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pitbull -lrb- rapper -rrb-

armando christian pérez , -lrb- born january 15 , 1981 -rrb- better known by his stage name pitbull , is an american rapper .
his first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from lil jon 's 2002 album `` kings of crunk '' , which featured pitbull rapping over jon 's production .
in 2004 , pitbull released his debut album titled `` m.i.a.m.i. '' -lrb- backronym for `` money is a major issue '' -rrb- , under tvt records ; the album included production from high-profile producers lil jon and jim jonsin .
pitbull later released his second album `` el mariel '' , in 2006 and his third , `` the boatlift '' , in 2007 .
his fourth album , `` rebelution '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , included the hit single `` i know you want me -lrb- calle ocho -rrb- '' , which was his first internationally popular song , and ultimately peaked at number two on the `` billboard '' hot 100 .
pitbull 's 2011 album `` planet pit '' , featured the single `` give me everything '' , which was his first number-one single on the `` billboard '' hot 100 .
the song reached number one worldwide and featured fellow artists ne-yo , nayer and afrojack .
pitbull also released `` timber '' in october 2013 from his ep album meltdown and was a global hit , reaching number one in many countries and making it to number one on the `` billboard '' hot 100 and the uk singles chart for a total of 20 number-one positions worldwide .
the song has charted worldwide making it his second one to do so .
he performed the song in different award show including the 2013 american music awards , in which he was the host .
pitbull has performed as a featured artist on the remixes of other hit singles .
he was chosen by fifa and sony music to write and record `` we are one -lrb- ole ola -rrb- '' along with jennifer lopez and claudia leitte , which served as the official song of the 2014 fifa world cup .
