Ramtin Arablui

They're blasting the song.

It's being heard everywhere.

They posted it to YouTube.

So it just like immediately becomes the soundtrack of the moment.

It became an anthem for the people in the protests.

You know, people were singing it.

And still, I think it became part of the broader cultural repertoire of protest music in Puerto Rico.

In the end, he steps down,

It's seen as the people ousted him.

Bad Bunny is out in the streets with everybody celebrating.

At one point, he addressed the crowd, and he's like, so many people that have never protested showed up because there's no more fear.

Welcome to the generation of Yo No Me Dejo, which loosely translates to the generation I'm not to be messed with.

It was this unifying moment, I think, that really changed and actually provided a kind of new opportunity for how we've seen not just Bad Bunny evolve as an artist, but even the growth in young people becoming increasingly in favor of Puerto Rican independence.

Bad Bunny was once again tapping into his role as the voice of his generation.

Like so many Puerto Ricans, he wanted more and was increasingly in favor of dreaming about an island free from corruption and perhaps even U.S.

rule.

Like, I do not think that we get to where we are now with Bad Bunny's music without 2019.

There's just no way.

And from that point on, Bad Bunny got more political, producing dance tracks that celebrated perero, queerness, and Puerto Rican youth culture, while still keeping focus on big issues facing the island.

So he has this song, El Apagón, that, you know, again, references the blackout.