...Distinto a los demás | ||||
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Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
Genre | Reggaeton | |||
Length | 26:08 | |||
Label | F&K Records | |||
Nicky Jam chronology | ||||
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...Distinto a los demás is the debut extended play by American singer Nicky Jam. [1] Released in 1995, [2] he was 14 years old when he recorded the album. [3] [4]
Nicky Jam was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to a Dominican mother and Puerto Rican father. [5] [6] While in Massachusetts, he developed an affinity for hip-hop, specifically East Coast acts Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and LL Cool J. [7] When Nicky Jam was ten years old, his family moved to the Río Hondo suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico. [7] [8]
Nicky Jam initially experienced culture shock upon moving to Puerto Rico, having never spoken Spanish before arriving to the island. [6] [9] Despite the difficult start, he quickly made friends in his neighborhood and after spending time in the streets as a middle schooler, was inspired to pursue a musical career. [6] He also used Caribbean hip-hop and reggaeton as a way to help him polish his Spanish-language skills. [7] He originally went by the moniker "Nick MC", but changed it to Nicky Jam after a neighborhood homeless man gave him the unsolicited comment, "You ain't Nick MC, you're Nicky Jam". [7]
While working at the Pueblo Xtra discount grocery store at age eleven, he passed time by rapping about the items he was bagging, which impressed a customer who invited him to record with a local indie label. [8] [7] He subsequently signed a contract without reading it and received no advance money for his recordings. [7] He recorded and released ...Distinto a los demás in 1995 at age thirteen. [2] [6] [3] He endured a difficult breakup with his girlfriend shortly after the EP's release and the emotional pain of the experience led him to try cocaine for the first time at age fifteen. [3] Nicky Jam reflected on the experience by saying: "[I thought], 'why am I going to take care of myself? My dad didn't handle his drug problems. My mom did drugs too, so why not me?' I mean, I had drugs all around me, and the foundation of everything is your home. It's your family." [3]
...Distinto a los demás | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
Genre | Reggaeton | |||
Length | 26:08 | |||
Label | F&K Records | |||
Nicky Jam chronology | ||||
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...Distinto a los demás is the debut extended play by American singer Nicky Jam. [1] Released in 1995, [2] he was 14 years old when he recorded the album. [3] [4]
Nicky Jam was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to a Dominican mother and Puerto Rican father. [5] [6] While in Massachusetts, he developed an affinity for hip-hop, specifically East Coast acts Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and LL Cool J. [7] When Nicky Jam was ten years old, his family moved to the Río Hondo suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico. [7] [8]
Nicky Jam initially experienced culture shock upon moving to Puerto Rico, having never spoken Spanish before arriving to the island. [6] [9] Despite the difficult start, he quickly made friends in his neighborhood and after spending time in the streets as a middle schooler, was inspired to pursue a musical career. [6] He also used Caribbean hip-hop and reggaeton as a way to help him polish his Spanish-language skills. [7] He originally went by the moniker "Nick MC", but changed it to Nicky Jam after a neighborhood homeless man gave him the unsolicited comment, "You ain't Nick MC, you're Nicky Jam". [7]
While working at the Pueblo Xtra discount grocery store at age eleven, he passed time by rapping about the items he was bagging, which impressed a customer who invited him to record with a local indie label. [8] [7] He subsequently signed a contract without reading it and received no advance money for his recordings. [7] He recorded and released ...Distinto a los demás in 1995 at age thirteen. [2] [6] [3] He endured a difficult breakup with his girlfriend shortly after the EP's release and the emotional pain of the experience led him to try cocaine for the first time at age fifteen. [3] Nicky Jam reflected on the experience by saying: "[I thought], 'why am I going to take care of myself? My dad didn't handle his drug problems. My mom did drugs too, so why not me?' I mean, I had drugs all around me, and the foundation of everything is your home. It's your family." [3]