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" You listen to a song by Nicky Jam, and you don't think about reggaeton; you just think, 'I like that song.' I got old people listening to my music, young people listening to my music. "

Nicky Jam

Music

People

Think

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Nicky Jam

Change

Love

" In the English market, I would love to work with Drake and Rihanna. Who doesn't, right? In the Spanish market, maybe Romeo Santos. "

" The mentality always in reggaeton was, 'I'm the man.' I made that cool to say, 'I messed up. I'm not the best.' "

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Nicky Jam

World

Music

" As a reggaeton act, I've always felt people are looking down on us and expecting us to fail. That's enough of a burden, and we automatically try to act with dignity. "

" I try not to think about the success, because it's pressure to continue making music. "

" Not everybody can sing - that's something I have. "

" Al Green is something else. "

" I do very well with English, and I think I should do that more and take advantage of the versatility I have. I can sing; I can play guitar. "

Nicky Jam

Sing

Play

" Puerto Rico got too futuristic with the electronic reggaeton. It lost the essence of the reggae music. "

" Colombia changed the way I write and sing. "

" I want to go into the English market, all the way. "

" I'm a real man. I can suffer. "

" In Colombia is where I discovered myself as a writer. "

" I love going to the beach. I like just walking around South Beach, but sometimes, when you're famous, it can be a little difficult. "

Nicky Jam

Famous

Beach

" Medellin gave me so much. It gave me back who I am: the person I am, the human being I am. "

Nicky Jam

I Am

Human

" I first write melodies that will make people shiver, and then, I add the lyrics. "

" To be a guy that disappeared from reggaeton for 10 years and come back, it can't be better than that. "