Breaking Down Bad Bunny’s Billboard 200 Domination With ‘YHLQMDLG’ & More | Billboard Explains

Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and we’re running through his discography success on the charts. From his debut on the 200 with X 100pre to “I Like It” reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100, Bad Bunny is unstoppable. Keep watching to learn all about his chart success!

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Nobody does it like Bad Bunny. But who is Bad Bunny? What’s his story? And how did he become the superstar that he is? This is Billboard Explains: Bad Bunny’s Rise to the Top.

Bad Bunny was born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, in 1994. He sang in the church choir and started freestyling in junior high as a way to impress his friends. He developed an interest in artists he heard on the radio, like Daddy Yankee and Héctor Lavoe. After high school, he went to college and began uploading self-produced songs to SoundCloud under the name Bad Bunny. His song “Diles” caught the attention of producers and Noah Assad of Rimas, who soon became his manager.

Bad Bunny made his Billboard chart debut with “Tu No Vive Asi” with Mambo Kingz, DJ Luian and Arcangel. The song debuted at No. 48 on Hot Latin Songs in 2016 and later peaked at No. 20. Bad Bunny was a part of many successful singles, including the Grammy-nominated hit “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin, which reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2018. Later that year, he released his debut album and it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200. He joined Latin superstars Shakira and Jennifer Lopez on stage at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show and dropped his album YHLQMDLG.

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