Daddy Yankee is one of the famous rappers of his era. He is a singer and a songwriter at the same time. However, as a famous rapper, he did several great works. Let’s talk about his achievements and awards. ”Does Daddy Yankee have a grammy?”
Unfortunately, the answer is no. Though Daddy Yankee got nominations for Grammy but did not get any awards. Yankee was got two nominations for four categories. Anyway, he has the talent to get a grammy soon. Still, he has a long way to go.
Yankee got a nomination from grammy in 2008 for the first time. He got the nomination for the ”El Cartel: The Big Boss” for the Best Latin Urban Album category. But that time, he did not get the awards.
After ten years later, he got a nomination from grammy for the second time. For Despacito, he got three nominations in three categories. This time also Yankee was not lucky enough to get a grammy.
However, Yankee’s bucket was full of awards. For Despasito, he got many nominations from the different awards show. He started his career as a rapper in 1992 professionally. From that time, he did a lot of works and achieved many things.
Nomination and Awards
Daddy Yankee got an award for the first time in 2005 from Billboard Awards. In the same year, he got another award for Barrio Fino from Billboard.
Then in 2006, he got three awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He got three awards for Daddy Yankee, Lo Que Pasó, Pasó, and Mayor Que Yo. Getting three awards from the same award show is prestigious.
In 2008, he got three nominations from Billboard Latin Music Awards for “Machucando” and Daddy Yankee. But that time luck did not favor him. Next year, he won two awards for the ”El Cartel: The Big Boss”.
Then in 2009, he got four nominations from the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Daddy Yankee won one award for the Spirit of Hope Award category.
After five years, he got several nominations for his great work. Literary 2014 was Yankee’s year. In total, Daddy Yankee got fourteen nominations for his tremendous work. Yankee won four awards in that year.
Yankee’s bucket is full of achievement and awards. Last year, he got several awards for his great work. He won six awards from The Tu Música Urbana Awards. He won an award for the song of the category Con Calma.
If you count Yankee’s nomination, you can not finish it. He has a long career and still many ways to go. Yankee got a massive achievement.
Daddy Yankee’s Famous Work
Daddy Yankee started his career in 1992 professionally. From that time, he did several great works. In 2002, he released his first international album El Cangri.com. He achieves great success in this album.
Then he released a compilation album for the first time in 2013. The compilation album is called Los Homerun-es. Even worked as a collaboration in an album named Mas Flow.
Yankee’s most famous and anticipated album was released in 2004. The album is known as Barrio Fino. Through his single Gasolina, he was known worldwide. Because of his patient and hard work, he is successful.
From the album Barrio Fino, he performed with the famous singer Andy Montañez in the Melao single. Moreover, he established his position through his hard work.