Rapper. Singer. Actor. Wrestler. Fashion icon. All-round good guy. It's official: the biggest Latin trap star in the world in 2025 is... Bad Bunny!

Since gliding stylishly out of Puerto Rico in 2018, he's redefined Latin music globally, credited with pushing Spanish-language rap into the mainstream.

His 2022 smash album Un Verano Sin Ti ruled the US Billboard charts for 13 weeks - the first all-Spanish album to do so. With three Grammy awards, eleven Latin Grammy Awards and eight Billboard Music Awards, his collection of accolades and other staggering statistics speak for themselves.

Unapologetically authentic, genre-bending, and proudly Puerto Rican, Bad Bunny has become more than just a star and cultural icon, he's the undisputed King of Latin Trap.

It's Bad Bunny, baby!


SAMPLE QUOTES

"I wasn't the kid who got involved in the streets. I liked to be at home with my family." - Bad Bunny, on being a good boy growing up in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Rolling Stone, May 14, 2020

"My sound is the sound of now, and of the future. It's a party, it's nostalgia, it's struggle... it's romance." - Bad Bunny, when asked 'What does your music sound like to you?', i-D, September 10, 2025

SAMPLE FACTS

Bad Bunny's now-iconic stage name has surprisingly cute origins! As a child, he once dressed up as a bunny for school, but looked so grumpy in the photo his mom took of him that friends teased him as a 'bad bunny'. The nickname stuck - and a legend was born!

«Aquí mataron gente por sacar la bandera / por eso es que ahora yo la llevo donde quiera».—«LA MuDANZA»

Como la de innumerables puertorriqueños, la vida de la superestrella global Bad Bunny —Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio— ha transcurrido entre apagones, huracanes, corrupción política y opresión. Estas experiencias no solo han marcado su trayectoria, sino que revelan el impacto continuo del colonialismo en Puerto Rico, un trasfondo que resuena en muchas de sus canciones.

Este libro ofrece una mirada única y poderosa: un viaje por el pasado de la isla y una visión esperanzadora del futuro a través de una de sus voces más universales y comprometidas. A través de entrevistas exclusivas con músicos, políticos y periodistas, y apoyadas en una rigurosa investigación etnográfica, las autoras presentan a Bad Bunny en toda su dimensión, situando su música y su figura en el contexto histórico, político y cultural de nuestro tiempo.

Vanessa Díaz y Petra R. Rivera-Rideau, creadoras del aclamado Bad Bunny Syllabus, revelan cómo el artista forma parte de una larga tradición puertorriqueña que combina alegría y protesta, y que sigue alimentando la resistencia diaria en la isla.

«Una reflexión profunda sobre la postura de Bad Bunny acerca de la raza y el género, teniendo en cuenta no solo la vida y la carrera del cantante, sino también la historia reciente de Puerto Rico». —Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Autor de Puerto Rico: Historia de una Nación

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

“Here they killed people for raising the flag / that’s why now I carry it everywhere.”—“LA MuDANZA”

Like that of countless Puerto Ricans, the life of global superstar Bad Bunny —Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio— has unfolded amid blackouts, hurricanes, political corruption, and oppression. These experiences have not only shaped his career but also reveal the ongoing impact of colonialism in Puerto Rico, a backdrop that resonates throughout many of his songs.

This book offers a unique and powerful perspective: a journey through the island’s past and a hopeful vision of its future, seen through one of its most universal and committed voices. Through exclusive interviews with musicians, politicians, and journalists, supported by rigorous ethnographic research, the authors present Bad Bunny in his full dimension, situating his music and persona within the historical, political, and cultural context of our time.

Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau, creators of the acclaimed Bad Bunny Syllabus, reveal how the artist is part of a long Puerto Rican tradition that blends joy and protest, continuing to fuel daily resistance on the island.

“A profound reflection on Bad Bunny’s stance on race and gender, considering not only the singer’s life and career but also Puerto Rico’s recent history.” —Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Author of Puerto Rico: History of a Nation

Rebels With A Cause is an in-depth account of Green Day's 20-year journey from their scrappy high school band days to international stardom.

It's a punk-roots journey told through incisive interviews and first-hand accounts that expose as much about the music scene as the band members themselves!

From their 1994 major label debut album Dookie to the award-winning American Idiot, Green Day have now successfully taken the spirit of punk into the world of stadium-rock.

Written by Gillian G. Gaar, this intimate and perceptive band biography tells exactly how they did it and reveals what success has meant to these feted Californian champions of alternative rock.

When a former Green Day roadie reunites with the group, the result is a moral reckoning that eviscerates the music business, both underground and mainstream. It’s also a tender travelogue about finding common ground while exploring new roads with old friends. One need not be a fan of the band to enjoy this rollercoaster journey through Asia and its exploration of very different ideas of success.

Este libro te lleva al backstage del reggaetón con anécdotas y hits que te harán bailar sin parar. 

Los personajes que desfilan por las páginas de Reggaetón Religión van desde la primera generación de reggaetoneros que agrupó, entre otros, a Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderón, Don Omar, Ivy Queen y Wisin y Yandel, hasta las últimas generaciones, entre las que podemos encontrar a J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro o Bad Bunny, pasando por Karol G, Anitta, Rosalía y otras exponentes de talla internacional. Además, la autora revisa el panorama nacional con músicos como Poli- má Westcoast y Pablo Chill-E, y en cada caso despliega anécdotas y análisis de letras que intentan conectar las estrellas de esta gran constelación en un relato sobre el género más reproducido en Spotify.

Leer este libro es entrar a una verdadera fiesta, un recorrido alucinante por las cimas y simas de una cultura popular y rebelde que ha conquistado el mundo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

This book takes you behind the scenes of reggaetón with stories and hits that will keep you dancing non-stop.

The characters featured in Reggaetón Religion range from the first generation of reggaetoneros, including Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderón, Don Omar, Ivy Queen, and Wisin y Yandel, to the latest stars like J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro, and Bad Bunny, as well as Karol G, Anitta, Rosalía, and other international icons. The author also explores the national scene with artists like Polimá Westcoast and Pablo Chill-E, sharing anecdotes and lyrical analyses that connect the stars of this vast constellation in a narrative about the most streamed genre on Spotify.

Reading this book is like stepping into a real party, an exhilarating journey through the highs and lows of a rebellious and popular culture that has taken over the world.