Daddy Yankees original plan was to become a baseball player.
When a stray bullet hit him, he pivoted to focusing on his other passion: music.
It was his 2004 massive hit Gasolina, from his albumBarrio Fino, that helped bring reggaeton worldwide.
Daddy Yankee during Full Frontal Hip Hop Presented by Hot 97 at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York, United States.Johnny Nunez/WireImage
On this weeks episode ofRolling Stones500 Greatest Songs, hosts Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos discuss Gasolina.
Theyre joined by theirRolling Stonecolleague, Julyssa Lopez, who wrote a2022 cover story on Daddy Yankee.
Its our celebration of the greatest songs ever made and a breakdown of what makes them so great.
