Nicky Jam

Nick Rivera Caminero, aka Nicky Jam, may not be driving the girls wild like Pina Records label-mates R.K.M and Ken-Y, but he is fast becoming one of Puerto Rico's most prolific reggaetón artists. The 27-year-old with the ever-changing flow has released nearly 30 singles to date, trading verses with Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Luny Tunes and Hector "El Father" in the process.

Affectionately called "Nicky" by his mother, Caminero added "Jam" to his name in the late nineties. Debuting with Distinto A Los Demás (Different From Everyone Else), Jam scored his first hits three albums later with the flirtatious Tus Ojos, the almost chopped and screwed Buscarte featuring Daddy Yankee, and the speedy La Gata, a winning dancehall-meets-synthpop dance sensation.

In 2007, Jam released The Black Carpet, a balls-to-the-wall album featuring collaborations with Nelly, R.K.M, Mambo Kingz and Los Magníficos. When the tattooed reggaetonero – and/or his producer – borrows from Justin Timberlake's Señorita for Gas Pela, the result is an aggressive and surprisingly melodic track that could become one of the first Urban Latin hits of 2008.

see: www.myspace.com/nickyjampr