Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, born 1994 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) mixes reggaeton, Latin trap, and just about everything else — and did it as Spotify's most-streamed artist three years running. Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) or YHLQMDLG (2020) is the place to start. Explore Bad Bunny vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on March 10, 1994. He uploaded his early songs to SoundCloud while studying audiovisual communication and working at a supermarket. He signed with Rimas Entertainment and his 2018 collaboration on Cardi B's I Like It (with J Balvin) brought him broad mainstream attention. His albums YHLQMDLG (2020) and Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) both reached number one on the Billboard 200, with Un Verano Sin Ti winning the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album in 2023 and becoming the most-streamed album of that year. He has remained an independent artist on Rimas Entertainment throughout his career.
Bad Bunny's sound combines reggaeton, Latin trap, and Spanish-language hip hop with elements of rock, pop, dembow, bachata, salsa, and electronic music. El Último Tour del Mundo (2020) incorporated rock and indie influences alongside trap and reggaeton. Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) added merengue, mambo, and Puerto Rican folk traditions.
Rimas Entertainment vinyl pressings of Bad Bunny's catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions, including limited retailer-exclusive pressings, deluxe formats, and box sets.
Listeners new to Bad Bunny typically start with YHLQMDLG (2020) or Un Verano Sin Ti (2022).
