Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam's Beef and Reunion Explained

An entire timeline of Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam's beef — plus are the reggaeton stars and former Los Cangris participants still buddies these days?

Today, both Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee are the biggest names in reggaeton tune. However, what many of us may not know is that prior to becoming famous in the United States, the Puerto Rican rappers have been in a gaggle referred to as Los Cangris. 

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Nicky and Yankee (actual title: Ramón Luis Ayala) had hits equivalent to "En La Cama," and "La Gata" in combination before their friendship fell apart thanks in large part to Nicky's addiction to prescription pills. 

Luckily, the buddies were ready to squash the beef and are pals today, nevertheless it took years earlier than they were able to reunite once more. 

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The Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee beef explained:

Despite being best buddies and tune companions, Nicky's battle with habit proved an excessive amount of for Daddy Yankee to deal with, and he distanced himself from Nicky following his 2002 arrest. 

In 2004, Yankee known as out Nicky on his remix of the Fat Joe tune, "Lean Back" accusing Nicky of having his braveness from the 30 drugs of Percocet he used to be popping an afternoon. Nicky spoke back with his own diss track, telling Yankee that he was once the person who taught him easy methods to sing and dress, amongst different things. 

Shortly after that Yankee's recognition soared with the discharge of his reggaeton anthem "Gasolina." 

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"Yankee felt like he was like my father. I took it too seriously and made a whole song for him," Nicky explained to Billboard of his beef with Yankee. "That wasn't a good choice, because he came with [2004 Billboard Hot 100 smash] 'Gasolina.' [I] looked stupid. He went his way, I went my way — and ­obviously my way didn't go very well."

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Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee squashed their beef in 2015 and are still buddies today.

Nicky ended up transferring to Colombia to rebuild his music profession and get clean, while Yankee dominated the reggaeton style with more hits like "Rompe" and "Somos de Calle."

The two did not discuss for over 10 years until a possibility come upon on a flight. 

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"We saw each other on a plane, in first class," Nicky published. "I told him I was sorry, he told me he was sorry. He didn't need to. We're friends."

By this point, Nicky was once back at the tune charts due to his collaboration with Enrique Iglesias for the music "El Perdon," which aptly interprets to "forgiveness" in English. 

The duo went on to accomplish once more in combination for the primary time in 2015 throughout Nicky Jam's live performance on the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, his first since he made the transfer to Medellín in 2009. 

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And Los Cangris is officially again!

Earlier this year, Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam launched their new song, "Muévelo" — marking the return of the crowd previously known as Los Cangris. 

"Yankee is my battle brother,” Nicky Jam said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone magazine. "The past does no longer outline who we're today, and making our enthusiasts happy is the main motive force of this collaboration."

Daddy Yankee added, "We sought after to return again, and we needed to do it big. Delivering our enthusiasts an explosive brand-new unmarried." 

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