I'm a real man. I can suffer.
Puerto Rico got too futuristic with the electronic reggaeton. It lost the essence of the reggae music.
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.
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.
Al Green is something else.
There are people who compose from very young. That is not my case. I went discovering myself.
I was making too much money. I was too young. I didn't know how to deal.
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.
I first write melodies that will make people shiver, and then, I add the lyrics.
I try not to think about the success, because it's pressure to continue making music.
When I'm in that studio, I feel like I'm the king of the world. If I lose that, I'm going to lose a lot.
In the English market, I would love to work with Drake and Rihanna. Who doesn't, right? In the Spanish market, maybe Romeo Santos.
Colombians, when they love an artist, they love him whether you're up or down. So why wouldn't I stay in a place where they loved me when I was in my worse moment, and they were saying I was a legend? I felt I was good, so I felt it was my home. I fell in love with the people, the culture. They made me feel like a Colombian.
I want to go into the English market, all the way.
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.
Not everybody can sing - that's something I have.
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.
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.'
I'm a little bit of everything. That's what makes Nicky Jam so different from everybody else.
I love going to the beach. I like just walking around South Beach, but sometimes, when you're famous, it can be a little difficult.
