Planet Pit is the sixth studio album by American rapper Pitbull, released on June 17, 2011 by Polo Grounds Music, Mr. 305 Entertainment, Sony Music and J Records. Production was handled by a variety of pop and hip hop producers including David Guetta, RedOne, Dr. Luke, Jim Jonsin, and Soulshock. Musically, the album was created with the goal that every song could be a possible single. The album draws influences from Pitbull's childhood years listening to merengue, freestyle, cha-cha-cha, Miami bass, hip hop and dancehall. The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 55,000 copies, becoming Pitbull's highest-charting album in the United States. This was Pitbull's final album for the J Records label, since the label would be demolished in summer 2011.Planet Pit is the sixth studio album by American rapper Pitbull, released on June 17, 2011 by Polo Grounds Music, Mr. 305 Entertainment, Sony Music and J Records. Production was handled by a variety of pop and hip hop producers including David Guetta, RedOne, Dr. Luke, Jim Jonsin, and Soulshock. Musically, the album was created with the goal that every song could be a possible single. The album draws influences from Pitbull's childhood years listening to merengue, freestyle, cha-cha-cha, Miami bass, hip hop and dancehall. The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 55,000 copies, becoming Pitbull's highest-charting album in the United States. This was Pitbull's final album for the J Records label, since the label would be demolished in summer 2011.false0001-01-01 00:00:00Planet Pit20112011-06-172011-06-17100Hip HopPopPop Rap1133242124010b5bda0aa-9a5d-44ea-b960-2d63577b2c31d262ea27-3ffe-40f7-b922-85c42d625e672c7c65e2-c14c-471a-88b4-c9837b09449c/media/data/media3/Music/Pitbull/Planet Pit/folder.jpgPitbullPitbull feat. AkonPitbull feat. Chris BrownPitbull feat. Enrique IglesiasPitbull feat. Jamie FoxxPitbull feat. Kelly Rowland & Jamie DrastikPitbull feat. Marc AnthonyPitbull feat. Ne‐Yo, Afrojack & NayerPitbull feat. NellyPitbull feat. Red Foo, Vein & David RushPitbull feat. T‐PainPitbull feat. T‐Pain & Sean PaulPitbull feat. T‐Pain, Sean Paul & LudacrisPitbull feat. VeinPitbullArmando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper and singer. Pérez began his career in the early 2000s, recording reggaeton, Latin hip hop, and crunk music under a multitude of labels. In 2004, he released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records and the executive production of Lil Jon. Pitbull later released his second album, El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift, in 2007. His fourth album, Rebelution (2009), included his breakthrough hit single "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart.
After rebranding himself as a pop artist, Pitbull's next English-language album, Planet Pit (2011), featured his first US number one single "Give Me Everything" (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer). The single from his EP Meltdown (also included in a version of his album, Global Warming), titled "Timber" (featuring Kesha), hit No.1 in eighteen countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. The next single from the album, "Feel This Moment" (featuring Christina Aguilera), was a Top 10 hit in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. He performed the song "We Are One (Ole Ola)" (with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte), which served as the official theme of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Pitbull released his latest album Libertad 548 on September 27, 2019. The new album includes the RIAA Latin 9× Platinum hit single "No Lo Trates" (featuring Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha). The album spawned RIAA Latin Platinum single "Me Quedaré Contigo" (also featuring Ne-Yo), and was certified RIAA Latin Platinum on January 28, 2021.
Pitbull has sold over 25 million studio albums and over 100 million singles worldwide. He has over 15 billion views on YouTube as of May 2020. He was ranked by Billboard as the 45th Top Artist of the 2010s and the 24th Top Latin Artist of the 2010s. Pitbull's other ventures include brand ambassadorship and for various entities, activism and philanthropy in the Latino American community, a radio station (Pitbull's Globalization) on Sirius XM Radio and ownership of the Trackhouse Racing NASCAR team. As of May 2019, Pitbull has won 35 Billboard Latin Music Awards.