Bad Bunny: Destroyer of Genre
Bad Bunny fascinates the mind of many, from those who avidly listen to every musical moment of his to those who adamantly critique his every outfit. Benito’s global outreach…
Gender & Wealth: A Dual Performance Behind Bad Bunny’s Fashion
Throughout his career, Benito Martínez Ocasio, more commonly known as Bad Bunny, has not only had an impact on the Latin music industry but also distinguished himself from other male…
The Worlds of Bad Bunny: An Analysis of Album Covers
There aren’t many images that thousands of people around the world could recognize within a glance. Through his album covers, though, Bad Bunny has produced multiple pieces of infamous art.…
Dándole Rewind: Origins of Underground Hip-Hop in Puerto Rico and the Beat that Ignited Revolution (1990-2024)
Within the discography of famous singer Bad Bunny, his lyrics and visual media reflect the struggles and resilience of the Puerto Rican community. After years in the music industry, his…
The Politics of the Stage: Exploring Live Performances as Sites for Political Engagement through Bad Bunny
The Politics of the Stage: Exploring Live Performances as Sites for Political Engagement through Bad Bunny By Isis Arevalo Figure 0. Bad Bunny at El Coliseo in Puerto Rico. Introduction:…
Reggaeton, Rewritten: Exploring Feminist and Machismo Themes in Bad Bunny’s Album “Un Verano Sin Ti”
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Singer, Songwriter, … Wrestler? How Masculinity and Culture are Intertwined in Bad Bunny’s Wrestling Career.
Introduction During in-class discussions of Benito’s lyrics, music, videos, and general elements of his identity which comprise his image, a common theme that has arised is his activism for the…
Thinking with Bad Bunny: AI, Authenticity, and Ownership
Artificial Intelligence remains a relatively novel aspect of technology, rapidly advancing at an exponential pace, with seemingly limitless potential. However, this progress brings forth a unique set of ethical dilemmas,…
Menos Machismo: Bad Bunny’s Evolution Towards Feminism and Advocacy
“Dirty”, “underground”, and a “triggering factor for criminal acts”, were among the various descriptions assigned to one of the most popular genres of Latin music today: reggaeton (nacla.org/reggaeton-nation). Historically, the…
Breaking Borders: Bad Bunny, Translanguaging, and the Redefinition of Latino Identity
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Marketing Latinidad: Bad Bunny’s Use of Identity as a Branding Tool
A prevailing alignment with Latinidad in the United States by individuals with ties to the Latin American region points to a successful attempt at organizing its heterogeneous members under a…
Stitching Authenticity: Bad Bunny’s Personal vs Cultural Relationship with Fashion
Introduction Bad Bunny is an artist whose ideals revolve around authenticity, however his personal and cultural authenticities tend to contradict each other. In this blog, I will be exploring the…
Thinking with the Polarities in Bad Bunny
Through Bad Bunny’s music, I explore the conflicting emotional states that he expresses. I choose pairs of songs that express such states as self-aggrandizement versus existential emptiness and unconsciousness versus…