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WATCH: Residente Hints at a Possible Calle 13 Reunion in ‘Ron en el Piso’

Jeanette Hernandez — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:25:47 +0000

After postponing his music releases last year, Residente is back in action. On Jan. 11, the Puerto Rican figurehead dropped his latest single “Ron en el Piso.” The music video featured cameos of his loved ones – including all the members of Calle 13. “This is for what we are, for what we were. For

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From Grupo Frontera to Calle 13, Here Are the Songs Mexico’s President Recommend That Aren’t Corridos Tumbados

Jeanette Hernandez — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:49:17 +0000

As promised, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) shared his favorite tracks as a way to recommend new music to the youth that isn’t corridos tumbados. His musical suggestions included picks by Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny, Calle 13, and more. It all started on June 26 when AMLO criticized corridos tumbados. “[The youth] can

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Cabra Talks Dropping His Vistante Moniker & Working With Rita Indiana

Cheky — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:34:15 +0000

On June 18, Eduardo Cabra put his Visitante moniker to sleep with a bang. With his new song “La Cabra Jala Pal Monte” and its accompanying music video, the prolific Puerto Rican producer emerged as simply Cabra, leaving behind the alias he adopted back in the early 2000s when he formed Calle 13 with his

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Rosario Dawson, Bad Bunny & Others Are Activists Defending Their Homeland in La Borinqueña’s Latest Cover

Erika Ramirez — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:18:27 +0000

Art imitating real life can be inspiring, as is the case with the latest cover of La Borinqueña. Rosario Dawson, Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Calle 13’s Residente and iLe appear on the cover of the third issue of the graphic novel. The Latinx musicians, actors and more are portrayed as the activists they are. This

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Residente Jokingly Claims to Want to be an Influencer & Throws Jabs at Other Rappers

Eduardo Cepeda — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 13:17:00 +0000

Residente wants to be an influencer. At least that’s what he jokingly claims in a recent video. The former Calle 13 rapper took to his Instagram to delivery a searing critique of the music industry and its reliance on influencer culture. Never one to shy away from controversy, he even delivered what could be a

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Residente Speaks Out Against Youtube for Censoring His Video Depicting Childbirth

Eduardo Cepeda — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:03:08 +0000

The always outspoken Residente took to social media on Wednesday to call Youtube out for removing the video for his 2017 single “Somos Anormales.” He posted a screenshot of the removal notice, along with captions both in Spanish and English: “After seeing thousands of videos of people that don’t say anything in their songs… after

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“Reggaetoons” is a Hilarious Cartoon Reimagining Classic Reggaeton Lyrics

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:00:47 +0000

Amada Echeverria is a data scientist and cartoonist based in Brooklyn. Born in Mexico and raised in Miami, her love of reggaeton knows no bounds. Her series Reggaetoons explores iconic reggaeton lyrics through a modern lens. We sat down for a little Q&A with the creator of the cartoon strip. Tell us a little background about

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TRAILER: Follow Residente’s Journey to Make an Album Based on His DNA Results in This Doc

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:20:33 +0000

Trust René Pérez Joglar (aka Residente) to turn the music documentary on its head. His self-titled film, Residente, ostensibly follows him as he works on his latest album, but it is above all, a journey of self-discovery. After taking a DNA test, the Puerto Rican founder of Calle 13 found that he could trace his legacy

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