One of Reggaeton's
most prolific artists, Pina Records affiliate
Nicky Jam has collaborated over the years with
a long list of performers, including superstars
such as Daddy Yankee and RKM & Ken-Y, and
he has also released plenty of solo material as
well, including popular albums such as Vida Escante
(2004) and The Black Carpet (2007). Born Nick
Rivera Caminero on February 25, 1980, in the Dominican
Republic, he moved with his family to Barrio Obrero,
Puerto Rico, at age six. His father is Puerto
Rican and his mother is Dominican. Like many of
his generation, Jam initially got into the reggaeton
scene during the 1990s and made a name for himself
on the mixtape circuit. Most notably, he can be
heard on some of the seminal mixtapes helmed by
DJ Playero around the turn of the century. Early
solo albums such as Haciendo Escante (2001), featuring
fellow DJ Playero protege Daddy Yankee on the
title track, established him as a rising star
amid the reggaeton scene, but it wasn't until
Vida Escante (2004) that he broke through to a
mainstream audience, particularly once the album
was re-released with bonus material in 2005. His
follow-up album, The Black Carpet (2007), proved
similarly popular, spawning his biggest hit to
date, "Gas Pela," featuring RKM.
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