PITBULL ROCKS LONDON

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Pitbull blew the roof off and heated the up the London O2 Brixton Academy with his unique brand of Global Warming on Saturday 3rd August. But not before an exciting build up by announcing his imminent arrival and tweeting a photo of Big Ben en route to the venue, letting his loyal Londoners know that HRH LORD WORLDWIDE is nearby and ready to get the party started.

Mr Worldwide gave a spectacular, explosive and energetic performance and drove the crowd WILD. Too wild for one young lady who threw what appeared to be her thong at Pitbull during the show. To which Pit reacted as he does with many things, with humour and gratitude and put it in his pocket!

Pitbull wowed the crowd with numbers like Bon Bon, Rain Over me, Esta Loca, International Love, Danza Kuduro and encouraged the crowd to look forward positively towards 2014 by getting down to Echa Pa'lla and commanding us to sube las manos pa'arriba and onto sube sube hasta las nubes demonstrating just how he can Shut It Down.

Pitbull '305 till I die' reminded the crowd of his beloved hometown by belting out an adapted version as 'I'm From Miami B****' earlier on in the show. Not limiting himself to just spinning around the globe at the speed of the animated Tasmanian devil, Pitbull took us for a quick spin in a time machine by taking us Back In Time with his Men In Black 3 track, a little forward on the timeline onto a vacation with Shake Senora and back in time again to Shake (mentirosa) to drive the old school Pit fans out there nuts. The one signature song that sent me back in time with an overwhelming, almost euphoric level of nostalgia was Culo. Game over! From back in time in different contexts to back to singing about meeting at the Hotel Room, Pitbull always delivers.

Being worldwide means only world-class musicians can help you raise the roof. Pitbull's band The Agents were spectacular and spot on as always. The percussions were flawless and sharp as ever, hitting those 'dance nerves' rooted deeply in your body. You could 'feel' the music and that is what it's all about. Omar Tavarez, Papayo, David Palma, Motiff and the rest of the band along with Chino all absolutely rocked the place.

This is not just any concert. This is a Pitbull concert and Worldwide tongue was just hanging out! Having been to all previous UK shows you can see just how much the concert, production and flow has evolved. On this tour London saw the introduction of Pitbull's The Most Bad Ones. The gorgeous and talented dancers, which were hard to miss. We also saw Pitbull remove his sunglasses as he gave us everything and all of him as he began to sing the obvious Give Me Everything. Perhaps he heard us wanting to see more of those beautiful eyes.

One of the many other things I personally loved was the expression on Pitbull's face as he paused to smile, inhale and absorb the cheering and appreciation of the crowd at the end of each song. You can almost see the little boy in him at times, it's so endearing. Mr Worldwide is also Mr Genre-wide and gave us more samples of different song types such as The Beastie Boys (You gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party as a clever introduction to Don't Stop The Party. We had Eye of the Tiger as an introduction to Feel This Moment and many more. It was a pleasure to hear these 'breaks and appropriate samples' amongst many others mixed within and between songs.

Pitbull talked a little about haters and not paying attention to such likes, asking the crowd what they thought that he thought of his haters. Cue an outburst of 'I Don't Care' by Icona Pop. Which was a great response and humorous diffuser. I don't care, I love it. Bring it on! I say, Pitbull, let the haters just add more fuel to your success. There is much more love from your fans than haters out there to cancel out negativity towards you. They can't touch you, we got you!

As the exciting night is over and Pitbull's car is being crazily chased down the street by girls screaming his name (and NO, it wasn't me!), it's time for Mr Worldwide to catch another flight to another country for another show.

Pitbull, you're the best. So much to say and so little time to say it. It was an absolute pleasure....Thank you. Thank you for an amazing show and we hope to see you back in London quicker than you can say "Dale!" in a camera-shot. And as the song goes 'I Hope We Meet Again ' and I can steal a few more hugs off you!

Dale EeeeYAW!

Serina Pitbull Fan Unleashed

@serinapitbullfu

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT VIDEO

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I can't believe it, there's ass everywhere! The boys from Miami linked up once again to promote and fly the flag loud and proud for the ladies with extra junk in their trunk. JLO and Nikki should be proud of you Gents!

The song is itself is very infectious and complimented even further by a cracking video set in an animated Miami. Cracking and screenfuls of (butt) cracks to be precise with many of them cleverly blended into the landscape. This eye catching, fun and cheeky video directed by Geremy and George Legs also reminds and makes me think of a hotter and modern version of Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot, especially at the beginning.

We all know the Lil' chico was Lil' but this time he was completely dwarfed by the size of the butt he was dancing on, yet seemed to be enjoying it very much so. Pitbull wears what appears to be black leather gloves for some reason -to get a good grip perhaps? We all know it would not be a Pitbull song without Mr Worldwide injecting his sense of humour that we love so much with lyrics like "Call me Michael Jackson 'cos I like to play with the monkey." Pitbull seemed quite content and in his element! Giant butts, a Flo-Spider butt, even an ice-cream butt with Flo calling himself Robin as he Baskin' himself in load of ass. Shaking butts, black butts, white butts.

Very cheeky, a little naughty but all in good taste. Even some of the alligators escaped from the Everglades to drop by and see what all the fuss was about ....Bubble-yum-bum, Baram, bum, baram

Dale!

By Serina Pitbull Fan Unleashed
Twitter: @serinapitbullfu
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Holly misses concert to bring Skylar-Rose Dowell into the world - Pitbull's biggest baby fan!

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Imagine the excitement of knowing that you are going to see Pitbull for the very first time in concert only a week away and soon after that looking forward to giving birth to a beautiful baby (fella’s you can try and pretend the latter!). In that order precisely. Now imagine if it happened the other way around and you had to miss the concert! This is exactly what happened to Holly Dowell from Australia.

Holly has been a huge fan of Pitbull for many years and was looking forward to catching Mr Worldwide in action. Is it possible that the thought of seeing Pitbull in concert for the very first time could have been enough excitement to go into labour earlier than expected? And giving birth to gorgeous baby Skylar-Rose Dowell. Maybe we should forget about tried and tested labour inducing techniques and plug into listening to Pitbull instead?

It could also be that Holly has stumbled upon a remedy to ease morning sickness, that is Pitbull’s music!  Holly says that when the effects of morning sickness kicked in she would lie down and listen to his music which would help. When Holly noticed that baby was unsettled in the womb, listening to Pitbull would relax mother and baby and both would be a lot calmer very quickly! Along with this fact, it became a family joke that Holly’s baby would be born dancing along to Pitbull in the labour room  (Cue: Hey Baby, Baby la-la-la-la-la-la-laa?) 

Today, Skylar-Rose is ten months old and much like her mother is a dedicated Pitbull fan, and was a fan before she even arrived to meet the rest of the world! Perhaps Skylar-Rose rushed to get here as if to say "Mother how dare you go to see Pitbull without me!" Holly plays Pitbull in the car to settle Skylar-Rose on long trips and she falls asleep instantly into deep sleep. But still tuned into Pitbull enough to wake up crying if you dare change the music or turn it off.  Skylar-Rose is also happiest bopping her head along to ‘Back In Time’ and risks something close to baby-whiplash whilst watching Pitbull’s video clips.  Skylar-Rose is aware of Pitbull from before she was even born, his music, his voice, leading mummy Holly to joke with her that Pitbull is secretly her father as she loves and recognises him so much from an early age. It is fair to say that baby Skylar-Rose is one of Pitbull's biggest, loyal, youngest yet oldest fans starting from pre-birth.

By looking at Holly and Skylar-Rose's story, Pitbull, there may even be new, crazy, ‘outside the box’ business opportunities in the mommy market! Labour inducing approaches, morning sickness after-effect remedies, special edition CD with selected Pitbull tunes to settle babies and lullaby them to sleep and also quite the opposite, Pitbull Baby Road Trip in-car selection of tunes to keep the little ones entertained and maybe even audio/video story-telling books for toddlers because we all know your voice and energy stops us in our tracks, whatever age you are!  When you get a chance please could you also get yourself down under to Australia soon as possible. Holly refuses to get pregnant the second time round until she has seen you live in concert, just in case!

Dale …EeeeYAW! 

By Serina- Pitbull Fan Unleashed

@SerinaPitbullFU

IT’S PitEpic!!!

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The ‘epic’ wait is finally over! The highly anticipated fantastical animated movie featuring our very own Pitbull making his debut on the big screen as Bufo the frog is currently well underway! Hopefully everyone has seen Epic by now? But if you haven’t then don’t worry, I promise not to spoil anything for you!

EPIC is a story based on The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce. In a nutshell, the animated adventure is a story about a "battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and evil." Where a young girl by the name of Mary Katherine (M.K!) finds herself transported into a secret miniature world she believed did not exist where she is involved in helping a team of characters to save the forest world. The film is directed by Chris Wedge who also directed Ice Age. This magical film awakens your inner child with the storyline and characters whilst the striking graphics jump out from the screen, grab you back into it and whisk you away on an exciting three dimensional ride zooming in and around the forest, most probably on the back of a Kingfisher-like bird! It is a lovely family film where all can enjoy and not just us fans that are Pitbull crazy (instead you can also get your whole family tree into watching the adventures of the forest with our favourite frog!). With plenty of amusing dialogues along with some serious and ouch moments, it is a delight to watch and even more delightful as you can feel your face light up and smile reaching from ear to ear the moment Bufo arrives on screen.

Bufo is a witty and smart frog who also comes with words of wisdom highlighting the importance of working together “It’s called teamwork” Dressed very appropriately in line with Pitbull’s wardrobe in something close to a suit for frogs. It’s amazing how you can see some of Pitbull’s cheeky mannerisms, business and hustling elements in the character too.

The story is a battle between good and bad. Stretch your imagination a little further and think of the ways in which Pitbull has gone about his career the way he carries himself, this ethics and beliefs the good way as he travels through the industry where the devil knows he “…ain’t got no number” and a reminder of why they call him Mr Worldwide as he “learnt from the best, stayed away from the worst” and turned his life from “ negative to positive” by choosing the good side of not only the choices in life but also the ‘unsaid’ battle deep down in the forest of the music industry by doing things the good way and without getting burnt and being a prime focus under the radar of the baddies!

It a recent Planet Pit feature where Pitbull discusses his movie, Pitbull let’s us know that he can’t wait for his kids to watch it and hear his voice, see their faces when they realise its really their daddy. I have to say Pitbull, you should also expect a load of your other Big Kid Fans like myself to be mesmerised by the sounds of your attention grabbing tones and script. A voice nicely matched to the character. Pitbull also indicated in another promotional interview that it was a “Great learning experience just to see something that how you’re recording and how you take your emotion and bring it to life” Whilst also finding it an honour to be amongst other great stars such as Colin Farrell and also Beyonce with a thought linked to a lyric belonging to the Queen Bey’s husband Jay-Z “We ain’t even supposed to be here.”  You can see his delight, humbleness and appreciation of this opportunity. Nothing taken for granted. Absolutely nothing. Amazing how sometimes we can time to time see the child coming out in Pitbull too and not just things around Epic. Keep a look out and you will see...

Pitbull, I think we can all agree that you really are a very good looking frog indeed and a relief to know you Don’t Stop the Party in the forest and are not a ‘pooper of parties’ there.

Epic was a pleasure to watch and even more enjoyable to see how Pitbull brings the character of Bufo to life and making me feel like a big kid and escaping into child like limitless imagination again. Just what we all need from time to time, it’s no fun being a grown up all the time!

I have one more question in mind, just like in the fairytales do you think perhaps if there was a scene at the end where Bufo the frog was to be given a kiss by a suitable queen or princess like character, would he then turn into Prince Pitbull and begin a whole new sequel adventure and take this plot to knock onto another great animated film the Adventures of Pitbull … Let’s take that thought and run with our imaginations again! Thanks Pitbull. Enjoyable watching. Although Pitbull has associations in the past with films such as Fast and Furious 4 and 5, Hangover 2 and Back in Time 3 it feels like there will be a further and stronger string of films for Mr World Wide on the horizon whether they are soundtrack or acting/character associations (Anyone else hear We Run The Night with Pitbull and Havana Brown in the promo of The Smurfs out soon?)

  “The magic of Pitbull…you can feel it. Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean its not there…Dale!”

 Serina – Pitbull Fan Unleashed!

 @SerinaPitbullFU

PITBULL: A Message Through The Dr Pepper Commercial

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The new Dr Pepper commercial begins with images of a gorgeous little Pitbull. Images which are all so familiar even to us Pitbull fans with his mother, father and family. Accompanied by his song Outta Nowhere with Jamie Drastik and Danny Mercer, a voiceover by Pitbull goes on to point out that “Millions of people grow up in a family of immigrants but not everyone stops at nothing to reach their dream”, whilst showing the viewers another sequence of segments of his incredible journey. Starting as young puppy Pitbull, graduating to leader of the pack as the underdog of Miami to becoming the top dog of the world, we see images from his early days rapping, writing, even a trip to the barbershop and of course it would not be complete without a trip to his concert!

Watching the commercial I get a sense of an overwhelming emotion from the pit (no pun intended!) of my stomach, but in a good way. Being amongst his hardcore fans and supporting Pitbull, his music, watching his empire as it grows and continues to flourish from afar, I’m filled with nothing less than with happiness and pride like a proud parent would to see where he is now. It’s not the just the photographs of his life and achievements that are touching but also the impact of the lyrics of the song Outta Nowhere and how they reflect his life, thoughts and attitude.

Apart from what a quenching one of its kind drink Dr Pepper is, in the commercial lies a message. A clear message, example and PROOF to all those that grow up just like him as part of a family of immigrants that there is nothing stopping them from reaching their ambitions. It’s no secret that Pitbull had tough time growing up but he is everything his mama was, a ‘rider, survivor, a motherf******’ fighter’ and an inspiration to all those who are living similar backgrounds today. I stress and will say it again, that it’s also a clear message, example and proof yet again for anyone else. A message that dreams are for those that sleep. So WAKE UP and make them happen whoever you are. Pitbull educates and instils us with his core life skill values which I think could be said as Pitbull’s Three P’s of achieving your ambitions which we know he has applied throughout his life. These are Passion, Patience and Perseverance (Don’t forget the Pitbull OAA CODE: Observe, Absorb and Apply!).

Hustle relentlessly, get addicted to the hustle to make it happen until you can repeat Pitbull’s words and sing “..I hustle anything you name it (name it!)” Keep chasing your passion with perseverance and hang in there with patience knowing your hard work will pay off and make sure the devil knows you ain’t got no number and do it without selling your soul, but with honestly and integrity. To stop placing blocks in your path before even starting the journey or by looking over your shoulder at where you are starting and forget the ‘how’ and replace it ‘I believe’. To replace any fear with curiosity and chase down that dream like it’s the last bus home for the night! Any time you falter be reminded of Pitbull’s message: “ A dream is for those who sleep, I LIVE mine...I’m Pitbull and I’m one of a kind…Dale!” And once you’re well on your way, maybe after you can also sing ‘Can’t Stop Me Now’ too and keep living the dream for real.

Pitbull you have always inspired me and I think it’s safe to say pretty much most of us fans. You have further encouraged me to keep on pushing hard for living the dream, to be seen and heard and to keep working hard and knocking on that door of opportunity.

Pitbull always says without his fans there would be no Pitbull. It could also be said that without Pitbull there would be no icon to offer genuine inspiration, encouragement and endless enjoyment brought into our hearts through his music not to mention the sore achey feet afterwards from all the dancing to it! Thanks Pitbull! From where Mr Worldwide started to conquering the music scene globally, Pitbull truly is one of a kind and if we all apply Pitbull’s advice then we too can enjoy the distinctive taste of sweet success by drinking a Dr Pepper on Miami Beach too! 

Dale! EEeeeYAW!

By Serina – Pitbull Fan Unleashed!

PITBULL & SOPHIA DEL CARMEN: NEW BEAT ON MY DRUM REMIX!

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HOT DAMN! HERE WE GO AGAIN! Crank it up and let the beat take over and get moving to DJ Mesta and Robbie F’s Hot new remix of Pitbull, Sophia Del Carmen and Gabry Ponte's Beat On My Drum. 

Going back for just a moment to the original song itself, my ears automatically tune in and break through the initial surface of the track to unravel some of the underlying beats, flow and momentum of Pitbull's Calle Ocho which also makes it enjoyable and like Pit say’s, however, in a different context, you can “..have fun with two!” In contrast, this MegaBeatz remix grabs the song and steers it into a different direction altogether and sweeps you more towards the electronic dance music side.

It is a very smooth and sensual dance remix indeed, with added 'Ibizaesque' qualities. Sexy, fresh, electric and urging you to dance fiercely and with passion, a bit like the flamenco dancers in the video! The rhythm and sound of the synth leaves your mind following throughout with the anticipation of it coming back around to repeat the pattern. A personal favourite part of the track is at the beginning where there is a distinctive moment when everything gradually fades out and shuts down temporarily to make way for Sophia Del Carmen to sing a prolonged "Ven damelo ya!" Just before the beat kicks off again. 

Pitbull was not kidding when he warned us about a new wave of Italians coming when the Fiat commercial got underway! These two DJ’s in particular are making their way to the electronic dance front as MegaBeatz. One half of the remix
pioneers of this song is DJ Mesta, also known as Italy's Finest. DJ, producer and a Best International DJ nominee, DJ Mesta whose name means 'mix' in ancient Latin is no stranger to remixing songs by Pitbull and has also had Prince Albert of Monaco dance away to one of his sets and if you fancy doing the same then all you need to do is drop me an email on bookingsdjmesta@gmail.com 

Robbie F an innovative DJ and producer, is the other half of this duo repping Italy too and working his way through the dance, electro and house circuit. From starting his own band at the age of fifteen to recognising the dance music mania about to hit the country. Robbie F is renowned for this house sets whilst taking direction into the electronic dance music scene.

With this mix...You wanna drive me crazy, baby?..Please...I'll just let
you Haha! Sube la la musica! LOUDER!

Based on the original, check out the remix video here: http://vimeo.com/63560382

Get your FREE download here: http://snd.sc/YJ3OSB

Daleee! EeeeYaW!


By Serina
@serinapitbullFU

PITBULL PERFORMS AT THE IPL!

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I got ONE word for you my fellow Pitbull fans, and that is 'WOW!' Just when you thought it really wasn't possible for Pitbull to be any more impressive and bring the house down, he has gone and done it once again, putting on a spectacular performance power packed with PITBULLOSITY immeasurably off the scale!

For those that don't know, IPL stands for Indian Premier League (not Intense Pulse Light!) For me and I imagine a lot of us, it also stands for Inimitable Pitbull Legend and I was in awe when I heard Pitbull was going to perform at the Indian cricket tournament in Kolkata which is now running in it's sixth season.

Word on the street is that once invited, it only took Pitbull a matter of minutesto agree to perform at the IPL which is a LOT MORE TIME THAN it took for me to park my culo in the best seat in the house at the 'IPL Opening Ceremony Party' around the big TV screen hosted by pretty much most of the blokes in the family, extended family and whoever else likes cricket living within a five mile radius! Yes, incase you haven't figured it out yet although born and raised in the UK, my roots are Indian. So I get asked "Err WHY are YOU sitting here watching the IPL?...You don't watch cricket!" Eventually, they tweaked the reason why I gate crashed the Cobra Beer 'n' samosa party, as my sixty year old uncle exclaimed in his accent "OOOH LOOK! Your Peeet-bull is on tele...haavay khaabar padi! " (Translation: Oh because Pitbull is on! Now we know why you sitting here hogging the seat, drinking our beer & nibbling on our grub and after he has finished performing p*** off and leave us to it!)

Pitbull opened up so very appropriately rapping away “Why you think they call me Mr Worldwide?” Enough said! What is it Pit says? "Don't talk about it, be about it" And he is definitely BEING Mr Worldwide and reaching audiences as far as Kolkata. The guy is back in India where they love him so affectionately. True to himself yet again and as his lyrics go in Sexy People ‘That's why all opportunities...me lo como -I eat 'em!' I'm guessing that when Pitbull hears King Khan of Bollywood and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) caaalllliiing..He must have heard his inner Indian spirit faaaalling and jumped on a jet to India!

Breaking into Hey Baby soon after, I don't think even DJ Chino could contain his excitement at performing in the city of dreams and was caught out many times by the cameras during Pit's performance gleaming, smiling and delightfully punching his hand the air to the sounds whilst taking care of the tracks of course. It was really enjoyable to watch Chino and the rest of the team on stage enjoying themselves, bringing the stage alive and refreshing to see the cameras getting more shots of all The Agents too and giving them the time, close ups and credits that they too deserve - Yea we see you Papayo, Jorge, David, Leo and you too Omar happily drumming away! Happy Birthday! 

The Agents go into an incredible build up with what sounded like a Lenny Kravitz style 'are you goin my way' intro before going into a Pitbull version if Sexy and you now it! You guys are awesome, I wish I was there to hear the sounds in the raw. I salute you!

Pitbull sang more of his signature tracks such as International Love and went on engaging the crowds even more by demanding that they answer as he asks them“ What I wanna know is do you want to stop the party?…DO YOU Wanna stop the party?” And after he was satisfied with a roars of NO from the audience Pit gives the instructions ”Then let’s give it to them Chino!” Driving the crowds into a frenzy!

Feel This Moment was another track that drove the crowd wild while there were lots of other things going on around him in the foreground such as the hugest bunch of colourful balloons with a woman hanging off it doing forward 360 degree flips attached to it.

There is no such thing as having too much of a good thing, like Pitbull. Yet for Pitbull to give more to the crowds he demanded that they too gave him everything that they got as he again turned to his DJ and instructed “ Chino, drop that!” a cue to start, yes you’ve guessed it, Give Me Everything. The part of the performance where Bollywood elite Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif also joined him on stage to cheer him on. Don’t think India got much sleep that night after Pitbull’s excitable performance! Pitbull well and truly dazzled the crowd.

It also seems that Pitbull’s suit survived the frying pan that is the slime at the Kids Choice Awards only to go into the fire of the Indian heat. I got to give it to you Pit, it's one of the hottest times of the year there at the moment and performing in that heat and in a suit must be hot and not as easy as you made it look! But I guess you had your shades on to balance out the 'cool' effect.

They say 'like attracts like' and there are many entrepreneurial similarities between King Khan, Kat and Pit. SRK is a very talented and successful Bollywood actor and is also a bit like Pitbull in that his focus also on other angles and revenue streams other than his core career, and you see him everywhere from films, as a brand ambassador on television, billboards and other media vehicles. King Khan has numerous powerful brand endorsements under his belt such as Hyundai, Nokia, Tag Heur and more recently as an ambassador for mango drink Frooti. Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif is also no stranger to endorsements such as Lux and KODAK! (Snap! Pitbull!) And Pitbull? Well I don't need to go through his empire with you as you already know!

Make no mistake, Pitbull is no stranger to India and India is also no stranger to Pitbull. Pit had a concert there a few years back. But further back then that, I remember going clubbing in India 2005 for the first time in Enigma expecting bog standard commercial music. Hell No! I heard most of Pitbull's M.I.A.M.I hits back to back, and this is all BEFORE YOU COULD HEAR ANY PITBULL SONG IN THE LONDON CLUBS! I was in my element, as my friends who stood on the sidelines watching me dance away whilst mouthing the lyrics word for word, as they clutched at their drinks and shook their heads saying "You do know we ain't gonna be able to get her out of this club now, don't you?"

Pitbull was said to have been treated to various delicacies after his performance (did you enjoy the rasgullas?) Pit, if you got a taste for spice after the trip I cook some mean curries so feel free to pop in, bring The Agents too (and their equipment and we can have one big party!)

Rumour has it that Bollywood beauty Prianka Chopra is collaborating with Pitbull for her next track ‘Exotic’ and was supposed to be whisking Pitbull away after his performance to film the video for the song. THAT is worldwide!

Pitbull, I have to say to you, I am happy and  kicking myself too. Happy that you are really doing the world wide thing and kicking myself in that for the last five years I have a list of questions, some that nobody has yet asked you. One of them, being that “Being Mr World Wide and location-wise performing around most of the globe, would you consider taking world wide to the next level and collaborating with traditional artists in some of these countries who perform songs in their first languages too?” TICK. So that is one question off my list! I hope that one day you will give me a shout and say “HEY Mamita! Lemme do this list of questions with you….Dale!”

I hope that you bagged a Bollywood role while you were out there too Pit!

Let’s all salute the World Wide Party starter, party sustainer, party leader!

Dale! EEEeeyOW!

By Serina

PITBULL: THE GENTLEMAN WITH A HEART OF GOLD

As featured on Planetpit.com 7th March 2013

Pitbull has a heart of gold worth more than his bodyweight, mine, yours and the rest of his worldwide fans combined together a trillion times over! And that's all I can say. I think that says it all really so I guess that's the end of this article then, see you next time folks. I'm just kidding!

As most of us already know, a few weeks ago fellow great Pitbull fan Lani Lopez was diagnosed with a critical condition of the inflammation of the heart called Miocarditis. Amazing as friends and families go, those close to Lani wasted no time in trying to cheer Lani up by reaching out to Pitbull with the #Pitbullforlani campaign in the hope that he would call her and lift her spirits. The request went viral around the world with everyone trying to help make it happen.

On Twitter too, it was all go. With all of us tweeting/retweeting to Mr World Wide requesting that he reaches out to one of his biggest supporters. Whether we all know Lani personally or not. Lani touched all of us too in 'FanForce-Pitbull.' Thankfully it seems the requests sent by all in whichever network or format didn't go unheard. We all know that no matter how busy Pitbull is, his right eye is on music & business and his left eye on what else is going on in the world and around him with his ear also closely to the ground and on the 24th February, Lani got sent a message from Mr World Wide on Youtube (I'm sure you have already seen it!). Friends and family of Lani also did their own REALLY cool thank you video dedicated to Mr World Wide whilst dancing away to Echa Pa’lla.

Watching the Pitbull video even I was getting choked up by his message. That’s the second time you made my eyes really well up Pitbull…the first time was whilst watching Behind The Scenes! Pitbull was strong and encouraging and you could not only see that he REALLY meant the heartfelt moving message, but you could FEEL it too in his words, emotions, voice and see it in his eyes (you guys felt it too right?)

Talking of eyes, if you keep your eyes and ears open there is so much more that Pitbull does, in terms of giving back to the community and good deeds. Mr World Wide is our unsung hero. He may not sing and dance about it but I certainly will at this moment! As the lyrics of Global Warming pop instantly into my head as I am writing this, when Pitbull sings "No Facebook, Twitter or Instagram..I do it for the paper- I'm a businessman" We know that what he is talking about here is the entrepreneurial side of Pitbull. But this? This is not business. This is because Pitbull genuinely cares and does love his fans and the consistency of his actions and conduct towards us on a normal basis speaks for itself alone. What is it that our man says? Oh yes, “Don’t talk about it, be about it” and that phrase can apply to all aspects, not only business but also towards ‘being’ that compassionate and considerate individual all the time.

No matter how busy our guy is he can still find time to reach out and send get well wishes and words of encouragement and support from the bottom of his heart to Lani. I extend thanks to ‘Mommy Pitbull’ for giving us fans a strong, driven man that won’t allow anyone to knock down his ‘castle made of sand’ and encourage his fans to strive also for the best in life and fight for not only your dreams but also fight for whatever battles you face in life. Thank you for giving us the gentleman who is kind and compassionate and so very beautiful in every aspect on the inside and outside and not afraid to show it.

Pitbull thank you for being the caring and thoughtful person that you are for reaching out to your fan in her time of need. And while your arms are still open in the image above I’m just going to take the opportunity and quickly run in and give you a big hug too!  Lani, you have some truely amazing family and friends. Sending you love and best wishes to keep getting better and stronger so you can go and have that drink with Pitbull !!!

YeeeOOW!  Dale!

Serina- Pitbull Fan Unleashed!

ALL NIGHT WITH PITBULL & DAVID RUSH!

As featured on Planetpit.com 18th February 2013

In the last few days we were presented with the release of a little surprise remix by Starkillers of All Night by Pitbull and David Rush. Under the instruction of Captain Pitbull we are told 'Don't stop the party' Hence, we need to move onto the next venue. So here is your invitation. The dress code is bikinis and swim shorts (or Speedos if you're into budgie-catchers!)  Better still just keep them on from the last video of Pitbull’s recent track.The venue is Ibiza and there is only one party track on loop all night, which is All Night.

"From the bed to the floor, from the windows to the wall" and heading down to create a high impact energetic dance explosion on the dance floors is straight where this tune is heading. A potential summer anthem and with the party season kicking in quicker than you can say Dale or Rushia (Russssshiaaa – there’s an art and style of saying it too!), this tune is one you can see rocking the clubs from Miami to the European party central Balearic Islands this year. In all of Pit's career, I don't think I have heard an infectious dance mix like this before and the song still managed to pleasantly shock and surprise. I think by now we really shouldn't be surprised to be surprised any more!

There was a time when certain music just stayed within their boundaries, let’s take rap and hip hop as an example, and it was frowned upon should ever an artist ever venture out of this genre or allow any other ‘different’ mixes of their song if this was their foundation style. Now the game has possibly changed beyond more than anyone may have envisioned  twenty to thirty years ago and sees hip hop, rap and dance having a three way marriage and having the best sex they could put together on a song! 

With banging beats that have enough attitude and force to bang down the doors at the Ministry of Sound, I have to say that the Starkillers have truly lived up to their name of creating unique tracks that don’t sound like the DJ and producer next door by creating this ‘in your face’ music which in turn is mentally provocative and arrests your attention.

All hail King Pitbull once again adding a classier and seductive spin on the combination of words from Lil’ Jon and East Side Boyz as he get(s) low and of Ludacris, as he indirectly asks us what’s our strobe light triggered fantasy as he prepares you for what is about to hit you next. Teasing you with having  “just one more drink, I take you home tonight” Cheers to Voli for getting him feelin’ right!

But the gravel-like sexy sound of Pitbull and the Starkillers skills are not the only elements that are striking about this song. I’m talking about Mr 305 artist David Rush who adds more of his special out of this world magic with his distinctive, sexy, commanding voice and style of rhyme driving the ladies hot, wild and boiling like water for tea in a kettle. Rushia, with that effect I don’t think you can blame the ladies for wrecking your place like the Tasmanian Devil! Watch him spin you and your mind around like a CD when he takes the track onwards to the next part of the journey and onto another plane, that is  ‘moon high.’ If you don’t quite understand what I’m talking about then your homework for the week is to go and find out on Welcometorushia.com. Watch out for the David Rush effect in 2013 you heard me say it here first!

My body always breaks free from my brain and I can’t seem to stop shaking it to this highly infused mix. Pardon me, sorry what’s that Pit? Oh one night two girls? Oh no…. one track, two hot rappers…Cuban, Panamanian. Easy on the ear too and can definitely listen to them 'All Night' …(Now where did those keys for the test drive go…?) You can listen and own this fabulous mix on Ultra Dance 14, Download from iTunes now. 

Serina - Pitbull Fan Unleashed

TO PITBULL…WITH LOVE ON VALENTINES DAY

As Featured on Planetpit.com 14th February 2013

 

With Valentines Day upon us it only seems fit to talk about LOVE (Hold tight! Get back in the room!  I’m not about to go all soppy on you so stick around and ensure you sing along with the rap at the end too). There are many different kinds of love in this world but there is nothing quite like ‘Pitbull Love’. That is the love that Mr Worldwide is so warmly sent by his fans and not forgetting the love we receive back from the man. True love involves genuine expression from the bottom of your heart and not at the heart of your bottom. The emphasis here is on expression, the expression of how fans express their love for Mr World Wide, how they have or have not evolved with him during his career and the different ways in which this love for Pitbull is channelled. 
  
But first, in order to understand the future as the great man sings, we need to go back in time. Pitbull is someone his fans can have a heated debate about in the same manner as sitting in a barber shop or beauty salon and discuss or argue about his evolution forever or until the cows come home! It’s endless…Those that have followed him from day one either debate that his style, genre and lyrics are no longer as they used to be. Yet like myself from this era, whilst you may reminisce on the old music he produced and his overall style, I also do not think that he or his music has in anyway deteriorated or 'sold out'. I like to see it as ‘growing’. Pitbull has moved with peoples tastes worldwide and not limited himself to what people in just one country/county/region predominantly listen to and cater for that area or particular market and rock the same sound and swagger as Tom, Dick and Harry! Throughout all of this he has still managed to maintain that high standard of music, coming at us with relentlessly and just as importantly opened the eyes and ears of fans and other people along the way! I along with many others I am sure, am proof that it is possible for his strongest, life long supporters to appreciate old and wholeheartedly welcome the new because we truly understand his emerging style and his appreciation of music, lyrics and a genre-less approach and have been captured and captivated by the whole package and above all are still enjoying the experience and music along the journey. 
  
Mr 305, Mr Worldwide, yes, but I think Pitbull should have another alias as Spider Man because he jumps from country to country and in tow has also created his own World Wide Web where each thread connects fans to each other all over the world and unites people through the love of his music. On this day of love let’s first talk about some of the women in his life and one absolutely awesome connection of ladies caught in this connecting web. The  #PitbullGirls! When I found out about the #PitbullGirls on Twitter I thought they were a group of ladies who simply loved Mr Worldwide. End of story.  Absolutely not! There is so much more to #PitbullGirls than meets the eye. Founded and created by the original  #PitbullGirl @Dulcyj,  #PitbullGirls are defined by one of their earliest members @Angikay12 as “ a diverse group of women from all walks of life who share the same thing in common – the never ending love for Pitbull.”  #PitbullGirls are so involved and united in the support of Pitbull that not only do they directly talk to each other daily over social networks with other fellow #PitbullGirls which they have never met or known personally before from different corners of the world but having done that they then arrange to meet up to go to his concerts together.  #PitbullGirls travel as far as from Greece, USA to go to a concert together in Toronto with his Canadian #PitbullGirls. And from NY, Pennsylvania and Ohio to Cleveland last year. Wow, that is Pitbull Love! Go look them up and join up!  #PitbullGirls have grown globally and have been going strong since. The last count was reported as over thirty five countries and still growing. Even Vietnam has the very first #PitbullGuy! Their support has also not gone unnoticed by Mr Worldwide either as he follows the lovely ladies! How about giving the  #PitbullGirls a shout out on a song or on stage as that would really make their day! 

There are fans who, as well as being #PitbullGirls also channel their love for Pitbull through pictures and are inspired by creating images for the lyrical guru which also include images of himself amongst other drawings. One amazing story to the lengths fans will go to reach Pitbull is that of Carla Ivey (@Carlaivey) who travelled over 2000 miles from Newfoundland in Canada to Chicago. It was no easy journey and with a combination of long flight delays, cancellations and thunderstorms and almost twenty four hours of travelling, there was NO stopping a the determination and will of Carla to get to meet Mr World Wide and present him with a drawing she had done for him and make it just in time for his concert too! Pitbull has inspired Carla's life in many ways and even her art and has also created incredible images of Pitbull with her own unique flair and style capturing every little detail from his piercing eyes to the cute shape of his ears!

You would have to be asleep for the last fourteen years or so to be unaware that Pitbull has his own flair, style and approach to play on words and this too has not gone unnoticed, as there is also Pitbull Lyrics on Twitter @pitbulllyrics. Dedicated to his rhymes and getting followers involved and interactive by stirring up their Pitbull lyrical knowledge and emotions along with it. I certainly have fun playing along!

It's also no secret that there are countless amount of fans that are uplifted, inspired and guided by Pitbull. Not only by his music alone but also the messages within the lyrics and knowledge of Mr Worldwide’s more troubled times in life and words of wisdom and encouragement that gives comfort to those going through their own struggles, offering empowerment to smash through barriers to achieve goals or simply give them the lift they need, myself included. A collection of stories of how Pitbull has inspired and helped fans in a way which is relevant to them is in a book compiled together by fans @TeamPitbullUK 

There are also other numerous Pitbull Fan Pages set up on Face Book by fans all over the world such as Pitbull Fans Unleashed(mine), Armando Perez Fans, Mr Worldwide, TeamPitbull for UK and World Wide Fans for the Rapper Pitbull, Pitbull (International Fan page). Twitter is also covered such as @planetpitfans to name a few. Creators of these are so invested in maintaining these sites it really is a heartfelt activity to see how much love, time and energy is put into these sites. I want to cover all of them but there’s not enough space in the world to list them all out!

Pitbull’s birthday last month saw many birthday greetings, tributes, images¸ a rap! All pouring in to wish our lovely man a very happy birthday from all over the world through every social network you can think of and on where his fans all come home to at the end of the day that is here on his planet, Planet Pit his official fan page. Planet Pit also featured two birthday video tributes by friends, fans, official Team Pitbull and Mr305 Artists as well another tribute creatively executed by Key Perez (@Kemilycorreia) and Lari 305 (@_larissahelena) which featured many other fans around the world too. Please see Planet Pit for full list of participants! 

We all know that Pitbull nor his music discriminates. No one is immune from the Pitbull Effect from the baby that calls every bald man Pitbull, Granny Bitala to the President of the United States!  And everyone loves him and some even want to be him (Facebook: Will the real Pitbull please stand up?) 

As for me? I do this, Pitbull has ignited the passion of writing in me and offering a release of being able to write my heart out about the man and his music I so love and enjoy so much and have also been inspired into writing some cheeky female Pitbull versions of his songs like Hotel Room and tribute raps and poems spreading across the last 8 years or so.  

His talents and vision are not only thing that fans are attracted to. DJ Buddha whose productions, remixes and presence will always hold a special place in Pitbull’s music and history in my heart had once said of Pitbull "He has a heart and he's not afraid to show it... gives you his heart, It is genuine" And his fans are no exception. We have been touched by Pitbull and to an extent seen some of his heart and genuine love, appreciation and acknowledgement of his fans. Pit doesn’t have to tell us he loves us, because he SHOWS us and that’s what counts and as we also convey messages of love to Mr Worldwide so daily, EVERYDAY is Valentines Day for Mr Worldwide fans. I challenge any sceptics to tell me what’s not to love. Just look at that smouldering picture! On that note, let’s sing it for Pitbull!
 

1-2-3-4 
Uno-dos-tres-cuatro 
You know we love you (love you), we know you love us  (love us) 
You know we love you (love you), we know you love us  (love us) 
Haha 1-2-3-4 
Uno-dos-tres-cuatro 
Roses are red 'n' violets are blue 
Keep doin' whatcha do 
Cos ya know we love you What? Just over 8 million followers Pit's got on Twitter 
To all ya haters- Please don't be bitter! 
Ain't no fans like Pitbull fans Manos pa' arriba! Put up yo hands! 
Fan pages all over world galore, 
Let's hear it for PLANET PIT rippin' up the floor! 
Pitbull fever goin' viral creatin' more than a fuss 
The world may be yours, but you belong to US! 
Free stylin' as this I write 
But you know what I'm tryin' to say, right? 
No amount of words could express how much we love you 
But I think you may just have a clue 
So please allow us to send you love, abrazos y besitos and take you out to Voli 'n' dine, 
Mr Worldwide ... Wishin' you a very Happy Valentines!  

 
With lots of love,  

 
Serina  - Pitbull Fan Unleashed! 

PITBULL: HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAP 2013

As featured on Planetpit.com 15th January 2013 (CopyRights Held:RPatel)

Churnin’ out hit after hit
A super hit factory that's our Pit
Not a fake after one hit fractured!
Artist with REAL talent not manufactured

Dissected his destiny with a fine knife

From negative to positive he turned his life

Place of origin the County of Dade

‘Limited Edition’ just the one made!

Just like Einstein he created his math

Something special that ‘gels’ with those who cross his path

On and off a plane got the United Nations locked down

Bet he’s had a concert in your nearest town!

Jumpin’ across ponds, oceans, port-to-port
Pit would win gold if touring was an Olympic sport! 

Envisioned what to us is local
Acted on a bigger scale that's global
Mr World Wide see how everyone now knows his name
Took it over, owned it and changed the game!

Took control and made the decision

Took the path “ Short steps, long vision”

Pit grabbed the industry then shook it up
Way back when, when he was just a Lil' pup
Underdog of Miami to top dog of the world
Threw 'em the Pit vibe and shocked 'em as it hurled
Bite to lock, too stupid to loose
Our fave rappin' Pitbull coated in tattoos

Can’t stop, won’t stop! 305 upgraded to World Wide

Hold tight, 2013 is gonna to be an even faster ride!

Seven Albums on no tears, no Kleenex, drop the tissue

Made it now, Money Is No Longer A Major Issue

Patience, passion, perseverance - eye always on the ball
He came, he rapped, he sang, he conquered it all!

A lyrical genius, Jose Marti would have a lot to answer for

Listen not just hear his rhymes, break it down to the core

Pay attention and step into the Pit-Thought-Train

Play on words to tease and tantalise your brain

Workin’ hard and never hardly workin’
Always on the grind, ain’t no room for shirkin’
A businessman whose head ain’t buried in the sand

Pit now has the globe eating outta  the palm of his hand

Hahaha! Don’t make me laugh - Pitbull? Retire?

No my friend Pit has his eye on his golden empire

A guy with sticky fingers with his hands in so many pies

An entrepreneur, look out Richard Branson, taken by surprise?

Positively guilty there’s one thing you can incriminate

Whatever age or race, Pitbull doesn’t discriminate

Wherever you are Mr World Wide surely relates

From Granny Bitala to the President of the United States!

Pitbull’s special brand of magic touches you whoever you are

Ringo? No Pit I think you’re the Starr!

Man-beauty and a lot of class to go with those brains

Invests wisely and not in the usual bling ‘n’ chains!

Sexy, smart, stylish just look at that smile, look at those eyes!
Put you under a spell, hypnotize!

Naturally humble, kind, charming and charismatic

Can’t buy or plan those Five Star qualities it ain’t ‘Systematic’

Inimitable, matchless and comes with his own USP
There’s no one like him nor will there ever be

Always raising the bar and going the extra yard

Pitbull? Priceless…for everything else there’s MasterCard!

Collecting supporters all over the world - ain’t no one immune!

Like the Pied Piper we all follow and dance to his tune

To his fans, Pitbull presents more invaluable gifts

Blessed to have an icon that inspires, guides, motivates and uplifts

Demonstrates how if you observe, absorb and apply

You too can reach your dreams of your just try

A teacher to all around him with messages so wise

Love and light our angel in disguise
Beaming out an energetic feeling off the charts
Thanks Pit for putting a smile on our faces and a glow in our hearts

I tell ya Pit, I ain’t the famous sis of Jamie-Lynn

And if I could I'd sing it to you like Marilyn

Saluting you with a big smile and sending a lotta love from inside,
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Mr World Wide !

Serina - Pitbull Fan Unleashed! (C)