Representative Albums: "Vida Escante," "Vida Escante: Club Mix," "Vida Escante"
Biography
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. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Nick Rivera Caminero (born in the Dominican Republic) is known artistically as Nicky Jam. He was born to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father. He is a reggaeton artist known for such hits as "Me Voy Pa'l Party", "En la Cama", "Buscarte", "Guayando", "Vive Contigo" among others.
Born in Dominican Republic he moved with his family to Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, at age six. He got a certain rise in popularity after the release of his 2004 release of Vida Escante, and then in 2007 The Black Carpet which is currently his most recent album under Pina Records. With special guests like RKM & Ken-Y. Nicky Jam has worked with the likes of Daddy Yankee, Don Chezina, Lito & Polaco , Big Boy , RKM & Ken-Y and Héctor & Tito in the past. He has appeared in many reggaeton albums, currently holding the record for most appearances on various artist CDs which was formerly held by Daddy Yankee. He has been in reggaeton since his young years and met with Daddy Yankee back when they were recording with Guatauba and DJ Playero. Unfortunately an incident caused him and Daddy Yankee to end their friendship.
