5 Surprising Collabs on Pitbull’s ‘Pitcoin’ Album: Editor’s Picks

Pitbull’s highly awaited new album Pitcoin is here, featuring 24 new, club-ready bangers. 

A wordplay of his artistic name and “Bitcoin,” the set further cements Mr. Worldwide’s (real name: Armando Christian Pérez) star power, backed by an array of global sounds from rap to merengue to country to electronic to funk to pop to guaracha to salsa music, and beyond.

On his 14th studio album, the Cuban-American hitmaker reels in longtime collaborations such as Enrique Iglesias on “Me Paraste el Corazón” and “Tamo Bien” and Lil Jon on multiple tracks including “Damn I Love Miami.”    

The latter collaboration originally formed part of the 2020 Bad Boys for Life movie soundtrack, but following a viral line-dancing routine on social media, it was re-released as a single last September. The track reached No. 6 on Rhythmic Airplay, No. 20 on Pop Airplay and No. 13 on Hot Rap Songs, and it also entered the Hot 100.

“People forget, or act like they don’t remember what you’ve done for them. But he’s never changed with me. I just give him so much respect and love, to see it from the beginning and to see it now,” Lil Jon previously said to Billboard about his friendship with Mr. 305. 

Like its genre melting pot, the bilingual Pitcoin album is packed with artists from all over the music scope: Bon Jovi, Akon, Jason Derulo, Zion, Lenier, Jowell & Randy, Gente de Zona, Ne-Yo, KISS, Anthony Ramos and many more.   

Below, Billboard Latin breaks down five of Pitcoin’s surprising collaborations.

Pitbull is set to speak during the Superstar Q&A at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Week, returning from Oct. 19 to 22 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach. For ticket sales and more information, visit www.billboardlatinmusicweek.com.

• “Reach for the Stars”

  

  On Pitcoin’s opening track, “Reach for the Stars,” Pitbull joins forces with rock and roll icons, KISS. On the three-minute uplifting rock track, powered by potent electric guitar riffs and hard-hitting drums, the two artists sample the Twisted Sister 1984 classic, “I Wanna Rock,” setting the tone for the ultimate party album.

• “Privacy”

  

  In a first collaborative effort, Pitbull and Jason Derulo deliver “Privacy, a juicy track about keeping a relationship under wraps and starting a “party in my pants.” Sonically, the track is powered by Derulo’s soulful vocals and Pit’s energetic verses over a smooth funk beat.

  Listen to it here

• “Gringa Repartera”

  

  “Gringa Repartera” is not Pitbull’s and Gente de Zona’s first rodeo together, but, it is Pitbull’s first reparto track, and seemingly an effort to internationalize the booming Cuban genre that fuses urban, folk, and tropical music. Cleverly, the collaboration even samples the late Elvis Manuel’s timeless song “La Tuba.” Elvis, who passed away while migrating from Cuba to Miami by raft in 2008, is considered to be one of the pioneers of the reparto movement.

• “Por Tenerte”

  

  In true Pitbull fashion, the motivational “Por Tenerte” featuring Cuban act Lenier and Puerto Rican star Anthony Ramos, finds the Miami-based artist chanting lyrics about world peace, coexisting with others, and loving for free. But, what truly makes this a standout track on the album is its fusion of electronic and bachata over the melody of Jon Secada’s 1992 classic “Otro Día Más Sin Verte”/”Just Another Day,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 1 on the Latin charts.

• “Now or Never”

  

   This powerful collab was first unveiled in 2024, where Pitbull and Jon Bon Jovi, the frontman and founding member of Bon Jovi, give the 2000 rock hit, “It’s My Life,” a twist. In the new version of Pitcoin, Pitbull adds fresh verses like “Me, I am a man of my word, and I live it” and “Just live your life like Frank Sinatra, your way, and have no fear.” Pitbull and Bon Jovi first met at the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony. 

  Listen to it here