PITBULL Biography
Born to Cuban immigrants, Pitbull was raised by a single mother in Miami, Fl. The family endured frequent relocating to different parts of town, which honed Pitbull’s skills to adapt to any environment and interact with different types of people. His absent father reemerged in his life when Pitbull was 18. Since then until his passing, Pit remained on friendly terms with his father. All the while Pit was falling for hip-hop. Through his constant winning verbal warfare, his VIP friendships (Lil Jon and Luke Campbell) Pit signed with TVT. Since then Pitbull has become one of the top MC’s in the game releasing his gold-selling debut, M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is A Major Issue) in 2004 and his sophomore album "El Mariel” in 2006.
Pitbull is heavily involved in community and charitable endeavors including his own non-profit organization called Imaginate Foundation, which provides college scholarships to first and second generation immigrants, which will begin to be offered in 2008. Pitbull is also involved with Voto Latino as part of their artist coalition. He recently presented an award to actress Rosario Dawson at this year’s Hispanic Heritage Awards.
In addition, Pitbull is set to begin filming the second season to his sitcom La Esquina. In its first season, the program held thee position as the #1 most watched original programming on the network.
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