Ramón "Raymond" Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1977), known artisti… Read Full Bio ↴Ramón "Raymond" Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1977), known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball, and aspired to become a Major League Baseball player. He was unable to continue this sport when he got shot in the leg by being mistaken for his friend by a unknown man, leaving him unable to walk correctly. He then became involved in the underground rap movement that was in its early stages in Puerto Rico, later to be called Reggaeton. After receiving lessons from several artists within the genre, he developed an independent career, first recording in a production titled Playero 37. After this he began to produce independent albums. His first solo album was No Mercy in 1995. He subsequently formed a duo with Nicky Jam, and then continued his solo career with the releases of El Cartel and El Cartel II. This led him be one of many pioneers of the reggaeton genre.

In 2002 El Cangri.com became Ayala's first album with international success, receiving coverage in the markets of New York and Miami. Barrio Fino was released in 2004, and the album received numerous awards, including a Premio Lo Nuestro and a Latin Billboard, as well as receiving nominations for the Latin Grammy and MTV Video Music Awards. Barrio Fino performed well in the sales charts of the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Japan. On June 5, 2007, El Cartel Records released El Cartel: The Big Boss, which was ranked as the top-selling album in Latin music genres in 2007. He promoted the album with an international tour which began in the United States and continued through Latin America, breaking attendance records in Ecuador and Bolivia. His performances have appeared on more than 70 albums, including compilations such as Mas Flow 2 and Blin Blin Vol. 1. Outside of his work as a musician, Ayala has also worked as an actor and producer. Throughout his career, he has been generally reticent to discuss his personal life, but has publicly expressed the importance of his wife and children to him.

Brugal
daddy yankee Lyrics

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Daddy yankee yo, Yankee, yankee, cangri
que? guayando
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que que que!

Los perros son los yakos
Las gatas son las yakas
La música que mata es takata takata
Busca presidente, brugal y mamajuana
Y vamos a montarla takata takata

Quien es el que canta
Yankee man mata y son falla takata takata
La chica ta' en la pista
Acomódala de espalda
Azótale la nalgas takata takata

Corriendo aquí quien bocachica
Yo me encontré a los cangri de los minas
Yo le dije y todas esas chicas
Son dominicanas y ellas van pa' encima

Yo le dije mami pal' jaragua tu sube
Entonces llamo al corillo de los guandules
Y le dije vamos para santiago
Y las habitaciones de las girlas las pago
Olvídate de eso vamos pa' encima
Esto se llama el corillo de guachupita
Villa consuelo, villa juana y también cristo rey
Y dije hea diantre Ahora es que es
Taima ahora Blass el corillo ta activao de donde?

de puerto rico al cibao

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Daddy Yankee's song "Brugal" start with the repetition of the words "guayando" and "rapando," which could be interpreted as the sound of movement, dancing or rapping. The artist then references "yakos" and "yakas," which are slang terms for men and women respectively in the Dominican Republic. The lyrics also mention the use of three popular drinks in the Dominican Republic: "presidente," "brugal" and "mamajuana." The chorus invites listeners to join in and dance to the rhythm of "takata takata," which could be interpreted as the sound of drums.

In the second verse, Daddy Yankee mentions a female dancer and tells the listener to position her facing away and spank her. He then describes how he met some friends while in Bocachica, a beach town in the Dominican Republic, and they decided to go to Santiago, a city in the country's north. The artist pays for hotel rooms for the girls and mentions different neighborhoods in Santo Domingo where he has friends. The lyrics end with a repetition of the "guayando" and "rapando" sounds.

Line by Line Meaning

Daddy yankee yo, Yankee, yankee, cangri
Daddy Yankee, also known as Yankee, Cangri is introducing himself.

que? guayando
Asking 'what's up?' while slang for dancing called guayando is played.

traaa
Sound effect to emphasize the music.

rapando
Slang for rapping, performing rap.

guayando
Slang for dancing in a sexual way.

traaa
Sound effect to emphasize the music.

rapando
Slang for rapping, performing rap.

guayando
Slang for dancing in a sexual way.

traaa
Sound effect to emphasize the music.

rapando
Slang for rapping, performing rap.

guayando
Slang for dancing in a sexual way.

traaa Dj blaaaassssss
Sound effect and shoutout to the DJ Blas who is playing the music.

Los perros son los yakos
The men are called perros (dogs).

Las gatas son las yakas
The women are called gatas (cats).

La música que mata es takata takata
The music that kills it is the one with the beat 'takata takata'.

Busca presidente, brugal y mamajuana
Let's get some drinks, specifically Presidente beer, Brugal rum, and Mamajuana, a Dominican drink made from rum, red wine, honey, and herbs.

Y vamos a montarla takata takata
And let's party hard to the beat of 'takata takata'.

Quien es el que canta
Who is the one who sings?

Yankee man mata y son falla takata takata
Yankee's music kills and never fails.

La chica ta' en la pista
The girl is on the dance floor.

Acomódala de espalda
Set her up to dance with her back facing you (suggestive).

Azótale la nalgas takata takata
Spank her butt to the beat of 'takata takata' (even more suggestive).

Corriendo aquí quien bocachica
Who's running around here in Boca Chica, a popular beach town in the Dominican Republic.

Yo me encontré a los cangri de los minas
He met up with Cangri, a slang term for someone from a ghetto, from the community of Los Minas in Santo Domingo.

Yo le dije y todas esas chicas
He said to his friend about all the girls around them.

Son dominicanas y ellas van pa' encima
The girls are Dominican and they're going to get down (party).

Yo le dije mami pal' jaragua tu sube
He told one of the girls to go up to Jaragua Hotel (one of the most popular hotels in Santo Domingo).

Entonces llamo al corillo de los guandules
He then calls his group of friends from a neighborhood called Los Guandules in Santo Domingo.

Y le dije vamos para santiago
He then suggested they go to Santiago, another city in the Dominican Republic.

Y las habitaciones de las girlas las pago
He offered to pay for the girls' hotel rooms.

Olvídate de eso vamos pa' encima
Forget all that (hotel rooms), let's just party hard.

Esto se llama el corillo de guachupita
This is called the crew of Guachupita, a neighborhood in Santo Domingo.

Villa consuelo, villa juana y también cristo rey
Other neighborhoods in Santo Domingo (where he has friends).

Y dije hea diantre Ahora es que es
And he says 'now it's on' (meaning it's time to party even harder).

Taima ahora Blass el corillo ta activao de donde?
He shouted out to his friend Blass and asked where's the party crew now?

de puerto rico al cibao
From Puerto Rico to the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, let's party hard.