Bad Bunny
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0V4ddFBpv5/
Callaito, pero pa’ expresarse es atrevido. As he so classily said in a tweet, “Puerto Ricoooo Punñeta!!!!!!”
How Bad Bunny, Residente & Other Puerto Rican Artists Reacted to Ricky Rosselló’s Resignation
Rappers Residente and Bad Bunny join demonstrators protesting against Ricardo Rossello, the Governor of Puerto Rico July 17, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The last two weeks have been a testament to the power of coming together in peaceful protest and perreo. For latino artists, it was also a beautifully timely awakening and reminder that music, and the idealistic (often unanticipated) platform that can come along with it, can and should be used in critical times of potential historic change. Exhibit A: The #RickyRenuncia movement that followed el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo’s 889-page report. Rising and veteran artists alike came together to organize, amplify, and actually take to the streets to champion and fight alongside their compratiotas and followers.
The music industry as a whole can learn a lot from this moment. Though there’s still a lot of work to do, in Puerto Rico and beyond, this small win is worth celebrating.
Here’s how a few artists reacted to the news that Ricky Renunció:
PJ Sin Suela
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0U2RcghRlg/?igshid=1olcpijcfgu52
Pure joy, true inciter of FOMO.
Guaynaa
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0VO_gHHo7E
Mamarre, mamarre, mamarre.
Lyanno
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0U2OOgFWA9/?igshid=1ac644rskynvr
Did your eye also go straight to the “Colonialism is a Crime” sign?
Marc Anthony
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0V77vvlwvP/?igshid=1d9nhehi29h8i
Ah yes, quite the opportune moment for a selfie.
Zion
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UtZ6EAD2p/?igshid=1cjc7ab80f4sq
Again, why not I guess!
Puerto Rican rapper @Residente, who has largely led the protests, was in tears as he spoke to @DavidBegnaud: "After my son's birth, this is the happiest moment of my life. This is incredible. I've been waiting for this moment since i'm a little kid with my father." pic.twitter.com/eYgiYZbphf
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 25, 2019
El mas cabrón. Between planning for this morning’s national protest in la Milla de Oro and calling up all his friends to follow suit, here he is taking a moment to take it all in.
Daddy Yankee
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0U2vftFDzd/?igshid=h7z45jselvq3
Clarito y con calma.