Bad Bunny in Lima: these are five little-known facts about the Puerto Rican artist

The Puerto Rican Reggaeton Bad Bunny arrives in Lima to offer two concerts this November 13 and 14 at the Gran Estadio Nacional as part of his tour “World’s Hottest Tour” that also reaches other Latin American countries. In this way, the artist has become one of the greatest exponents of the genre and loved by millions of fans who sell out the tickets for his presentations.

Faced with the great expectation that his arrival in our country has generated, the successful artist promises to make his thousands of Peruvian followers enjoy. But, before attending the concert, did you know these things about the ‘Bad Rabbit’?

His idol was Daddy Yankee

Since he was little, Benito Martínez listened to reggaeton and had his compatriot Tego Calderón as a reference, since he was the only artist that his family allowed him to listen to. However, who actually became his favorite artist was “king of reggaeton” Daddy Yankee. He was inspired to start writing and recording his first songs independently.

An additional piece of information is that, before even knowing that he would dedicate his life to reggaeton, Bad Bunny was part of his neighborhood church choir from the age of 5 to 13. She became popular among the local children because all day long she performed songs, either in the streets or from the balcony of her house.

Started on SoundCloud

Because his family was humble, Benito began working as a packer at the Econo supermarket in Vega Baja on the island. At the same time, he launched his career as a singer and uploaded his first songs on the SoundCloud listening platform when he was only 13 years old.

From said application, listeners could enjoy their creations. Later, she began to do small concerts to make herself known in his native San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The origin of ‘Bad Bunny’

It may sound funny, but the name by which it is popularly known arose thanks to a disguise. When he was still a child, Benito Martínez had to dress up as a rabbit for a celebration, but he did not like that idea. That was verified in a photograph, where he poses angrily. From that memory, he devised the name by which he would be known worldwide.

“The idea came to me when I wanted to start in this music thing, like I used a concept that nobody is going to use in the history of the genre and it is something different. It is a character or a brand. The bad or evil rabbit, as people want to tell him “, revealed in an interview with the program Los Duros Del Género.

suffered bullying

During his school days, Bad Bunny was bullied for being overweight and having long hair. Although, over the years, the Puerto Rican discovered a way to turn those negative comments into motivation.

Went to college

Despite the economic situation in which he found himself, Bad Bunny looked for his future. Therefore, he made the decision to study the professional career of Audiovisual Communication at the University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo.

He attended classes for about two years; However, her passion for being a star in the music industry got the better of her and she dropped out of the race. But, he does not seem to regret it because the effort has paid off and this 2022 he has just been chosen as Artist of the Year by Apple Music, in addition to all the recognitions received throughout his career.