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Who is Nicky Jam? Nicky Jam is an artist who performs on stage and who everyone knows on social media. Nick Rivera is a son, brother, husband, and artist.
How did Nicky Jam emerge into music? Nicky Jam emerged early, around the age of 9, when working at a grocery store assisting clients buy their products.
You began working at a young age, what advise do you have to offer youth about working to get ahead? The most important thing is to study, and perform work with honor – holding your head high.
From what mistakes did Nicky Jam learn? I wouldn’t call them mistakes. They are life experiences. We learn from what life offers.
What do your tattoos represent? They are certain experiences that I have encountered throughout various chapters of my life.
Would you get another tattoo? If so, what would it mean? Perhaps. It really depends on the moment in my life.
Nicky Jam In his Opinion
Nicky Jam is a man that has risen from the ashes like a phoenix and has reaped great success from the songs Travesura, El Perdón, and many others that followed. In his renewed life as a Grammy Latino and Latin American Music Awards recipient, Nick Rivera Caminero aka Nicky Jam shares pieces of his life with precise and deliberate words.
What is family for Nicky Jam? My family means everything to me in my life. They are the reason I am where I am today.
In general, do you write all the songs you perform? Yes, I compose all my songs.
What do you think about your social media especially now that you have 18.7M followers on Instagram, 24,207,697 on Facebook, and 1,589,335 on Twitter? I am thankful for the followers. It’s because of them that I am known and supported. So I am grateful for them.
Which artist would you most like to work with in the future? There are so many – Drake, Rihanna, and Juan Luis Guerra. He is my idol! If I could work him, it would be a dream come true.
What’s your relationship with Daddy Yankee and how do you thank him? Yankee is my long-time friend, since the beginning of my career. I am grateful for his advise, past and present, because I learned discipline from his words.
This summer our theme is inspiration and authenticity. What message can you give your fans and the community in central PA? My message is for them to continue to be themselves – humble, authentic – and not change for anyone.