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>> hes make really hard miami street rap at that point. >> street rap on a rough road as a rare latin rapper on the scene. armando chooses the stage name, pitbull, out of admiration of the fighting spirit of the breed. >> people say you cant, you wont, you never will. those kind of things turn me on. no is great, i love no, because i know im going to get to a yes, one way or another. >> pitbull! >> as pitbull, armando builds a massive miami following. he picks up the moniker, mr. 305 after the c...

If i could do this to somebody like that, this isnt right. >> the experience profoundly impacts armando. he turns away from the hustle and toward rapping. >> i was moving through so many neighborhoods and so many different schools, i was building a name for myself and picking up different styles where i would go. >> a teacher at miamis coral parks senior high takes notice. >> she said, you got talent. i didnt understand what it was when somebody tells you youve got talent, other than your mom. y...

Its a word that i dont think we appreciate that much. and for those that didnt have it and then get it, and they do exactly what theyre supposed to do with that word, create their own destiny, build opportunity, use the freedom that this beautiful country gives to us, thats what this is about. >> its that cuban american sense of opportunity and obligation that seem to drive armandos ambition. >> being cuban, a lot of our mentalitys like that, meaning, well start making the sandwiches and then we...

What makes us proud out there." you keep doing what you do. an 85-year-old woman telling you that. that means the world to me. because now i know that were making the right decisions and they know that im not perfect. they know my story. >> theres one more chapter armando hopes to include in the story of pitbull. a concert performance in a free cuba. >> when cuba opens, i can perform. when i can do that, oh, man, first of all, youre going to have to stop me from crying up there. and it will be w...