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Brendan Frizzell, PhD Student in Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bad Bunny says reggaeton is Puerto Rican, but it was born in Panama

Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Bad Bunny performs the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Bad Bunny likes to remind the world where he and his music come from.

In “EoO,” a song from his 2025 album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” he raps, “‘Tás escuchando música de Puerto Rico” (“You’re listening to music from Puerto Rico”). Similarly, in the album’s second track, “VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR,” he announces that both he and reggaeton were born in Puerto Rico: “Aquí nací yo y el reggaetón, pa’ que sepa’.”

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