Bad Bunny Talks Wealthy Foreigners Moving to Puerto Rico

Dangerous Bunny is reflecting on his homeland with the discharge of his newest album.

On Sunday (Jan. 5), the Puerto Rican celebrity dropped Debí Tirar Más Fotos, his sixth studio album. The 17-track challenge celebrates the tradition and historical past of his native island.

“I’m Puerto Rican, I’m Caribbean, and my music, my tradition, my nation’s historical past run by my veins, from plena to reggaetón,” Dangerous Bunny stated in a press launch. “On the peak of my profession and recognition, I need to present the world who I’m, who BENITO ANTONIO is, and who PUERTO RICO is.”

In an interview with Time, additionally revealed on Jan. 5, Dangerous Bunny shared his views on rich foreigners shifting to Puerto Rico.

“Politically and traditionally, they know nothing about Puerto Rico, nor are they curious about realizing,” the rapper stated. “They don’t even know that Puerto Ricans on the island don’t even vote for the president, however they do know that they’ll go to the island to legally evade taxes. That’s one thing that shocked me.”

He added, “Vacationers come right here to benefit from the lovely locations, after which they depart and so they don’t must take care of the issues that Puerto Ricans must take care of day-to-day.”

Elsewhere within the interview, Dangerous Bunny addressed comic/podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe’s feedback referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of rubbish” throughout a Donald Trump rally at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard in October 2025.

“I think about myself an individual who to a sure level likes darkish humor,” he informed Time. “However the element was that it was not a regular comedy nor a comedy present, it was a political rally.”

“Most individuals don’t know who the f— you might be,” the rapper aded, referring to Hinchcliffe. “They’re going to imagine that you simply’re a politician at a political rally. In order that awakens individuals who could also be there and assume the identical as you, and say ‘Sure, Puerto Rico [is]….’ And all these racist folks, at that second, [it] offers them empowerment for a joke.”

In response to Hinchcliffe’s remark on the time, Dangerous Bunny posted a robust eight-minute video on Instagram with the caption “rubbish.” The clip celebrated Puerto Rico’s resilience and wealthy tradition, showcasing each its historic and up to date achievements.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos (which loosely interprets to “I ought to’ve taken extra photographs”) follows Bunny’s 2023 challenge, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

His newest set incorporates a lineup of Puerto Rican expertise, together with collaborations with Chuwi, Dei V, Omar Courtz, Pleneros de la Cresta and RaiNao. Dangerous Bunny blends conventional Afro-Puerto Rican kinds like plena and jíbara with up to date reggaetón and synths, working alongside MAG, Tainy, La Paciencia, and rising producers Large Jay and Saox.

See Billboard‘s rating of all 17 songs from Debí Tirar Más Fotos right here.