Armando "Pitbull" Perez is not your typical MC. Although he makes songs about getting "culo" the Cuban-American artist is more preoccupied with preserving the image of his isla bonita, Cuba and unmasking Pres. George W. Bush's misguided war. With his new Diaz Bros/TVT Records sophomore album, El Mariel, named after the infamous Cuban boatlift that relocated almost 125,000 cubanos to Florida, Pit will make the biggest impact a Latino has made in hip-hop since Big Pun. Inspired by one of the most dramatic events in Cuban history, El Mariel is overflowing with enlightening gems, rap ballads and club bangers. After the success of his gold-selling M.I.A.M.I. the music community was having a difficult time placing a label on Pit. "They have this misconception about Pit" says the 25-year-old MC. "They'll say, "He's just this Latin rapper, he's a reggaeton act, he's crunk." They don't know what to say about me. [After El Mariel] a lot of folks are gonna start saying, "Oh shit. You gotta...