Nicky Jam rose to fame when he released songs such as El Perdón (with Enrique Iglesias) and Hasta el Amanecer which hit several charts and earned him fame in the country. Nicky is also known for collaborating with several high-profile artists including R.K.M., Ken-Y, Nejo, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Ozuna, Plan B, Anuel AA, De La Ghetto, Ricky Martin, Tito El Bambino, Wisin, Enrique Iglesias, Hector & Tito, and Falo. The singer started his career and came to the spotlight at an early age but his career was nearly killed when he was involved in a spiral of drugs, alcohol, and depression. Let’s take a look at the total net worth of Nicky Jam his salary, income sources, career, biography, lifestyle, and a lot more.
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Early Life:
Nicky Jam was born Nick Rivera Caminero on the 17th of May 1981 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother is Dominican. When he was 10 years old his family moved to Puerto Rico. Coming from a poor household Nicky began working at a young age packing bags and groceries in a local supermarket in an attempt to provide for his family. During his breaks, Nicky would rap at the entrance of the supermarket where he polished his skills. One day he caught the attention of a woman who worked for record labels, and she offered him a contract. He quickly accepted and that was how he recorded his first album …Distinto a Los demás when he was only 11 years old. Despite the album not being successful, it let him gain experience and work with big names in the industry like DJ Chiclin and some others.
Early Career:
People think that Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee are cousins, while in reality, they knew each other since their late childhood. They quickly became good friends and formed a duo called Los Cangris and in the late 90 and early 2000s created successful hits like En la Cama and Guayando. Together the duo found fame, Nicky who was still very young at the time didn’t know how to handle all the attention and pressure. He got himself involved with drugs and were a few scandals. These situations worried Daddy Yankee who saw his friend slowly losing his way. Yankee tried to help Nicky with his efforts but they were misinterpreted and it only drove a bigger rift in the duo’s relationship which would eventually lead to the breakup of the band. In November of 2004, Nicky Jam released his solo studio album “Vida escante” with songs like “Chambonea”, “Nos Fuimos”, and “Me Estoy Muriendo”. The album wasn’t successful as Nicky expected it to be. This failure plus his breakup with Daddy Yankee would sink him into a deep depression. He turned to drugs and alcohol which caused the singer to gain a ton of weight. During this time the Puerto Rican police stopped him for driving a car that had been reported stolen and he spent a few days in jail.
Breakthrough:
The turning point of his career was when he was offered a job to perform a concert in Columbia, he took the gig and decided to start a new life in Medellin. Jam stopped drinking and started writing and recording new songs. He decided to work hard as necessary to become the best regular artist in the country. Although his career was back on track there were still little to no labels that wanted to sign Nicky for an album. That’s when he started to record and upload his songs to YouTube. Since nobody wanted to interview him he recorded his own interviews and uploaded those as well. In 2014 Jam dropped the hit songs Voy a Beber and Travesuras which went viral and led him to sign a deal with Sony U.S. Latin. His song Travesuras earned him so much fame as well as became Nicky’s first single to peak in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Singles chart. In the following year, Nicky Jam released another hit single El Perdón in a collaboration with a Spanish singer named Enrique Iglesias. The song’s popularity helped Jam to win his first Latin Grammy in the category of Best Urban Performance. The song became a sensation by peaking at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as hitting the Hot Latin Singles chart. He again came to the limelight after releasing his single Hasta el Amanecer in 2016 which has managed to accumulate more than 1.5 billion views on YouTube becoming his first music video to reach over a billion views. In addition, the single won the 2017 Billboard Music Award in the category of Top Latin Song as well as the Urban Song of the Year and earned the 29th Lo Nuestro Awards nomination for Single of the Year. Jam’s fourth studio album Fénix was released on January 20, 2017, and debuted at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. It also received several nominations including the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards for the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year and more. On November 1, 2019, Jam’s next album Íntimo was released which features hit singles like “X”, “Atrevete” with Sech, and “Whine Up” with Anuel AA. The album was given the title of 17 songs of pure reggaeton magic by Billboard and was a critical and commercial success. Then in 2020, he came up with the release of his album called Infinity.
Acting Career:
Apart from being a singer and rapper, Nicky Jam also made his appearance in some popular films. Jam made his theatrical film debut in the 2017 action movie titled XXX: Return of Xander Cage in which he played the role of Lazarus. Since then he continued to appear in films including The Keys of Christmas (2017), an American biographical series El Ganador (2018), as Lorenzo “Zway-Lo” Rodriguez in Bad Boys for Life (2020), as well as provided vocals for the character of Butch Cat in the computer-animated film Tom & Jerry (2021).
Awards and Acheviements:
Nicky Jam started his music career at an early age and he won numerous awards throughout his career. He won awards including Billboard Latin Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, Latin American Music Awards, and Latin Grammy Awards, among others.
Personal Life:
In 2015 Nicky Jam first saw Colombian model and TV host, Angélica Cruz, and they began dating shortly after. After two years of dating the couple got married in November 2017. T he beautiful marriage ceremony was held at Medellin, Colombia, and was attended by high-profile celebrities such as Vin Diesel, J Balvin, and many others. However, their relationship did not last long and they filed for divorce in August of 2018. Nicky Jam has three daughters named Yarimar Rivera, Alyssa Rivera, and Luciana Rivera, and 1 son named Joe Martin Rivera. All of his children are from his previous relationships.
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Assets:
Nicky Jam has been able to buy luxurious properties and he loves to live an expensive lifestyle. He bought a lavish house in 2017 which is located in the posh areas of Miami. Florida. He purchased this home for $1.7 million and it was sold by him for $2 million the following year. Later in 2019, Nicky Jam paid $3.4 million for another mansion located on the beautiful Palm Island in Miami Beach. In December 2020 he listed the house for sale for 3.3 million dollars. Music album sales, live shows, hit tracks, and collaborations are the main source of his income from where he has already gathered a handsome amount of money. Jam has an amazing fan following on social media, he has more than 43 million followers on Instagram alone. His source of income also comes from brand endorsements as Jam is the brand ambassador of Hublot Watches which he signed a deal back in 2018. He has done endorsement work for various brands like Xfinity and more. Currently, Nicky Jam plans on becoming the best reggaeton artist in the world, his tours are getting bigger and better. Jam also has a YouTube channel where he gets billions of views and has over 23 million subscribers on it. Nicky Jam’s annual income is roughly $1 million and his net worth is increasing every year. Ciara’s Net Worth Isaiah Rashad’s Net Worth
