Bad Bunny song about Hawaiʻi sparks conversation about displacement, overtourism

Bad Bunny song about Hawaiʻi sparks conversation about displacement, overtourism

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny released a new album with a track titled, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii," a song with a prominent reference to the islands. The Conversation talked to Rudy Guevarra Jr., a professor of Asian-Pacific American studies at Arizona State University, about the history behind the new song.

Until very recently, I must admit, the singer Bad Bunny was as unknown to me as the meaning of the word gentrification, which became so popular in one of his last songs.It is very likely that the generation gap and my musical dislikes are the cause of my total ignorance of the Puerto Rican artist's work.In addition, the first time I heard about gentrification I had to go to the dictionary to realize that it was something I called otherwise.Howev…

Expectations are always great when it comes to Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican star has not only become one of the most important artists for contemporary Spanish music, but it is also one of the most representative voices for Latinos, but especially for Puerto Ricans. If we talk about pride of roots, Bad Bunny is the perfect example for definition.