Cultură
A Hairstylist Ruthlessly Reviewed Your Quarantine Haircuts
"The only positive thing I can say is that if it's an homage to Britney Spears, it's fucking great, despite being a crime against hair."
Urbano Producers Are Becoming Pop Stars, Too
Producers like Tainy are leveraging reggaetón's chart success for their own shot at superstardom.
Baja Beach Fest Was a Game-Changing Showcase of Latinx Excellence
The electrifying beachfront gathering—which featured Bad Bunny, Becky G, and J Balvin—felt like a line in the sand for the future of música urbana.
this cyborg artist can sense the weather using ear implants
Manel de Aguas is developing an artificial organ that will allow him to feel changes in temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure through his skull.
this cyborg artist can sense the weather using ear implants
Manel de Aguas is developing an artificial organ that will allow him to feel changes in temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure through his skull.
How Mr Eazi, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny Made One of the Best Songs of the Summer
The Nigerian star's unexpected appearance on the duo's surprise album united afrobeats and urbano. It came together, of course, because of the internet.
Puerto Rican Hitmaker Jhay Cortez Doesn't Need American Hip-Hop’s Approval
The writer behind Cardi B's "I Like It" and other bangers is ready to top the charts under his own name.
Unifying Música Urbana With American Trap Comes With Growing Pains
While YG's Hot 100 hit "Go Loko" gives a deserved boost to the trapero Jon Z, the video's mariachi imagery is inelegant and superficial.
Why Every Popular Rap Song Gets a Latin Trap Remix
Gaming the system by combining an original track with an ostensibly related one with some level of Latinx representation is a long-standing strategy.
As Pop Music Embraces Música Urbana, American Trap Keeps Its Distance
Latin and American trap has been slow to get in bed together.
The Grammys Buried Latin Trap
In spite of Camila Cabello's splashy "Havana" opener, at the Grammys it was as if the last year or so of Billboard Hot 100 hit-making by Latin American artists hadn’t happened.
Kevin Fret’s Death Highlights Latin Trap’s Homophobia Problem
Only after his murder is the openly gay Latin trapero getting the attention his work deserved.