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Daddy Yankee, the role model

12:12 H | Topics: Celebrities - Entertainment - Music

The reigning king of reggaeton reveals a few of his thoughts and aspirations in an interview with MTV, on the heels of his recent collaboration with Snoop Dogg:

"I have the responsibility to educate the people out there and teach them what reggaetón is about, so with this DVD I hope people will understand us more," Yankee explained, adding that he hopes to serve as an example to youth that a person can become a success without forfeiting his values.

"As a Latino, a lot of people are looking at me as a leader, and I'm opening the door for a lot of kids who felt just like me when I was a kid. I know that five or 10 years from now, people will say, 'Yo, thanks to Daddy Yankee,' and I'll be sitting proud of that because what I'm doing now is history."

Not exactly modest, but his heart seems to be in the right place.

Daddy Yankee is also expressing his political view via a documentary contained on his new DVD:

Daddy Yankee's DVD, directed by Carlos Perez, contains concert footage from his extensive world tour, behind-the-scenes footage and an in-depth documentary in which Yankee discusses racism and war and opens up about personal matters like growing up on the streets, his rise to fame and his role as a reggaetón ambassador thanks to the global impact of "Gasolina".

With these soundbites I see a "Daddy Yankee for Senator" movement brewing.

Via / MTV.com

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