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Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist and pioneer of the genre who rose to prominence in the early 2000s. Known for hits like "Gasolina" and "Despacito," he helped bring reggaeton to mainstream global audiences and established himself as one of the genre's most commercially successful figures. His influence on Latin music and popular culture spans multiple decades.

43 tracksLatin· 2002–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Daddy Yankee is a moderate-energy with strong groove and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Latin
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Latin pocket.

How this compares to Latin

Across 43 analysed tracks, Daddy Yankee averages 45% energy — gentler than 58% of individual Latin tracks — and 75% groove, groovier than 58%.

Measured against 1,378 Latin tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 84–125 BPM with a median of 97 · predominantly minor keys (65% minor) · most common key: 3A (B♭ Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
80–84
1
85–89
5
90–94
9
95–99
9
100–104
3
105–109
5
110–114
3
115–119
2
120–124
4
125–129
2
Key distribution
1A41B2A32B3A53B24A24B15A5B16A26B27A27B38A28B19A39B310A110B111A311B12A112B1

Sound profile evolution

How Daddy Yankee’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Latin tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2002–2014·22 tracks
2015–2025·18 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Latin
What changed

Across Daddy Yankee's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~97 to ~106 BPM.

Release volume by decade

17
2000s
11
2010s
12
2020s

Tracks in catalog

43 total · sortable
Gasolina album art
Gasolina
Daddy Yankee
96 BPM · 7B · Latin · 28% Warm-up
Latin
96
7B · F maj
28%Warm-up
2005
Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66 album art
Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66
Daddy Yankee, Bizarrap
114 BPM · 9A · Latin · 57% Builder
Latin
114
9A · E min
57%Builder
2025
Despacito album art
Despacito
Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi
87 BPM · 10B · Latin · 46% Sustainer
Latin
87
10B · D maj
46%Sustainer
2017
La Santa album art
La Santa
Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny
93 BPM · 3A · Latin · 50% Sustainer
Latin
93
3A · B♭ min
50%Sustainer
2020
Rompe album art
Rompe
Daddy Yankee
88 BPM · 12B · Latin · 41% Sustainer
Latin
88
12B · E maj
41%Sustainer
2005
Limbo album art
Limbo
Daddy Yankee
125 BPM · 9B · Latin · 52% Sustainer
Latin
125
9B · G maj
52%Sustainer
2012
Lo Que Pasó, Pasó album art
Lo Que Pasó, Pasó
Daddy Yankee
97 BPM · 2A · Latin · 33% Warm-up
Latin
97
2A · E♭ min
33%Warm-up
2004
Pose album art
Pose
Daddy Yankee
117 BPM · 3A · Latin · 49% Sustainer
Latin
117
3A · B♭ min
49%Sustainer
2008
Ella Me Levantó album art
Ella Me Levantó
Daddy Yankee
100 BPM · 8A · Latin · 44% Sustainer
Latin
100
8A · A min
44%Sustainer
2007
Tu Príncipe album art
Tu Príncipe
Daddy Yankee, Zion & Lennox
94 BPM · 1A · Latin · 34% Warm-up
Latin
94
1A · A♭ min
34%Warm-up
2006
No Me Dejes Solo album art
No Me Dejes Solo
Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel
96 BPM · 1A · Latin · 33% Warm-up
Latin
96
1A · A♭ min
33%Warm-up
2005
Llamado de Emergencia album art
Llamado de Emergencia
Daddy Yankee
98 BPM · 9A · Latin · 46% Sustainer
Latin
98
9A · E min
46%Sustainer
2008
La Despedida album art
La Despedida
Daddy Yankee
122 BPM · 7A · Latin · 55% Builder
Latin
122
7A · D min
55%Builder
2010
China album art
China
Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Ozuna, Anuel AA, Karol G
105 BPM · 9B · Latin · 50% Sustainer
Latin
105
9B · G maj
50%Sustainer
2019
Lovumba album art
Lovumba
Daddy Yankee
121 BPM · 10A · Latin · 45% Sustainer
Latin
121
10A · B min
45%Sustainer
2011
La Rompe Corazones album art
La Rompe Corazones
Daddy Yankee, Ozuna
88 BPM · 4A · Latin · 51% Sustainer
Latin
88
4A · F min
51%Sustainer
2017
Dura album art
Dura
Daddy Yankee
95 BPM · 3B · Latin · 47% Sustainer
Latin
95
3B · D♭ maj
47%Sustainer
2018
¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer? album art
¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?
Daddy Yankee
108 BPM · 3A · Latin · 41% Sustainer
Latin
108
3A · B♭ min
41%Sustainer
2008
Soltera - Remix album art
Soltera - Remix
Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny, Lunay
92 BPM · 7A · Latin · 46% Sustainer
Latin
92
7A · D min
46%Sustainer
2002
Relación - Remix album art
Relación - Remix
Daddy Yankee, Sech, Farruko, J Balvin, Rosalia
86 BPM · 6A · Latin · 44% Sustainer
Latin
86
6A · G min
44%Sustainer
2019
Somos de Calle album art
Somos de Calle
Daddy Yankee
90 BPM · 5B · Latin · 37% Sustainer
Latin
90
5B · E♭ maj
37%Sustainer
2008
Salud y Vida album art
Salud y Vida
Daddy Yankee
100 BPM · 4A · Latin · 26% Warm-up
Latin
100
4A · F min
26%Warm-up
2004
Perros Salvajes album art
Perros Salvajes
Daddy Yankee
88 BPM · 11A · Latin · 45% Sustainer
Latin
88
11A · F♯ min
45%Sustainer
2012
SONRÍELE album art
SONRÍELE
Daddy Yankee
121 BPM · 7B · Latin · 44% Sustainer
Latin
121
7B · F maj
44%Sustainer
2025
Descontrol album art
Descontrol
Daddy Yankee
93 BPM · 11A · Latin · 48% Sustainer
Latin
93
11A · F♯ min
48%Sustainer
2010
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Artists that mix with Daddy Yankee

We scored every transition between Daddy Yankee’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 103 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Bad Bunny

129 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 34 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

RUMBATÓN → Bichiyal · 2A → 3A · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Feid

79 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 34 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

Impacto → SI SABE FERXXO · 1A → 1A · −4 BPM · 92 chemistry

J Balvin

168 of the 1,440 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 8.3. They come from 36 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

Lovumba → Godzila - W Sound 09 · 10A → 10A · +2 BPM · 92 chemistry

Kapo

76 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 28 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

El Ritmo No Perdona → AMIMA · 9B → 9A · −2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Karol G

138 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 36 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

La Despedida → Un Gatito Me Llamó · 7A → 7A · −3 BPM · 90 chemistry

Maluma

84 of the 640 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.7. They come from 32 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

Sal y Perrea - Remix → Borro Cassette · 6A → 6A · −2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Nicky Jam

86 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 33 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

Dura → Travesuras · 3B → 3B · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Shakira

87 of the 1,080 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.2. They come from 38 different Daddy Yankee tracks.

La Santa → Hips Don't Lie - Anniversary Version · 3A → 3A · +7 BPM · 91 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Daddy Yankee by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Daddy Yankee, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Don Omar
100%
17 tracks in catalog · Latin
Wisin & Yandel
88%
13 tracks in catalog · Latin
Plan B
60%
4 tracks in catalog · Latin
Tito "El Bambino"
58%
1 track in catalog · Latin · no artist page yet
Tony Dize
58%
3 tracks in catalog · Latin
Angel y Khriz
57%
1 track in catalog · Latin · no artist page yet
Alexis Y Fido
56%
Not in our catalog yet
Zion & Lennox
53%
4 tracks in catalog · Latin
J Alvarez
52%
6 tracks in catalog · Latin
Nicky Jam
52%
21 tracks in catalog · Latin
Zion
51%
7 tracks in catalog · Latin
Farruko
47%
16 tracks in catalog · Latin
Alexis & Fido
46%
2 tracks in catalog · Latin · no artist page yet
Hector "el Father"
44%
Not in our catalog yet
Yandel
43%
12 tracks in catalog · Latin

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Daddy Yankee play at?+

Daddy Yankee's tracks in our catalog range from 84 to 125 BPM, with a median of 97 BPM. Across 43 tracks, the most common range falls in the 95–100 BPM bucket.

What key are Daddy Yankee's tracks in?+

Daddy Yankee's tracks are mostly in minor keys (65% minor across 43 tracks). The most common single key is 3A (B♭ Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Daddy Yankee?+

We scored every transition between Daddy Yankee's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 103 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Bad Bunny, Feid, J Balvin are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: RUMBATÓN into Bichiyal, 2A to 3A, 92 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Daddy Yankee?+

Daddy Yankee sits closest to Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, Plan B in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Daddy Yankee most active?+

Our catalog has Daddy Yankee releases spanning 2002 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2000s.