Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, artistically known as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican singer of the genres rap, reggaeton, and Latin trap. He was born in Vega Baja, San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 10, 1994.
Famous for hits like Amorfoda, Callaíta, and Yo perreo sola, which have amassed 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), or Becky G, with whom he topped international charts in 2017 thanks to the success of Mayores, which catapulted 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 alongside 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 list.
In July 2017, he was honored with the Composer of the Year award at the Latin Music Awards of 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 made a significant impact on the music scene in recent times. Among them is Bad Bunny, who entered this new version at number 447 with X100PRE (the artist's debut studio album from 2018).
He has been nominated several 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 the halftime show of Super Bowl LIV, headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, where 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, he toured the Big Apple for hours in a truck converted into a stage, singing some of his 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 the popular Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández to support the presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Joe Biden. "I used to like you, but not anymore. I was into you, but not anymore," sings 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 well-known shoe brand that the reggaeton artist is a fan of, released a custom model designed by him that sold out in just a few minutes.
