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Nicky Jam

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Nick Rivera Caminero, known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as "X", "Travesuras", "El Perdón", "Hasta el Amanecer", and "El Amante"; the latter three are from his 2017 album Fénix. He has frequently collaborated with other Latin artists such as Dadd

Quotes by Nicky Jam

I'm a real man. I can suffer.

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Al Green is something else.

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I had no father. I had no mother after I was 8.

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I want to go into the English market, all the way.

English

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In Colombia is where I discovered myself as a writer.

Colombia

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Not everybody can sing - that's something I have.

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Colombia changed the way I write and sing.

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What happened in my life made me a better artist.

Art

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I first write melodies that will make people shiver, and then, I add the lyrics.

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Puerto Rico got too futuristic with the electronic reggaeton. It lost the essence of the reggae music.

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I was making too much money. I was too young. I didn't know how to deal.

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If we sang in English, we would have global No. 1s, and no one would say anything.

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When I'm in that studio, I feel like I'm the king of the world. If I lose that, I'm going to lose…

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I've always wanted to work with Mana. I've been a fan of them since I started singing reggaeton in 1992.

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There are people who compose from very young. That is not my case. I went discovering myself.

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Medellin gave me so much. It gave me back who I am: the person I am, the human being I am.

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I love to see people's faces change when they hear me speak English, and they realize how far I have been able…

Change

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As a reggaeton act, I've always felt people are looking down on us and expecting us to fail. That's enough of a…

Burden

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I didn't go looking to Colombia for a dream - if I tell you that, I'm lying. I went to Colombia because…

Colombia

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I do very well with English, and I think I should do that more and take advantage of the versatility I have.…

Guitar

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The mentality always in reggaeton was, 'I'm the man.' I made that cool to say, 'I messed up. I'm not the best.'

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You listen to a song by Nicky Jam, and you don't think about reggaeton; you just think, 'I like that song.' I…

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We made history. Two Latin urban singers on the cover of Billboard is incredible. I'm proud of myself, I'm proud of J…

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Making movies is great. It was like love at first sight; a whole new, different business. I can see why actors love…

Actors

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The way you pronounce words the Puerto Rico way, it's not really global for music. Colombians speak some of the best Spanish…

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Colombians, when they love an artist, they love him whether you're up or down. So why wouldn't I stay in a place…

Art

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As individuals, we have to act independently of the politics at hand. I don't feel an added responsibility to do anything more…

Acting

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Michael Jackson changed the format and history of music. His videos were films. He was the first who floated on the stage…

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Vin Diesel is crazy, and when I say crazy, I mean it in a good way. He's crazy about Latinos, and he's…

Acting

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If I write songs trying to top other songs, it's a lot of pressure.

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I'm a little bit of everything. That's what makes Nicky Jam so different from everybody else.

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I have to write pretty songs; that's what gets them on the charts.

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I try not to think about the success, because it's pressure to continue making music.

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To be a guy that disappeared from reggaeton for 10 years and come back, it can't be better than that.

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I realized that if I did well in Colombia, I could do well in the world.

Colombia

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In the English market, I would love to work with Drake and Rihanna. Who doesn't, right? In the Spanish market, maybe Romeo…

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I love going to the beach. I like just walking around South Beach, but sometimes, when you're famous, it can be a…

Beach

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The way I'm seeing it, God has given me all this for me to realize that this isn't what I really need…

God

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I don't see a Spanish song being No. 1 on the Hot 100. I mean, if it happens, fantastic. But I don't…

Being

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If you're making music for the U.S. Latin fan, it's important that you sing in Spanish. Even going too bilingual can backfire.

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