Nicky Jam

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1. About the name

   Nicky Jam got his stage name from a homeless man in his neighborhood, who told him he was not Nick MC but Nicky Jam, and he kept the new name.

2. First role

   At eleven, Nicky Jam bagged groceries at a Pueblo Xtra discount store and rapped about the items as he worked. A customer liked it and asked him to record for a local indie label.

3. A first

   Nicky Jam's "Travesuras" was his first track to crack the top ten of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. Along with "Voy a Beber," it revived his career and led to a deal with Sony U.S. Latin.

4. Big break

   Enrique Iglesias called Nicky Jam to propose their 2015 duet "El Perdón", and Nicky Jam hung up at first because he thought the call was a prank.

5. A first

   Nicky Jam's "Hasta el Amanecer" was his first song to reach one billion YouTube views, and it won the Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Song in 2017.

6. First role

   Nicky Jam's first acting role came in 2017, in the third movie of the XXX action series, where he acted alongside Vin Diesel.