Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, artistically known as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican singer in the genres of rap, reggaeton, and Latin trap. He was born in Vega Baja, San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 10, 1994.
Famous for songs like Amorfoda, Callaíta, and Yo perreo sola, which have accumulated billions of views on YouTube, Bunny is popularly known for his numerous collaborations with other prominent figures in the urban genre, such as J. Balvin, with whom he released the album Oasis (2019), and Becky G, with whom he reached the top of international charts in 2017 thanks to the hit Mayores, which propelled the young American, of Mexican descent, to fame.
Among his most important collaborations are: Te guste, with Jennifer López (2018), Mía (2018) with Drake, which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, Está Rico with Marc Anthony and Will Smith, his second studio album (February 2020) YHLQMDLG (I do what I want) featuring special appearances by Daddy Yankee, Sech, Anuel AA, Yaviah, Kendo Kaponi, Jowell & Randy, Ñengo Flow, among others. YHLQMDLG reached number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States, becoming the highest-charting Spanish-language album in the history of that chart.
In July 2017, he was recognized with the Composer of the Year award at the Latin Music Awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
In 2019, Rolling Stone magazine once again updated its prestigious list of 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time' to include artists who have recently made a significant impact on the music scene. Among them is Bad Bunny, who debuted in this new version at position 447 with X100PRE, his 2018 debut studio album.
He has been nominated multiple times for the Latin Grammy Awards, the BET Hip Hop Awards, and the Latin American Music Awards, where he won in two categories, and in 2017 for the Grammy Awards with "I Like It" alongside Cardi B and J Balvin as Song of the Year.
In February 2020, he was invited to perform at the halftime show of Super Bowl LIV, headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, where the Colombian J. Balvin also participated.
In May 2020, he released Las que no iban a salir, a compilation album featuring Zion & Lennox, Yandel, Don Omar, Nicky Jam, Jhay Cortez, and the singer's current girlfriend, Gabriela Berlingeri.
In September 2020, she traveled through the Big Apple in a truck converted into a stage for hours while singing some of her hits. The performance was streamed live on YouTube and was followed by millions of people.
In August 2020, he joined his voice with that of popular Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández to support the campaign for the presidency of the United States by Democratic candidate Joe Biden. "Before I liked you, but not anymore. I used to like you, but not anymore," says the song he performs, while images of the current president and Republican candidate, Donald Trump, are interspersed in a 30-second video approved by Biden.
In September 2020, Bunny, in collaboration with Crocs, the renowned shoe brand of which the reggaeton artist is a fan, launched a customized model that sold out within minutes.
