Can someone pls explain the lure of bad bunny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you speak Spanish?

Dp. I do not speak Spanish, but I love reggaeton. I; however, cannot stand Bad Bunny. His songs sound whiney and loserish. J Balvin, Farruko, et al are more enjoyable to listen to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the OP, but I speak Spanish and I don't understand why he's famous. His voice is terrible and his songs are even worse.

What does he sing about? The usual?: partying, sex, fun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the OP, but I speak Spanish and I don't understand why he's famous. His voice is terrible and his songs are even worse.

If you don’t get him, you don’t get him.

Do you "get him"? If so, can you articulate why?

He’s extremely talented and many of his songs have brilliant and progressive lyrics, especially considering[b] the machismo culture[i] he and many of his fans were raised in.

Call it what you want, other reggaeton artists sound sexy and charismatic. BB sounds like a snivelling wimp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread should be moved to the “square,” “over the hill” or “grandparents” forum.

That is the entire DCUM demo, toots.

Ask me how I know

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

He’s extremely talented and many of his songs have brilliant and progressive lyrics, especially considering the machismo culture he and many of his fans were raised in.

Eh-I’m a native Spanish speaker, and like a few of his songs, but I think his reputation as “progressive” is massively overstated. He still portrays women as objects in his songs, and reduces them to their body parts, which is par for the course in reggaeton, but there’s nothing progressive about it.

[Anonymous]

Well, my early 20s daughter thinks he's hot so I would imagine that is at least some of his appeal.

[Anonymous]

I’m convinced people like him solely because white people “don’t get it.” Almost like he’s a way to troll whitey.

[Anonymous]

You realize there are all kinds of music to satisfy all musical tastes, not just yours. You should embrace diversity in music, in all art forms, honestly. Imagine how boring it would be if all art including music, television, theater, music, etc. only appealed to your tastes. And no, I'm not a bad bunny fan; I think his music is stupid. But good for his fans; we all deserve to have, what we consider, great music to enjoy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To me like I’m 5?

Why do you need to understand it? All you really need to understand is that everything ain’t for everybody.

[Anonymous]

He was the cover story in vanity fair this month and he still came across as bland/dumb in the interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was going to be about Watership Down.

Ha ha! My people.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand BB's voice...

That said, sometimes it's rough (gravely) because he's not singing, he's doing some kind of mix between speaking and singing, closer to speaking. Not rap. Maybe a vocal simulation of Spanglish.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand the appeal of Taylor swift either.

Latin music is having a moment like Ricky martin, the Macarena, Gloria Estefan, Selena,desi Arnez - Cuban Pete. It’s cyclical

[Anonymous]

I'm an old square and even I get Bad Bunny. First of all, he's very funny -- he has a silly, sometimes witty sense of humor both in his music and in interviews (and on SNL when he hosted). His music is easy to dance to and makes people happy. He seems to have a good approach to life and people see that and want to be part of it.

I don't understand what there is to get.

[Anonymous]

I just never get sick of his name. It sounds silly to me and I get a fit of the giggles. I picture a four-year old playing school. “Bad Bunny! Sit down!”