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Pitbull Album: “M.I.A.M.I.”
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Release Date:2004-11-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, Dirty South, Hardcore Rap
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Label:TVT
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:0016581265097
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Review - :
For a label that is based in New York City, {@TVT} has certainly been a major supporter of {\Southern rap}. {$Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz}, {$the Ying Yang Twins}, {$Kingpin Skinny Pimp}, and {$Jacki-O} are among the {\Dirty South} rappers who have recorded for {@TVT} in the '90s or 2000s, and the name {$Pitbull} can be added to that list. {$Armando Perez}, aka {$Pitbull}, brings a slight {\Latin} flavor to {\hip-hop}'s {\Dirty South} school on {^M.I.A.M.I.}, his first album for {@TVT}. The Cuban-American MC doesn't inundate listeners with {\Latin} influences; there are plenty of hip-hoppers in Latin America and Spain who rap in Spanish exclusively, but the vast majority of {$Pitbull}'s lyrics are in English. Nonetheless, {$Pitbull} does throw in some Spanish lyrics here and there, and some of his grooves successfully unite crunk and the {\Dirty South} with elements of the high-tech {\club} music that has been coming out of Latin America. {^M.I.A.M.I.} is, to a large degree, a party album; {$Pitbull} is undeniably club-friendly on R-rated jams like {&"She's Freaky,"} {&"Get on the Floor,"} {&"Shake It Up,"} and {&"Culo"} (which features {$Lil Jon} and blends crunk with the {\Latin} reggaeton style). But {^M.I.A.M.I.} isn't just an endless ode to sex, tight skirts, and shapely booties; {$Pitbull} tackles some social issues as well, especially on {&"Dirty"} and {&"Hustler's Withdrawal"} (which describes the dangers of drug dealing). By 2004 standards, {$Pitbull}'s lyrics aren't revolutionary; he is hardly the first MC to rap about drugs and thug life or sex and women. Even so, his willingness to combine {\Latin} and {\Dirty South} elements makes {^M.I.A.M.I.} one of the more memorable and interesting {\Southern rap} discs of 2004. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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