From trap to world’s most listened to artist: the story behind Bad Bunny (Photo: Infobae/Jovani Perez)
The era of streaming music has allowed hundreds of artists to be heard without the need for a record label or having to conform to historically dominant genres. Something that created this reggaeton became the most popular in the industry and new urban legends were born, as in the case of bad bunny
However, it wasn’t always like that, and he was even less devoted to this style of music, as there was a gradual transition catch who his most loyal fans know very well, although for the general public his name is directly related to the popular “perreo”.
It has only been a few years since the Puerto Rican debuted in the trap world with hits like Another Night in Miami, Caro, Estamos Bien and while they are hugely popular and remembered by their fanbase, the story began in the 2016 just being an associate of a rapper who is already well positioned within the genre, archangeland within a single one that, despite the negative criticism, was celebrated by thousands of fans.
The singer made his debut with EFE/Rimas Music in 2016
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, went on to become one of Latin trap’s greatest exponents before finding fame with reggaeton. The Puerto Rican Dákiti performer began his first approaches to music through the SoundCloud platform, where he gained great popularity thanks to his talent and unique voice.
During worked as a packer at Econo Supermarkets, Bad Bunny released music as an independent artist in 2016 and his first big hit before hitting fame was Diles, a song that caught the attention of producer DJ Luian, who signed him to his record label Hear This Music and introduced him to the producing team of Mambo Kingz.
In this amateurish way, Bad Bunny performed in small shows and thanks to the audience’s acceptance, he decided to produce his songs professionally, thus starting a career full of success. He grew up with his parents and his two younger brothers, Benie and Bysael, whom he considers his best friends.
This is what Bad Bunny looked like in his early years EFE/Thais Llorca/Archive
He declared himself lucky to have grown up in a happy home. He soon showed an innate interest in music. He came to join the church choir just to satisfy his curiosity and desire to pursue a professional career in music.
“Do you know how many people he has to fuck with him to record with him? Maybe he’s waiting for Arca to call him. I’m content to see it crabbing, you know. I was the first to record with him, this man called me on Father’s Day and congratulated me and said: “I only congratulated two people today, my father and you. Tears came to my eyes because one of my greatest achievements is what you just told me that I was the first to record with him, that is to say the grammy I’ll never have that and that’s because he won it and I’ll keep winning a few more because the artists I know are the ones who collect the awards,” Arcángel said in an interview with Molusco TV .
Bad Bunny has one of the highest-grossing tours in history (Photo: Capture)
“Follow your path that I’m better off without you. Now I have others who do it better for me. If I used to be a son of a bitch, now I’m worse. Now I’m worse, now I’m worse for you.
Soy Peor has one of the singer’s most popular verses and is also part of the musical success that put him on the world radar in 2016, because although it has not been played on radio and television, music platforms such as Spotify or video platforms such as YouTube They reflected in their numbers the reach reflected it began to have, a promise that only lasted two more years to have a studio album backed by one of the biggest record companies in the world.
Bad Bunny is among the top 5 most listened to artists in the world as of 2019 (Photo: Instagram)
After several viral singles on social networks, but harsh criticism for its aesthetics, lyrical content and the audience that its style seems to be aimed at, the first official opportunity arrived and with it the union of trap and reggaeton in some of its songs. acquaintance.
The popularity began to see those who were its critics becoming new fans, as the rise of reggaeton completely surpassed the two styles that had historically dominated the industry: pop and rock. However, the singer was not yet the world star he is now, let alone considered a reggaeton player, as his trap was still present.
Bad Bunny kissed J Balvin after his appearance at the ceremony
The song is the most popular Colombian and Puerto Rican single in the history of both, as the number of sales or streamings reflects that it may be the classic to be remembered for the rest of their careers. It was released on August 2, 2019 as the first single from their collaborative album Oasis.
It reached number one on the major popularity charts in Mexico and the United States, but in a peculiar way, this song is considered Conejo Malo’s final step between trap and reggaeton.
Despite his musical gifts, which have attracted the attention of his devoted fans and public opinion, San Benito has allowed him to show a new facet within the acting world, taking part in series and films. As part of his involvement in several acting productions, Bunny excelled in Narco: Mexico, where he gave life to Kitty Páez.
Bad Bunny with American actor Brad Pitt (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP)
The bad bunny is doing it again, because according to the music streaming platform Spotify, it’s the turn of the singer with the most listeners 2022 It was Puerto Rican Bad Bunny. The Me porto pretty and Ojitos lindos interpreter topped Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and BTS on the list.
Mexico is the country that consumes its music the most (Photo: Twitter/@suconejitomalo)
with 60 million 754 thousand peoplewho also placed the songs I behave nicely and Tití asked me in the places four Y Five of the most listened to songs In the world, Bad Bunny made history for his country, the music genre, and even the opportunity for Hispanics to have the impact English speakers have had throughout history.
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