Bad Bunny.Photo:John Parra/Telemundo via Getty
John Parra/Telemundo via Getty
Bad Bunnydropped a new album on Friday — and one lyric is already going viral.
The opening track of the Puerto Rican star’s fifth studio album,Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, is catching a great deal of attention from fans online. On the song “Nadie Sabe,” the reggaeton artist, 29, seemingly weighs in on acontroversial fan interactionfrom earlier this year.
In the new song, the Grammy winner (whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) appears to reflect on how he’s at the “prime” of his career, but can feel as if his whirlwind ascension to superstardom can come at a cost to his mental health.
At one point, while addressing how he feels like there are many people who’d like to see him fail (“Hay mucha gente deseando que me vaya mal”), he seems to make a reference to a controversy in which he threw a fan’s cell phone after she tried to take a selfie with him. The performer raps, “Tú no ere' mi fan real, por eso te tiré el celular,” or, “You’re not my real fan, that’s why I threw my cell phone at you.”
The “Ojitos Lindos” artist shared an explanation for his response onX (formerly known as Twitter)several days after it happened.
“The person who comes up to me to say hello, to tell me something, or just to meet me, will always receive my attention and respect," he wrote in a now-deleted post. “Those who come and put a f—ing phone in my face, I will consider it for what it is, a lack of respect, and I will treat it likewise.”
The verse on “Nadie Sabe” continues to echo his reasoning.
Bad Bunny.Michael Loccisano/Getty
Michael Loccisano/Getty
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The album arrives just a little over a year after he released his acclaimed, award-winning albumUn Verano Sin Ti. The record took home the Grammy for best urban album and was the first Spanish-language album to ever be nominated for album of the year.
In a SeptemberVanity Faircover story, the global superstar opened up about hiscommitment to singing in Spanish.
“I am never going to [sing in English] just because someone says I need to do it to reach a certain audience,” Bad Bunny said. “It’s not like I hate the idea … It’s just that I feel more comfortable in my own language. I think in Spanish, I feel in Spanish, I eat in Spanish, I sing in Spanish.”
source: people.com
