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Daddy Yankee Gives Biggie His Flowers For Inspiring Reggaeton

Daddy Yankee credited Biggie and Jamaican dancehall as influences on his music during “Track Star,” where he also claimed he came up with reggaeton’s name in 1992. During an interview with Jack Coyne, the Puerto Rican star recognized The Notorious B.I.G. and Shabba Ranks as the artists who shaped him.

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