Words matter. These are the best Nicky Jam Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I don’t see a Spanish song being No. 1 on the Hot 100. I mean, if it happens, fantastic. But I don’t think it will.
I’m a real man. I can suffer.
Colombia changed the way I write and sing.
I have to write pretty songs; that’s what gets them on the charts.
I’ve always wanted to work with Mana. I’ve been a fan of them since I started singing reggaeton in 1992.
I want to go into the English market, all the way.
Vin Diesel is crazy, and when I say crazy, I mean it in a good way. He’s crazy about Latinos, and he’s not even a Latino. He even wants to speak Spanish. I told him we should do a song together, and he said he was shy. But I said, ‘I’m no actor, but I’m acting in front of you. I wasn’t scared.’
We made history. Two Latin urban singers on the cover of Billboard is incredible. I’m proud of myself, I’m proud of J Balvin, our music, and of all Latinos.
I realized that if I did well in Colombia, I could do well in the world.
I was making too much money. I was too young. I didn’t know how to deal.
If you’re making music for the U.S. Latin fan, it’s important that you sing in Spanish. Even going too bilingual can backfire.
What happened in my life made me a better artist.
You listen to a song by Nicky Jam, and you don’t think about reggaeton; you just think, ‘I like that song.’ I got old people listening to my music, young people listening to my music.
If I write songs trying to top other songs, it’s a lot of pressure.
The mentality always in reggaeton was, ‘I’m the man.’ I made that cool to say, ‘I messed up. I’m not the best.’
Al Green is something else.
Making movies is great. It was like love at first sight; a whole new, different business. I can see why actors love it so much.
The way I’m seeing it, God has given me all this for me to realize that this isn’t what I really need in my life.
I didn’t go looking to Colombia for a dream – if I tell you that, I’m lying. I went to Colombia because I needed the work!
As a reggaeton act, I’ve always felt people are looking down on us and expecting us to fail. That’s enough of a burden, and we automatically try to act with dignity.
I had no father. I had no mother after I was 8.
The way you pronounce words the Puerto Rico way, it’s not really global for music. Colombians speak some of the best Spanish in the world. So having a Colombian next to me every time I write makes my music more international.
