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Track Listing
1. Everybody Get Up - (featuring Pretty Ricky)
2. Rah Rah - (Patois, Spanish, featuring Elephant Man/Daddy Yankee)
3. Shake - (Patois, Spanish, remix, featuring Ying Yang/Elephant Man)
4. Culo - (remix, featuring Lil Jon/Ivy Queen)
5. Mil Amores - (Spanish, featuring Master Joe/O.G. Black)
6. Turnin Me On - (Spanish, remix, with Nina Sky)
7. She's Hotter - (Patois, with T.O.K.)
8. Get to Poppin - (Spanish, remix, featuring Rich Boy)
9. Might Be the Police - (with Brisco)
10. Who U Rollin' With - (featuring Picallo/Cubo)
11. Dammit Man - (remix, with Lil' Flip)
12. Oh No We Didn't - (with Cubo)
13. Toma - (DJ Buddha remix, with Lil Jon, featuring Mr. Vegas/Wayne Marshall/Red Rat/T.O.K./Kardinal Offishall)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Cubo, Daddy Yankee, Elephant Man, Fat Joe, Ivy Queen, Kardinal Offishall, Lil Jon, Master Joe, Mr. Vegas, O.G. Black, Picallo, Pitbull, Pretty Ricky, Red Rat, Rich Boy, T.O.K., Trick Daddy, Wayne Marshall, Ying Yang | | Producer: | DJ Nasty, Diaz Brothers, Lil Jon | | Distributor: | TVT Records (Dist.) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Pitbull (rap vocals); Fat Joe, Lil Jon, Mr. Vegas, Oobie, Piccalo, Trick Daddy, Cubo, Bun B (rap vocals).
Recording information: 4 Star, South Beach, FL.
Miami rapper Pitbull asserts that while crunk is most associated with the Atlanta, Georgia sound, the origin of the music is a few hundred miles south in Florida. He contends that crunk is merely the bass music of his hometown slowed down. Pitbull backs up his claim with his stirring (and aptly named) debut, M.I.A.M.I.
After growing up on a mix of traditional Cuban music and hardcore West Coast rap, Pitbull allows both sounds to influence his particular brand of crunk. Sprinkles of Miami's past also abound on the frenetic album, from the flared-out bass of "Get on the Floor" to "She's Freaky," which recalls the best of 2 Live Crew. The reigning King of Crunk, Lil Jon, supports on three tracks, including the Cuban drum-flecked, bilingual "Culo." That cut is reprised with a minimalist beat on the Miami remix, which is markedly more about the drum than the bass. The most prominent aspect of M.I.A.M.I., though, is its variety; Pitbull has embraced all sorts of sounds and styles, and the melange created makes for a singular experience, instead of just another crunk record.
Industry Reviews
Pitbull blends raunch with wit with Spanish on this latest crunk assault from rap's Dirty South. - Grade: B+
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