" and "Despacito" charted even higher at #12 and #1 respectively.
  • Besides "Gasolina", the only other song from Barrio Fino to chart on the US Hot 100 was the English-language single "Like You" at #78. Said song is mostly forgotten today even when compared to many non-singles from the album and is usually seen as an attempt to win over English-speaking audiences at the time.
  • From El Cartel: The Big Boss, "Impacto" charted on the US Hot 100 at #56, which "Ella Me Levantó" missed, thanks to the former's remix with Fergie despite the latter song being better known nowadays. Though better remembered than "Like You", the Fergie remix of "Impacto" still charted on the Hot 100 mainly due to its English-language lyrics.
• Development Hell: El Disco Duro (originally titled King Daddy II: Elemento DY) was announced in mid-2014 and slated for a late 2016-early 2017 release, with production starting shortly thereafter. However, production was then halted numerous times for various reasons, ranging from Yankee's production duo Musicólogo & Menes parting ways with him to his continued success with single releases, until the deadline had long since passed and it was eventually seen as if he had just lost complete interest in the album despite many of his singles still announcing it. After this latest formula finally began to run dry on Yankee in The New '20s and he announced his retirement with an album, many expected El Disco Duro to be finally released, only to be replaced by an all-new album titled Legendaddy, putting El Disco Duro's fate into an absolutely bleak position.
• Production Posse: Depending on the era, he has gotten to work frequently with producers such as Luny Tunes, Los Evo Jedis, and Musicólogo & Menes.
• Real-Life Relative: Yankee and his former producer Musicólogo are first cousins.