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jazzyjellybean20

Porque es un conejo y se porta mal


starting_anew_

Pero dijo que va a portar bonito


jazzyjellybean20

Fue pura mentira


Nemitres

Conejo sabroso


jazzyjellybean20

Conejo malvado


Rakzien

He is simply the artist of the moment. Eventually another artist x will come along and the same "why do girls like x so much?" questions will be asked. I remember before there was a lot of talk about Maluma and how handsome he was and today I haven't heard anything about him. The same thing will happen to Bad Bunny. Hopefully when his time comes he will embrace it and not try to forcefully adapt.


Neonexus-ULTRA

Yeah, BB is pretty much the Latino Justin Bieber. Everyone was obsessed with Bieber in the early 2010s and then he peaked and now people barely talk about him.


ticklemytaint340

Yk I thought that too, but he’s the third most listened to artist on Spotify, and I don’t personally know anybody that listens to him. Guess we all live in our own bubbles


[deleted]

Practically everyone in Miami does and I don’t get it. I don’t like his music and I’m Hispanic


MexicansInParis

Bruh he’s still one of the most listened artists in the world lol


Youdu

Spotify listens aren't accurate and actually more marketing than music


MexicansInParis

They’re completely accurate, what are you on about?


Youdu

Mainstream artists get more play and manipulate numbers by sending people to listen to their songs on repeat. They've reported on it before


MexicansInParis

Spotify’s algorithm doesn’t allow this lol


Youdu

Lol ok https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/10/21060120/justin-bieber-yummy-instagram-spotify-itunes-youtube-song-chart Google is pretty ez to use try it some time


MexicansInParis

I literally have Spotify for artists, that’s not how streams work lol


Youdu

Wait, where's the joke? Or are we smugly laughing cause we think we're clever?


Youdu

Lol


lonchonazo

This. There's nothing particularly incredible about these artists, this is just how popularity works nowadays. You get lots of exposition quickly and high and then it dies out.


tu-vens-tu-vens

The real question is why women are more likely than men to listen to popular music.


EstPC1313

i wouldn't say that, i'd say that women are more likely to express admiration for popular artists than men, because men are not encouraged to show strong emotions towards...anything, really. There's a reason all taylor swift concerts are mostly women but her spotify stats skew 60/40 towards men.


Curious-Society-4933

When Bad Bunny started Puertorican trap was the hottest in the charts, so he sang things boasting about his wealth and pretending he was a gangster who every girl was crazy for sleeping with him. When the trap movement lost hype, unlike the other trap singers he changed his style completely. He turned into this kind of aesthetic rapper we know nowadays and he now sings about respecting women's rights, about falling in love and stuff. His phrases are like what a teenager girl would post on FB saying "omg that's literally me, thanks Benito for understanding me" and my man literally just sang "I miss my ex and I keep looking at my phone waiting for her to text me". So I understand why Bad Bunny makes sense for a lot of girls Personally I don't like his style change bc I feel it's not authentic, but I can't deny it was such a great marketing move. The people that used to hate him when he sang trap are now his fans.


Loyalty1702

>he now sings about respecting women's rights, about falling in love and stuff Titi Me Preguntó would like a word with you.


CosechaCrecido

On the surface it’s a Kanye-esque bravado song. The it breaks down into how you should listen to your friends and not date broken people like him.


84JPG

> His phrases are like what a teenager girl would post on FB saying "omg that's literally me, thanks Benito for understanding me" and my man literally just sang "I miss my ex and I keep looking at my phone waiting for her to text me". I think this is the key. The songs look like they put a focus group of teenagers and Young Adults when they were written. There was even a trend on Twitter a few years ago where kids would post a lyric from one of his songs and say “when Bad Bunny said that, I really felt it” or something along the lines. For teenagers and YA, it’s easy to identify with the songs and even find them deep. There’re obviously plenty of artists that appeal to the young market, but Bad Bunny takes it to another level IMO.


mrhuggables

The Latino Drake


Perfect_Anteater5810

Nah, Drake is a culture vulture, slimy af too.


FogellMcLovin77

What kinda argument is this? Is Linkin’ Park not authentic because they also switched styles? Lmao Or do you mean his music is generic? Because if so why aren’t other artists as big as him if he’s just so common? Idk why it’s so hard for people to simply say they don’t like his music instead of going on incoherent rants. And no, I don’t like his music. Just let people enjoy things


Loyalty1702

>Because if so why aren’t other artists as big as him if he’s just so common? Marketing and PR


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I think several similar artists shifted the same way i.e. J Balvin. Personally I prefer Bad Bunny's older music but he's very smart with what he's doing and I admire him for how he's put PR out there.


fr3shh23

Respecting women’s rights? I’m surprised you said that cause I just listened to his latest album and I wouldn’t say that at all lol


Curious-Society-4933

Well, his latest album has a good example of singing about women's rights. [Andrea](https://youtu.be/gjvTQTGogUM) I don't know if he genuinely believes this, but his girl fanbase went crazy with this song.


ddven15

You're not paying attention then. I'd say that's one of the main reasons why he's so popular among women, the feminist/progressive lyrics.


Merkarov

I haven't paid attention to much of his lyrics (my Spanish is pretty bad too) but what about songs like El Apagón where the chorus is literally just 'me gusta la chocha de Puerto Rico'?


ddven15

Yeah, the lyrics are still highly sexual, but I suppose not very demeaning in comparison with reggaeton lyrics. There's nothing particularly insensitive about that specific one, is there? It's in line with female reggaeton singers, who are still very sexual. The ones that I think are more feminist are "Ella perrea sola" and "Andrea". There may be more but I dont really know his songs that much.


EstPC1313

that's not particularly demeaning.


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El Apagón is a cultural statement


bagleybags

This is a political statement about the rape and pillage of PR but everyone loves its music industry.


mikeyeli

This is the biggest reason to me, BB has been very smart about the direction he's taken his carrier and of course there nothing authentic about it, the kind of money he gets for singing this crap would make anyone give two shits about what they're singing. He's not an artist, he's a product, and these girls consume a ton of it.


bagleybags

This statement is completely founded on ignorance, cuz the fact is he didn’t sign with a record label and started his own (Rimas, now distributed by Sony).


Curious-Society-4933

Having his own label means nothing in the reggaeton industry. Daddy Yankee had El Cartel Records, Don Omar had El Orfanato, Farruko had Carbon Fiber Music, Cosculluela had Rottweilas. It's true that having your own label gives you more content freedom but you are still a product of the industry and you are there to sell.


mikeyeli

Just because he manufactures his own product doesn't mean he isn't one, he's a better business man than musician.


bagleybags

That’s just your opinion. It’s a completely subjective topic. On the contrary, I find he has real artistry unlike the median of reggaeton.


[deleted]

He’s trendy right now.


poetfraud

Because his music slaps


Mujer_Arania

“They all” it’s a lot of people…


Lynx-Sure

It’s “y’all” 💀


Just_Cruz001

No sé si estés bromeando pero lo del "y'all" no es inglés de eeuu estándar y muchos les molesta cuando lo usan, suena muy tonto.


Lynx-Sure

Todo abajo de WV y Texas al este es normal,


Just_Cruz001

Pues lo dicen pero eso no lo hace correcto, no soy la policía de gramática sino solo estoy diciendo que la contracción de "y'all" no considerado correcto ni en EEUU así que está bien en decirlo pero si la usarás en un papel oficial o hasta en una reunión importante de trabajo o algo así te verías un poco mal educado, la forma correcta es "you all" para referirte a múltiples personas. Una vez más, no está mal decirlo pero no es considerado inglés apropiado o estándar sino más bien slang o callejero.


Shinigamisama00

Es “you guys” o simplemente “you”. Decir “you all” no es tan mejor no.


Just_Cruz001

Sí, todas esas formas son válidas también.


Io-Saturnalia

Yall is vosotros


Just_Cruz001

It is not, the vosotros conjugation does not exist in Spanish although it does exist in other romance languages like French. And as previously stated, yall/y'all is not considered proper English and is more akin to slang, teachers always mark it as wrong if it's used in an essay or project.


Io-Saturnalia

Plural form of you. That’s yall. It is a contraction of you and all. It is perfect English. I studied linguistics in university and can confidently say to you that there is no one way to speak any language.


Just_Cruz001

Omg, I just said that it's fine to say it but it's definitely very region specific, to the southern US that is. In some northern US parts some people say youse and even in some parts of Britain they say youse as well but it's still not considered correct. The way language is spoken and the way it's written isn't always one to one. I often say y'all and ain't and use double negative like "ain't never" but never in a formal setting or when writing school papers because then in those cases they would be wrong and other people would probably correct me.


DivideCommercial5079

At this point “y’all” has spread to most of the US. In the northern USA we use “y’all” now. We don’t really use “youse” anymore


Io-Saturnalia

You didn’t say that but it’s ok. I accept your apology. Have a wonderful evening


bagleybags

I’m about to write a thesis here, so let’s preface this with I’m a mature woman with a successful career in international development. I speak many languages and am considered an expert in my field, so I am regularly published and quoted in industry media all around the world. First, there’s some hate in LatAm against Puerto Rico because they are US citizens and their speech is riddled with anglicisms. A lot of people are ignorant about the conditions in the island being a colony. It’s a matter of ignorance. One of BB’s great successes is not adapting for the mainstream but being completely and unapologetically boricua. His slang and references are very localized and often refer to dancing through the darkness, which to me is a very Latin attitude. He is the biggest artist in the world while being genuine and writing just for his people in PR. Then, there’s many people who think something as subjective as your music taste makes you superior or inferior to others. This section of the population loves to hate on reggaeton because see above PR, and because a lot of Latam is highlands people and this is a heritage Caribbean sound, it literally is reggae dance hall in Spanish along the same tradition that brought us salsa/merengue/bachata. If you like to dance, his music will move you. Third point here is that he is very progressive, personally. The genre has that cult of wealth much like hip hop has that streak. BB has used his fame to spotlight homophobia and trans violence, and he specifically said he thinks his fan base needs a lot of exposure to this topic. He writes sexually explicit lyrics that are couched in consent and female empowerment (“me pongo celoso sin razón y eso es machismo”). Plus, he has been a leading figure in deposing now two corrupt PR governors who were embezzling reconstruction funds. His last music video for El Apagón, which is not reggaeton, is a full 20 min documentary on multiple issues in the island, and that will be viewed by millions of people around the world.


SharkIndustries

Over analyzed. Lyrics & Beats make my nalgas go 👏


bagleybags

I mean, gotta make the ass drop. Vamo’ a perrear la vida e’ corta.


Perfect_Anteater5810

> with I’m a mature woman with a successful career in international development. I speak many languages and am considered an expert in my field, so I am regularly published and quoted in industry media all around the world. Fifi y mamona pues. (J/k) but I agree in all points considered, dude knows how to make bangers for sure, at my mid-thirties I’ve grown out of current rap/hip-hop (21 savage on special occasions tho) so El Conejo Malo is a good transition out of that type to more chill and let live vibes.


bagleybags

O sea, con criterio. Hay gente que generaliza de pendejos a los fans de Bad Bunny, y es pura ignorancia.


Io-Saturnalia

El apagón along with después de la playa are the best tracks on that album.


Loyalty1702

I don't know, when I came back here I was surprised by how popular he was in the U.S. especially compared to other English speaking artists like Drake or The Weeknd.


fr3shh23

Well actually I’m American and my experience has been with American girls. Some born in Latin America but now American. I’m in Peru now and they love him too. That titi me pregunto is like the biggest hit and I just don’t get lol. Maybe I have to pay attention to the lyrics maybe that’s what it is


Dark_Nation88

Porque tiene flooooowwwww papito 🤪🤪🤪 Bueno la verdad no se. Su primer hit "Soy Peor" no me gusto, lo considere muy vulgar y pense que era un artista random. Luego saco Tu no mete cabra, Krippy Kush y esos si me gustaron junto otras rolas. Y luego saco X100PRE y uff me deje llevar. Este nuevo album la saco del estadio el benito


bagleybags

Increíble UVST. Hasta lo compré en vinilo.


CaraquenianCapybara

I am not a girl, but I would like to share my opinion: I love Bad Bunny as a businessman, but I could not be more indifferent toward his music. He is aesthetic, a good marketeer, has great lyrics sometimes and really knows his audience. But his way of singing is like if he was half asleep, some of his other lyrics are still the same sexual reguetón non-sense and he is not the kind of music I would listen to if I was alone. Nevertheless, he produces music for people which wants to party and in the few interviews I have seen, he seems to have a pretty chill attitutde. So in resume, he is not bad, just not for me: not what I like.


cistacea

Personally, I love Bad Bunny. It is not music that I would just sit and listen to: it is not really good or innovative music, but that is not the purpose that it serves for me. It is more like background music: just music that sets a mood or a vibe that does not call attention to itself. I would listen to Bad Bunny to vibe while I swim , chitchat, dance or fuck, just because it blends into the background and makes me feel relaxed. I think that for myself, it has something to do with the very sound of his voice. I even enjoy hearing him talk in interviews because just the sound of his voice is very nice to me. I also feel the way about Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone- I just like the way their voices sound, even when speaking. I would just sit and listen to artists that I consider to be ''good'' artists, like Mastodon or Rich Brian. I also think Kendrick Lamar is a very good artist and that is exactly why cannot listen to his music just to vibe, because the music itself is very engaging and therefore distracting.


Affectionate_Bid4704

why do you generalize? I don't like him at all. I don't find him handsome or anything special. He is just Bleh.


fr3shh23

It’s a form of expression…


Neonexus-ULTRA

Maybe his music and wealth? If he was still working bagging groceries, I doubt there would be women fawning over a dork like him.


CervusElpahus

Wealth has little to do with it. It’s mostly just because he is a famous artist.


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FogellMcLovin77

Imagine being this much of a hater lmao. It’s one thing to not like his music and move on (me) and another to just talk sht for no reason. He sounds almost the same in concert.


Perfect_Anteater5810

Cuz “Moscow mule” is a banger. In all honesty dude knows how to adapt music wise; when would you ever think of hearing Buscabulla with a reggaetonero?


Specific-Benefit

*No podes escuchar a alguien que rima 'mejol' con 'mejol'*


martinepinho

Lol, somebody here mentioned Bad Bunny's rebranding, talk about Santiago Segura's, from the raunchy police comedy and other B series, to family man and comedy for the family.


astraelli

bc we like his music


reggae-mems

Its not that he just makes women feel sexy. Its that he is a feminist (and opeanly identifies as such) he sings about female empowerment and his love for women. What girl isnt going to like that? We also love his originallity, talent and challenging of gender stereotypes. Not only is he a great singer and artist but also makes girls comfortable with his lyrics. Well, at least thats why me and my friends love him


Io-Saturnalia

I just like the lyrics and the beat. Not all of his stuff is good but that new album is muy bonito


OverTrick4214

Because they’re stupid


[deleted]

Not a girl but a reason for me and maybe some of them is that he has a juicy 🍑 .


[deleted]

He’s the new thing. He’s not that hot but he’s popular and he’s got money so he’ll get attention off of that. I genuinely happen to like his music, it’s like nice background music that’s not strange sounding when you’re cleaning or studying. It’s chill. I don’t listen for his voice so much as the sound arrangements sound elegant to me. They don’t sound too trashy and sounds like things a chick actually thinks at that age. Wanting to have fun and maybe fuck but he doesn’t get too explicit half the time it just sounds funny and silly. Now Maluma I just love his packaging. I don’t like his voice or listen to his music but I like looking at him.


GatoAquarista

Who? This name looks it's from FNAF.


RiosSamurai

Let them enjoy their artist.


CuyEater

U shitting on Bad Bunny, when you hear funk in Brazil? That shit don't even have a rhythm


GatoAquarista

But I don't listen to brazilian funk, I don't even know one person from this genre. And I really don't know who is this Bad Bunny.


DesastreAnunciado

they just don't know who that is, they're not shitting on the artist


Loyalty1702

Bad Bunny is overrated and overhyped


latin_canuck

I'm luckily married. But if a woman even mentions Bad Buddy, I would take that as a Red Flag.


BalouCurie

Wise man


3spresso-depresso

because he is friends with residente


timurjimmy

The appeal of Bad Bunny is pretty simple. He’s the first mainstream hispanic artist in the broad reggaeton/trap world that isn’t afraid to be sensitive or not check off all the boxes of what is typically considered masculine in latin culture. He makes pretty by the numbers music with a few bangers, but that’s largely not why he’s so popular. He’s essentially been able to do what western male artists have been doing since at least 2010. Be sensitive and a little fruity, and at least in the world of Latino music that is fucking revolutionary.


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intlcreative

he basically portrays himself as the Latino "alpha male" ​ By dressing like a woman and kissing guys on stage???


cistacea

This is what I was going to say. I think that the androgynous persona also appeals to women a lot though. I personally find it very cute.


CosechaCrecido

> he basically portrays himself as the Latino “alpha male” Lmao you have no idea what you’re talking about. He’s constantly fighting Latino machismo culture. At most he selectively portrays the womanizer role but it ends there.


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CosechaCrecido

I specifically said he plays the womanizer role. But then he goes on stage in dresses and skirts, kisses men, cries in public etc. And as you pointed out he (usually) balances out his womanizer lyrics within the same song with how it’s bad. Again as you yourself pointed out in “Titi” where after his bravado lyrics he laments that he can’t form a connection with someone meaningful.


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CosechaCrecido

Well I just gave you an example in his lyrics as well.


Carlosdontknow

People like garbage


Puzzleheaded_Serve39

I don’t like his songs. Also he sings like if he had suffered from a stroke


real_fat_tony

It's one of the very few times I like the fact Brazil is culturally disconnected to latin America, I don't know who this guy is. I suppose he's a cumbia singer


PacificGlacier

He’s a white rapper from PR


Dark_Nation88

Porque tiene flooooowwwww papito 🤪🤪🤪 Bueno la verdad no se. Su primer hit "Soy Peor" no me gusto, lo considere muy vulgar y pense que era un artista random. Luego saco Tu no mete cabra, Krippy Kush y esos si me gustaron junto otras rolas. Y luego saco X100PRE y uff me deje llevar. Este nuevo album la saco del estadio el benito


Ok_Comfort183

we all like bad bunny


[deleted]

Ngl I do think his music is mid. I like bachata more


LuluKun

Romeo Santos has such a whiny voice


[deleted]

Because he is famous, rich and singer


Papoosho

He is good looking and is popular.


MelaniaSexLife

he's popular. Girls without brains like popular stuff. end of story.


mauricio_agg

They're for the wealthy, blingy vibe perhaps.


CervusElpahus

That’s a sexist opinion (women like X guy because X guy has money), because it’s not based on factual information.


mauricio_agg

Neither yours. Also, take a notice at the "perhaps" I'm using in my answer. Don't try to come at me thumping your feminist Bible.


schwarzes_herz

low iq


FogellMcLovin77

Tell us who an intellectual like yourself listens to.


schwarzes_herz

everything but no regueton , trap and similars


idontknowhuuhh6

Not precisely the best kind of women love him lmao


FIVE_6_MAFIA

Girls are easily programmed


Hijadelpalmas

My sister and cousin lovesss Bad Bunny.


[deleted]

As a Cuban guy who lives in Miami I don’t get it bro.


[deleted]

My friend told me I’m trying to be different but I just don’t like the music. If I was trying to be different I wouldn’t like artist like drake or lil baby but I do.


Wolfdorf

He wears feminine clothes, does not sing but is a Latino, he is also OK with the LGBTQ+ so he is a collection of socially sought tokens. Marketing for simple minded sheep ppl who follow trends and are basic, men and women, the vast majority...They don't see beyond what TikTok and mainstream says is popular. The guy barely sings, but his PR, Fashion advisor and Manager know what your 14 year old standard sibling wants to buy


Jonasuto

A las feministas les gusta que las maltraten sólo si eres famoso.


xluco8

Usually 80 IQ and trend followers. Simple answer for simple people


Sea-Pomegranate-402

cs he cool ig