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• HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIOTHE FAST-RISG LAT TRAP STAR HAS BEEN UNAAID TO PUT HIMSELF AT ODDS WH TOXIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019/10:47 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:768PX;WIDTH:1289PX;}COURTY OF RIMAS ENTERTAMENTBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019 / 10:47 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIO","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY LUS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS RISG STAR BAD BUNNY IS MAKG MONEY MOV THE MIC DTRY, HE'S G HIS PLATFORM TO PAY FORWARD TO UNRREPRENTED PEOPL. AND WH LAST MONTH’S RELEASE OF THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO,” A CUT OM HIS LATE-2018 BUT X 100PRE, THE PUERTO RIN RAPPER ME OUT AS ALLY TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. HIS CLIVE SPOTLIGHT THE FLASHY CLIP IS A WORTHWHILE WATCH FOR A LATX MUNY, AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, THAT ULD E MORE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY, WHOSE REAL NAME IS BENO ANTON MARTíNEZ OS, HAS BEEN WORKG THE LAT TRAP MIC MARKET SCE 2016, EARNG HIGH-PROFILE FEATUR AND H SGL BEFORE EVEN DROPPG AN ALBUM. HE WAS TAKEN UNR THE WG OF LATX HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE FELLOW PUERTO RIN SGER OZUNA, COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR J BALV, AND REGGAETON MIC'S RINT VETERAN DADDY YANKEE, AND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE -SIGNS, AS WELL AS HIS PLAYFUL FLOW AND UNAPOLOGETIC ATTU, HE'S AMASSED LNS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY RANKED AT NO. 8 ON SPOTIFY'S MOST-STREAMED LAT ARTISTS LIST. AMONG THE UNTLS HS HE'S REGISTERED ON BILLBOARD'S LAT SONGS CHART, THE 24-YEAR-OLD HAS ALSO LAND SEVEN SONGS ON THE ALL-GENRE HOT 100 CHART, CLUDG THE NO. 1 H "I LIKE IT" WH CARDI B AND J BALV. AND WH LAT MIC NSUMPTN HAVG OUTPACED UNTRY MIC THE U.S. THIS PAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY HAS STAKED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE LOUST LATX VOIC LEADG THIS SEA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY FALLY DROPPED X 100PRE (MEANG "SIEMPRE" SPANISH, OR “FOREVER" ENGLISH) ON DECEMBER 24. IT'S BEEN LODGED THE TOP SPOT OF BILLBOARD'S HOT LAT ALBUMS CHART FOR SIX WEEKS NOW, AND PEAKED AT NO. 11 ON THE BILLBOARD 200. THE ALBUM IS LOAD WH SONGS WHERE HE'S EHER FEELG HIMSELF OR HIS FEELGS, BUT THE MIC VIOS FOR S SONGS HAVE MOSTLY STEERED AWAY OM THE RAPPER TO FOC ON HIS MSAGE. "SOLO Mí," FOR EXAMPLE, STARS AN ABED WOMAN WHO FDS STRENGTH HIS LYRICS THAT TRANSLATE TO: "DON'T LL ME, BABY / I'M NOT YOURS OR ANYONE'S / I'M ME ALONE." IN AN INSTAGRAM POST ABOUT THE VIO, BAD BUNNY WROTE SPANISH, "I'M NOT SURE IF CKFIGHTS ARE ABE, BUT GENR VLENCE AGAST WOMEN AND THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF WOMEN WHO ARE MURRED IS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY'S LATT MIC VIO FOR "CARO," WHICH TRANSLAT TO "EXPENSIVE" ENGLISH, IS ANOTHER THAT HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN ALONGSI OTHER MARGALIZED GROUPS LIKE THE LGBTQ MUNY. WH HIS PATED, MANICURED NAILS AND FLAMBOYANT SENSE OF STYLE, HE'S BEEN AT ODDS WH THE MACHISTA, OR OFTEN TOXIC MASCULY, CULTURE THAT'S OFTEN GRAED LATX LIFE. THOSE NAILS MA HEADL JULY WHEN A SALON OVIEDO, SPA REFED HIM SERVICE. BAD BUNNY POSTED ABOUT THE CINT ON INSTAGRAM AND WROTE, "THEY TOLD ME NO BEE I'M A MAN. WHAT YEAR IS ? F**KG 1960?" BUT HIS PEERS HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SUPPORTIVE. IN A NVERSATN WH COMPLEX LAST SEPTEMBER, J BALV CLARED THAT BAD BUNNY'S LORFUL PRENCE THE URBAN MIC SCENE MA HIM AN EXAMPLE THAT WOULD HELP "PEOPLE PRIVG THEMSELV OF BEG WHO THEY REALLY ARE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDGLY, THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO" OPENS WH BAD BUNNY GETTG HIS NAILS PATED BLACK. BUT WHEN THE MERA REFOC ON THE RAPPER, HE'S BEEN REPLACED BY PUERTO RIN MOL JAZMYNE JOY, WHO SEAMLSLY ROCKS HIS GENR-FLUID STYLE AS THE VISUAL’S NEW STAR. WHILE LIP-SYNCG HIS LYRICS, JOY FLEX ON THE HOOD OF A FERRARI NVERTIBLE. AND A DREAM-LIKE FASHN SHOW THAT UNFOLDS A PARALLEL SEQUENCE, WOMEN OF MANY SIZ, SHAP, AND AGE STT THE TWALK WH NFINCE. A FIERCE DRAG QUEEN, STYLISH BLACK MAN, AND YOUNG WOMAN WH DOWN SYNDROME TAKE THEIR STRIS WH PRI. EVENTUALLY, BAD BUNNY REAPPEARS DURG THE VIO’S SUNSET WH PEOPLE NNG AROUND HIM. A MAN AND A WOMAN EACH JUMP TO KISS HIM ON THE CHEEK, AND, BAD BUNNY KISS JOY, HIS PY, A GTURE OF SELF-LOVE. "CARO" IS RICH WH CLIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SONG’S LYRICS ALSO TRANSFORM TO AN LGBTQ ANTHEM, PECIALLY WHEN YOU NSIR BAD BUNNY’S -WRER ON THE TRACK: PUERTO RIN GAY IN RICKY MART. BACKED BY A HARD-HTG TRAP BEAT, BAD BUNNY TAK AIM AT HIS JUDGMENTAL CRICS BY LIVG HIS BT LIFE UNBOTHERED. ON THE EMOTNAL BRIDGE, MART'S VOLS BACK BAD BUNNY'S AS HE LETS HIS GUARD DOWN TO ASK SPANISH, "WHY N I NOT BE LIKE THAT? WHAT DAMAGE HAVE I DONE TO YOU?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LYRICS RONATE WH WELL WH RICKY'S OWN STORY. AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH THE EARLY '90S, HE WAS HARASSED BY THE PRS WH QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN, AND MART EVENTUALLY ME OUT AS GAY ON 2010. WH BAD BUNNY, HE FDS A BETIFUL HARMONY AS THEY SG, "I'M JT HAPPY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THIS MAK BAD BUNNY A SORELY-NEED LATX ARTIST — ONE WHO UNRSTANDS WHY REPRENTATN MATTERS, CHAMPNS SPE OF HIS CRICS, AND IS HOPEFULLY SPIRG MORE LATX ARTISTS TO FEARLSLY ALIGN WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. AS A GAY, MEXIN-AMERIN MAN WHO LOV REGGAETON MIC, I EPLY APPRECIATE SEEG AND HEARG BAD BUNNY PROMOTE THE IA OF EMBRACG WHO I AM "CARO.” WHETHER OR NOT THE RT OF THE WORLD IS READY FOR HIM (AND HIS NAILS), I N'T WA TO SEE WHAT HE DO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• IS MALUMA GAY? HERE’S HIS RPONSE TO DATG RICKY MART
• DADDY YANKEE’S PUBLICIST REFUT GAY MORS, BLAM ONLE OUTLET

HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIOTHE FAST-RISG LAT TRAP STAR HAS BEEN UNAAID TO PUT HIMSELF AT ODDS WH TOXIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019/10:47 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:768PX;WIDTH:1289PX;}COURTY OF RIMAS ENTERTAMENTBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019 / 10:47 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIO","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY LUS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS RISG STAR BAD BUNNY IS MAKG MONEY MOV THE MIC DTRY, HE'S G HIS PLATFORM TO PAY FORWARD TO UNRREPRENTED PEOPL. AND WH LAST MONTH’S RELEASE OF THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO,” A CUT OM HIS LATE-2018 BUT X 100PRE, THE PUERTO RIN RAPPER ME OUT AS ALLY TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. HIS CLIVE SPOTLIGHT THE FLASHY CLIP IS A WORTHWHILE WATCH FOR A LATX MUNY, AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, THAT ULD E MORE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY, WHOSE REAL NAME IS BENO ANTON MARTíNEZ OS, HAS BEEN WORKG THE LAT TRAP MIC MARKET SCE 2016, EARNG HIGH-PROFILE FEATUR AND H SGL BEFORE EVEN DROPPG AN ALBUM. HE WAS TAKEN UNR THE WG OF LATX HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE FELLOW PUERTO RIN SGER OZUNA, COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR J BALV, AND REGGAETON MIC'S RINT VETERAN DADDY YANKEE, AND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE -SIGNS, AS WELL AS HIS PLAYFUL FLOW AND UNAPOLOGETIC ATTU, HE'S AMASSED LNS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY RANKED AT NO. 8 ON SPOTIFY'S MOST-STREAMED LAT ARTISTS LIST. AMONG THE UNTLS HS HE'S REGISTERED ON BILLBOARD'S LAT SONGS CHART, THE 24-YEAR-OLD HAS ALSO LAND SEVEN SONGS ON THE ALL-GENRE HOT 100 CHART, CLUDG THE NO. 1 H "I LIKE IT" WH CARDI B AND J BALV. AND WH LAT MIC NSUMPTN HAVG OUTPACED UNTRY MIC THE U.S. THIS PAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY HAS STAKED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE LOUST LATX VOIC LEADG THIS SEA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY FALLY DROPPED X 100PRE (MEANG "SIEMPRE" SPANISH, OR “FOREVER" ENGLISH) ON DECEMBER 24. IT'S BEEN LODGED THE TOP SPOT OF BILLBOARD'S HOT LAT ALBUMS CHART FOR SIX WEEKS NOW, AND PEAKED AT NO. 11 ON THE BILLBOARD 200. THE ALBUM IS LOAD WH SONGS WHERE HE'S EHER FEELG HIMSELF OR HIS FEELGS, BUT THE MIC VIOS FOR S SONGS HAVE MOSTLY STEERED AWAY OM THE RAPPER TO FOC ON HIS MSAGE. "SOLO Mí," FOR EXAMPLE, STARS AN ABED WOMAN WHO FDS STRENGTH HIS LYRICS THAT TRANSLATE TO: "DON'T LL ME, BABY / I'M NOT YOURS OR ANYONE'S / I'M ME ALONE." IN AN INSTAGRAM POST ABOUT THE VIO, BAD BUNNY WROTE SPANISH, "I'M NOT SURE IF CKFIGHTS ARE ABE, BUT GENR VLENCE AGAST WOMEN AND THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF WOMEN WHO ARE MURRED IS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY'S LATT MIC VIO FOR "CARO," WHICH TRANSLAT TO "EXPENSIVE" ENGLISH, IS ANOTHER THAT HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN ALONGSI OTHER MARGALIZED GROUPS LIKE THE LGBTQ MUNY. WH HIS PATED, MANICURED NAILS AND FLAMBOYANT SENSE OF STYLE, HE'S BEEN AT ODDS WH THE MACHISTA, OR OFTEN TOXIC MASCULY, CULTURE THAT'S OFTEN GRAED LATX LIFE. THOSE NAILS MA HEADL JULY WHEN A SALON OVIEDO, SPA REFED HIM SERVICE. BAD BUNNY POSTED ABOUT THE CINT ON INSTAGRAM AND WROTE, "THEY TOLD ME NO BEE I'M A MAN. WHAT YEAR IS ? F**KG 1960?" BUT HIS PEERS HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SUPPORTIVE. IN A NVERSATN WH COMPLEX LAST SEPTEMBER, J BALV CLARED THAT BAD BUNNY'S LORFUL PRENCE THE URBAN MIC SCENE MA HIM AN EXAMPLE THAT WOULD HELP "PEOPLE PRIVG THEMSELV OF BEG WHO THEY REALLY ARE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDGLY, THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO" OPENS WH BAD BUNNY GETTG HIS NAILS PATED BLACK. BUT WHEN THE MERA REFOC ON THE RAPPER, HE'S BEEN REPLACED BY PUERTO RIN MOL JAZMYNE JOY, WHO SEAMLSLY ROCKS HIS GENR-FLUID STYLE AS THE VISUAL’S NEW STAR. WHILE LIP-SYNCG HIS LYRICS, JOY FLEX ON THE HOOD OF A FERRARI NVERTIBLE. AND A DREAM-LIKE FASHN SHOW THAT UNFOLDS A PARALLEL SEQUENCE, WOMEN OF MANY SIZ, SHAP, AND AGE STT THE TWALK WH NFINCE. A FIERCE DRAG QUEEN, STYLISH BLACK MAN, AND YOUNG WOMAN WH DOWN SYNDROME TAKE THEIR STRIS WH PRI. EVENTUALLY, BAD BUNNY REAPPEARS DURG THE VIO’S SUNSET WH PEOPLE NNG AROUND HIM. A MAN AND A WOMAN EACH JUMP TO KISS HIM ON THE CHEEK, AND, BAD BUNNY KISS JOY, HIS PY, A GTURE OF SELF-LOVE. "CARO" IS RICH WH CLIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SONG’S LYRICS ALSO TRANSFORM TO AN LGBTQ ANTHEM, PECIALLY WHEN YOU NSIR BAD BUNNY’S -WRER ON THE TRACK: PUERTO RIN GAY IN RICKY MART. BACKED BY A HARD-HTG TRAP BEAT, BAD BUNNY TAK AIM AT HIS JUDGMENTAL CRICS BY LIVG HIS BT LIFE UNBOTHERED. ON THE EMOTNAL BRIDGE, MART'S VOLS BACK BAD BUNNY'S AS HE LETS HIS GUARD DOWN TO ASK SPANISH, "WHY N I NOT BE LIKE THAT? WHAT DAMAGE HAVE I DONE TO YOU?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LYRICS RONATE WH WELL WH RICKY'S OWN STORY. AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH THE EARLY '90S, HE WAS HARASSED BY THE PRS WH QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN, AND MART EVENTUALLY ME OUT AS GAY ON 2010. WH BAD BUNNY, HE FDS A BETIFUL HARMONY AS THEY SG, "I'M JT HAPPY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THIS MAK BAD BUNNY A SORELY-NEED LATX ARTIST — ONE WHO UNRSTANDS WHY REPRENTATN MATTERS, CHAMPNS SPE OF HIS CRICS, AND IS HOPEFULLY SPIRG MORE LATX ARTISTS TO FEARLSLY ALIGN WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. AS A GAY, MEXIN-AMERIN MAN WHO LOV REGGAETON MIC, I EPLY APPRECIATE SEEG AND HEARG BAD BUNNY PROMOTE THE IA OF EMBRACG WHO I AM "CARO.” WHETHER OR NOT THE RT OF THE WORLD IS READY FOR HIM (AND HIS NAILS), I N'T WA TO SEE WHAT HE DO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

As Lat trap’s first openly gay standard bearer, Fret once aga igned bate over the space queer and trans people hold wh the urbano movement. He was a equent cric of the ternalized homophobia displayed by many of his peers, makg his ath a bter remr of why greater visibily for queer artists is an important step towards addrsg genr and sexualy-based discrimatn wh the mic dtry. Fans and artists regularly challenge the myth that reggaeton and mbow are herently homophobic and misogynistic, though the symptoms are unniably graed our society through normalized slurs and glarg double standards.

Reggaeton, but make gay.

La Cz is an up-and-g reggaeton artist who me out as gay and recently started to make songs that brg a queer sensibily to a genre that has historilly been domated by straight Cz, who is currently 27 years old, was born Caras, Venezuela and moved to Madrid, Spa 2015 to pursue a reer mic. 2 ln views as of this wrg, the mic vio of “Te Conocí Bailando” shows La Cz surround by sexy men who are grdg on each other and servg up choreography – an image that we’ve often seen om women reggaeton mic vios, but that feels entirely h when is applied to a gay artist surround by Cz released his latt sgle, “Quítate La Ropa, ” June 2023.

IS MALUMA GAY? HERE’S HIS RPONSE TO DATG RICKY MART

The mic vio for this new song go even further terms of queer them and cln, featurg several shirtls men, locker room teractns, guys twerkg their ass ont of urals, and homoerotic boxg fights. By beg gay and featurg men as the objects of his sire, La Cz is subvertg what is an otherwise credibly “macho” genre. After all, he's been clear that "Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana" ("I Do Whatever I Want") has artfully challenged homophobia reggaeton, criqued masculy the Lato muny and been an ally to the LGBTQ muny.

" When fellow reggaeton star Don Omar spewed homophobic ments onle, Bad Bunny tweeted: "Homophobia this day and age? Bad Bunny has proven "you don't have to be homophobic or transphobic orr to succeed the world of reggaeton and músi urbana, " says La Founta-Stok. Experts say 's plited'Chosen fay': How ballroom stills pri Black, Lato LGBTQ munyMore:Queer Lato podst ‘De Pueblo, Católi y Gay’ aims to fight LGBTQ stigma.

DADDY YANKEE’S PUBLICIST REFUT GAY MORS, BLAM ONLE OUTLET

In 2010 when Ricky Mart me out as a gay, he marked a shift acceptance of the LGBTQ+ muny among Latos the mastream media. ” In the club banger, she sps Spanish, “Long live the gays! Blue Rojo is phg Lat pop mic forward while proudly reprentg his gay inty his songs.