...Distinto a los demás
| ...Distinto a los demás | ||||
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| EPby | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
| Genre | Reggaeton | |||
| Length | 26:08 | |||
| Label | F&K Records | |||
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...Distinto a los demásis the debutextended playby American reggaeton singerNicky Jam.[1]Released in 1995,[2]he was 14 years old when he recorded the album.[3][4]
Background and history
[edit]Nicky Jam was born inLawrence, Massachusettsto a Dominican mother and Puerto Rican father.[5][6]While in Massachusetts, he developed an affinity for hip-hop, specifically East Coast actsMarky Mark and the Funky BunchandLL Cool J.[7]When Nicky Jam was ten years old, his family moved to the Río Hondo suburb ofSan Juan, Puerto Rico.[7][8]
Nicky Jam initially experienced culture shock upon moving to Puerto Rico, having never spoken Spanish before arriving to the island.[6][9]Despite the difficult start, he quickly made friends in his neighborhood and after spending time in the streets as a middle schooler, was inspired to pursue a musical career.[6]He also used Caribbean hip-hop and reggaeton as a way to help him polish his Spanish-language skills.[7]He originally went by the moniker "Nick MC", but changed it to Nicky Jam after a neighborhood homeless man gave him the unsolicited comment, "You ain't Nick MC, you're Nicky Jam".[7]
While working at the Pueblo Xtra discount grocery store at age eleven, he passed time by rapping about the items he was bagging, which impressed a customer who invited him to record with a local indie label.[8][7]He subsequently signed a contract without reading it and received no advance money for his recordings.[7]He recorded and released...Distinto a los demásin 1995 at age thirteen.[2][6][3]He endured a difficult breakup with his girlfriend shortly after the EP's release and the emotional pain of the experience led him to try cocaine for the first time at age fifteen.[3]Nicky Jam reflected on the experience by saying: "[I thought], 'why am I going to take care of myself? My dad didn't handle his drug problems. My mom did drugs too, so why not me?' I mean, I had drugs all around me, and the foundation of everything is your home. It's your family."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Distinto A Los Demás (Feat. Baby Gringo)"
- "El Corazón Me Duele (Feat. Baby Doc)"
- "Mi Estilo Predomino"
- "Si Te Metes Conmigo"
- "Música, Estilo & Motivación"
- "Compton Styles From Puerto Rico"
- "Gotta Get It (Feat. Fresh J)"
- "Sigo Potente"
References
[edit]- ^"Nicky Jam Intimo: Lanza nuevo disco con Ozuna, J Balvin y Anuel AA | Instagram".November 2019.
- ^ab"Nicky Jam lamenta el fallecimiento de un amigo".Primera Hora(in Spanish). September 11, 2020.RetrievedDecember 22,2020.
- ^abcdEstevez, Marjua (February 14, 2020)."Nicky Jam: A Love Supreme".Vibe.RetrievedApril 17,2020.
- ^"Así sonaba Nicky Jam en su faceta de" El Niño Raggamuffin "".Heabbi.com(in Spanish). December 14, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon June 8, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 18,2021.
- ^Birchmeier, Jason."Nicky Jam - Biography".Allmusic.Rovi Corporation.RetrievedDecember 13,2014.
- ^abcdExposito, Suzy (January 30, 2020)."The First Time with Nicky Jam".Rolling Stone.RetrievedApril 17,2020.
- ^abcdefKatz, Jesse (February 16, 2017)."48 Hours With Nicky Jam In MedellÍn: How the City Helped Him Quit Drugs & Get Back on Top".Billboard.RetrievedApril 17,2020.
- ^abMurray, Nick (October 29, 2015)."How Nicky Jam Triumphed Over Drugs, Weight Gain and Beef With Daddy Yankee: 'I Was Too Young'".Billboard.RetrievedApril 17,2020.
- ^Caramanica, Jon (January 18, 2018)."For Nicky Jam, a Second Chance at Stardom as Reggaeton Surges Again".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 17,2020.
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