On this remix, released as a surprise (Bad Bunny really loves to surprise us) with a live performance at the Billboard Music Awards in October 2020, Benito gave Nesi her due. Oversight or legal technically or whatever the reason may have been, this misstep was a mighty transgression that contradicts the message of the whole song. Failing to credit women artists critical to reggaetón songs is one of the genre’s longest-running misogynist practices. A nagging issue remained: up-and-comer Nesi was not plainly credited on the album version as a performer. He addressed femicides, which are particularly high on the island, in general, with background neons reading “Ni Una Menos (a direct reference to the anti-femicide movement) and “Las Mujeres Mandan.” And through this clip is how most discovered that, for his X100PRE tour and this video (and others), a trans woman named Kendra Mart has been at the helm of Bad Bunny’s choreography. In it he paid tribute to Alexis Negrón, a Puerto Rican trans woman whose murder-which remains tragically unsolved, by the way-in Puerto Rico early this year rocked the LGBTQIA+ community and beyond. Of course, the video for the first take is iconic: Bad Bunny punts masculine stereotypes and apepars in high-femme drag, hello. The first edition of this one, especially for femme fans of Bad Bunny, is an anthem of independent badassery on par with Ivy Queen’s pioneering “Yo Quiero Bailar,” so naturally, it made 100% sense for La Caballota to steal the show on the second edit of the song, which again features Puerto Rican singer Nesi. “Yo Perreo Sola Remix” - Bad Bunny x Nesi x Ivy Queen It is numbered specifically, not randomly–and yes, it’s a totally biased list. Track impact from many angles–career, social, cultural, our feels–was considered when compiling this collection.
Onto the rankings: We’ve factored more than just a song’s chart success into our picks, of course.
We’d like to note, though, that bringing in Puerto Rican group Las Atípicas, an all-woman Puerto Rican band, to craft a folkloric version of “Si Veo a Tu Mamá” at his recent Latin Grammys performance is a highlight that should most definitely be released as a single…with a video. And a good chunk of those include features or, like in some of the tracks we’ve listed below, he’s the invited guest.įor that reason, we didn’t include live-show, one-off collabs, like the Super Bowl LIV halftime show with Shakira and J Lo.
Despite that his career is only about five years long at this point, Benito has been consistently prolific-which means there are, like, hundreds of songs in his overall catalog. Analyzing the collaborations in Bad Bunny’s repertoire, it’s hard to pick a handful of favorites.
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