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Last YouTube Access: 7:00 pm Oct 12th, 2011

Age: 92    Gender: m   
Home Town: Miami
Location: Miami, US
Company: Mr 305 Inc

It's only through struggle that resilience arises and for Armando Christian Perez, better known to the world as Pitbull, the past 5 years have seen the charismatic Cuban-American rapper evolve from an embattled upstart to become one of the most entertaining acts in all of hip-hop. With his public spat with former recording home TVT Records firmly in the past and ensconced in the success of his breakout hit "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)," Pit is now ready to deliver his abundant talent to the masses with his major label debut, Rebelution, set for release through his Mr. 305 imprint via Polo Grounds Music/J/RCA Music Group. As an added bonus, his new deal also reunites him with his longtime A&R, Polo Grounds music executive Bryan Leach.

"I'm able to maneuver now," Pitbull says of the union. "I never had the chance to put out a classic album, dealing with the situation I was dealing with. With Rebelution, I want to be able to showcase my versatility to the full extent. Where everything I put out before had the big club sound—it's about making hit records, it's a business--but it's also about making statements. I want to take it to the next level. Everybody knows me, but I haven't been able to step in there and wow people. That's what I'm looking to do on this album and this run."

What Pitbull was able to do in the past, with three successful number one independent albums--including his Gold-certified debut LP, M.I.A.M.I.: Money Is A Major Issue (2004), El Mariel (2006), and The Boatlift (2007)--was earn a reputation as one of music's most versatile leading men. Through collaborations with super producer and TVT label mate Lil Jon, Pit scored a number of club smashes, including "Krazy" and The Anthem." On his own accord, after his previous label home went bankrupt, Pitbull continued to be recognized for his work as he won the first ever "Latin Digital Download Artist of the Year" award at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards after selling over 2.5 million singles in the past 12 months alone. He also notched four blistering tracks on the soundtrack to one of the summer's biggest movie, Fast & Furious (among them, "Blanco," featuring the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams) and was one of the first rappers ever to appear on new The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.

Despite his notable achievements, however, the Miami native eyed a bigger platform that was only fitting for a performer who can effortlessly slide across musical genres--rap, dance, pop, reggaton, Latin, and more--with his lyrical acrobatics.

"I've been surviving, but I haven't been able to take advantage of opportunities, to actually work with different people," Pit explains of the limited resources earlier in his career. "All these years have been training. It's been the school of hard knocks and now I'm gonna apply everything."

That fortitude is what inspired Pitbull to name his album Rebelution; the title represents a personal mantra as he embarks on a journey to establish himself as one of the greats.

"The word revolution is a strong word," he says. "And the word rebel is powerful. Because you're looking for change, that's what revolution is, but when you're a rebel in it, you're fighting for that change. And that's what my thing is, with everything I've been fighting through. I have to prove myself; I have to be a rebel."

And he's not wasting anytime. Rebelution's first official single, the scorching "Hotel Room Service" is Pitbull's second consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit, following "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)." The sexy, pulsating track, with its booming synths, was produced by Grammy-winning musician Jim Jonsin, whose credits include Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, and Lil Wayne. The Miami-based producer will serve as executive producer of Rebelution.

In addition to Jonsin, Pitbull worked with an array of talented collaborators on his project. Radio jock/E! Entertainment correspondent Clinton Sparks and DJ Snake produced "Shut It Down," featuring Akon. The future smash single has "chart-topper" written all over it; the pumping bass and synthesized funks sounds should instantly flood dance floors from the Bay to Beijing. "My life's a movie, call me Martin Scorsese/I could care less, if you love me or hate me," Pit chants on the song.

"Give 'Em What They Ask For," features Pit's fierce rhymes and showcases his potent ability as an MC. "If you want dope talk, trap talk, street talk, I'mma give it to you on this record right here, just cause people asked for it," Pit says of the track. "It's kind of like when you go back to the neighborhood and they say, 'Hey, this is the best fighter.' And you go, Ok, cool. I been out of here for five years, but lemme show what I can do, and boom, you knock them right out."