Ramon Luis Ayala Rodriguez, better known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a rapper, singer, composer, and actor from Puerto Rico. He is the musician who coined the term "reggaeton" in the mixtape Playero 34's song "So persigueme, no te detengas" to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico and synthesizing American hip-hop, Hispanic Caribbean music, and Jamaican reggae rhythms with Spanish rapping and singing. He is referred to as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans