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How Bad Bunny Skipped Categories And Skyrocketed To Fame

No, he's not a cartoon character. Bad Bunny is the up-and-coming Puerto Rican rapper soaring to international fame.
Bad Bunny backstage at Apple Music's 'Up Next' Artist concert in Miami, Fl. in March 2018.

Before Benito Antonio MartĂ­nez Ocasio became Latin trap star Bad Bunny, he was just a kid growing up in Puerto Rico whose mom would blast salsa and romantic Latin ballads on weekends.

"On Sundays and Saturdays, when it was time to clean the house, when I heard those records, I knew I

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