80 Fun Facts About Bad Bunny

What is Bad Bunny's full birth name?

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio follows the Spanish custom of two surnames, his father's Martínez before his mother's Ocasio; friends and collaborators call him Benito.

In which year was Bad Bunny born?

He was born on March 10, 1994, in Puerto Rico and turned 30 in March 2024.

Bad Bunny grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio of which Puerto Rican municipality?

Vega Baja, a town on Puerto Rico's north coast west of San Juan, is where he grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio, the eldest of three brothers.

What was the occupation of Bad Bunny's father, Benito 'Tito' Martínez?

Tito Martínez was a Truck driver and his wife Lysaurie a schoolteacher; the couple filled the house with salsa, merengue and pop ballads.

By his own account, where did the stage name come from?

A rabbit costume he was forced to wear as a child, for a school event, inspired the name; the photo shows him scowling in it, and the joke stuck as his stage identity.

While making music as a student, Bad Bunny worked as a bagger and cashier at which supermarket chain?

Econo, a Puerto Rican supermarket chain, employed him as a bagger in his hometown while he was posting early songs to SoundCloud and studying at university.

What career was Bad Bunny aiming for when he enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo?

He enrolled in the audiovisual communications program after finishing high school in 2012.

Which 2016 SoundCloud song caught DJ Luian's attention and earned Bad Bunny his first record deal?

Diles, uploaded to SoundCloud in 2016, caught DJ Luian's ear and led to a contract with his label Hear This Music, Bad Bunny's first record deal.

Bad Bunny's first US Billboard Hot 100 number one, 'I Like It' (2018), was led by which artist?

Cardi B fronts 'I Like It', with Bad Bunny as a featured artist; it topped the Hot 100 in July 2018, making her the first female rapper with two number ones.

'I Like It' is built on which musician's 1967 boogaloo hit 'I Like It Like That'?

Pete Rodriguez, a Bronx bandleader, cut 'I Like It Like That' in 1967 at the height of the boogaloo craze; its piano riff and shouted chorus drive the 2018 hit's hook.

Which rapper is featured on Bad Bunny's 2018 top-five hit 'Mía'?

Drake sings in Spanish on 'Mía', released in October 2018, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Bad Bunny's debut album X 100pre was released at midnight on which date in 2018?

X 100pre dropped at midnight on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018, after a year in which he had already landed on the Hot 100 with 'I Like It' and 'Mía'.

The album title X 100pre is shorthand for which Spanish phrase?

Por siempre, 'forever', is spelled out by the title: X is 'por' (as in multiplication) and 100pre reads 'cien-pre', so X 100pre sounds like 'por siempre'.

Which Puerto Rican star sings backing vocals on 'Caro' from X 100pre?

Ricky Martin is credited with background vocals on 'Caro', whose 2019 video has a woman lip-syncing Bad Bunny's verses as a statement against gender norms.

Oasis (2019) is Bad Bunny's eight-song collaborative album with which Colombian singer?

J Balvin, the Medellín-born reggaeton star, made Oasis with Bad Bunny in June 2019; the eight tracks include 'Qué Pretendes' and 'La Canción'.

What was the release date of YHLQMDLG in 2020?

Leap Day, February 29, 2020, was the release date; he announced it two days earlier on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he performed 'Ignorantes' with Sech.

The album title YHLQMDLG is an acronym for a Spanish phrase meaning what?

YHLQMDLG stands for 'Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana', 'I do what I want', a title that sums up the album's refusal to follow pop expectations.

YHLQMDLG debuted at which position on the Billboard 200, then the highest ever for an all-Spanish album?

YHLQMDLG opened at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in March 2020, then the highest position ever for an all-Spanish-language album.

El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020) was the first album to achieve what?

El Último Tour Del Mundo was the first album to Reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 entirely in Spanish, debuting on top in December 2020 after being recorded in quarantine.

Bad Bunny's El Último Tour Del Mundo refers to an imagined farewell tour in which year?

The concept imagines a final world tour in 2032; the album itself blends trap and reggaeton with rock and features Rosalía on 'La Noche de Anoche'.

Which artist joins Bad Bunny on 'Dakiti', the 2020 single that topped the Billboard Global 200?

Jhayco, then billed as Jhay Cortez, shares 'Dakiti' with Bad Bunny; the single topped the Billboard Global 200 in November 2020, the first Spanish-language song to do so.

Un Verano Sin Ti spent how many non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200?

It ended 2022 as the year's best-performing album on the chart, a first for a Spanish-language record.

Which Un Verano Sin Ti track pairs Bad Bunny with Chencho Corleone?

Me Porto Bonito pairs Bad Bunny with Chencho Corleone, half of the reggaeton duo Plan B; it reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022.

What is pictured on the cover of Un Verano Sin Ti?

The cover, designed by Ugly Primo, shows A sad heart with one eye shedding a tear on a beach with palm trees; it became the album's merchandise emblem.

In April 2022, Bad Bunny teased Un Verano Sin Ti with a fake classified ad offering what for sale?

His Bugatti Chiron was 'listed' in a mock classified ad he posted online; callers to the number heard a preview of the album, which arrived on May 6, 2022.

'Tití Me Preguntó' samples 'No Te Puedo Olvidar' by which bachata singer?

The song's dembow-and-reggaeton switch-up was later echoed on the opening track of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Roughly how much had the World's Hottest Tour grossed by October 2022, a record for a Latin artist?

The stadium tour visited fourteen countries across the Americas.

How many tracks are on Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023)?

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana runs 22 tracks, opening with 'Nadie Sabe' and including 'Monaco' and 'Where She Goes'; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in October 2023.

Bad Bunny hit the road in 2024 to promote Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana under what name?

Most Wanted Tour opened in Salt Lake City in February 2024, an arena run with a Western theme in which Bad Bunny rode a horse through the crowd.

With his 2023 single 'Where She Goes', Bad Bunny ventured into which genre?

Jersey club, the fast bed-squeak-and-kick style from Newark, drives 'Where She Goes'; its video drew cameos from Frank Ocean, Lil Uzi Vert and Ronaldinho.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos came out on January 5, 2025, the day before which Puerto Rican holiday?

Three Kings Day, Día de Reyes, falls on January 6; the album landed on Sunday, January 5, 2025, debuted in second place on the Billboard 200 and rose to the top the following week.

What appears on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos?

Two white plastic chairs in a field of banana trees make up the cover, an image of everyday Puerto Rican life; the empty seats echo the album's theme of loss.

Concho, Bad Bunny's character promoting Debí Tirar Más Fotos, is what endangered animal?

A Puerto Rican crested toad, the sapo concho, is the island's only native toad and is listed as endangered; Concho stars in the album's short film and promotional videos.

The six-minute 'Baile Inolvidable' features a live salsa orchestra made up of whom?

Students from the Escuela Libre de Música, a public music school in Puerto Rico, played the live salsa arrangement, giving the six-minute track its horn-and-piano climax.

'Nuevayol' samples 'Un Verano en Nueva York' by Andy Montañez and which salsa institution?

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, the salsa orchestra founded by Rafael Ithier in 1962, recorded 'Un Verano en Nueva York' in the 1970s with Andy Montañez on lead vocals.

Which song became the first Spanish-language solo track to top the Billboard Hot 100?

The title track's Nintendo-style beats sit on top of a plena, a Puerto Rican call-and-response folk style.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos won which top prize at the 2026 Grammys, a first for a Spanish-language record?

In his speech he dedicated the award to immigrants pursuing their dreams.

Bad Bunny's 2025 residency was at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, an arena nicknamed what?

El Choli is the nickname of the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, where the No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí residency ran from July to September 2025.

The first nine dates of the No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí residency were reserved exclusively for whom?

Puerto Rico residents got the first nine shows to themselves, with tickets sold in person at sites around the island before the general sale opened to visitors.

How long did it take the residency's general sale to move more than 400,000 tickets across all 30 dates?

The residency ran during hurricane season, when island tourism normally drops by a quarter or more.

The 31st residency show, 'Una Más', streamed on September 20, 2025, the anniversary of what?

Hurricane María making landfall on September 20, 2017 devastated Puerto Rico; the closing show fell on its eighth anniversary and was streamed on Amazon's Prime Video.

How many times had Bad Bunny topped Spotify's global year-end streaming ranking through 2025?

4 times: 2020, 2021 and 2022 in a row, then again in 2025 on the strength of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

When Bad Bunny topped Spotify's year-end list in 2020, what made it a first?

No artist singing mainly in a language other than English had done it: his 8.3 billion streams in 2020 made him Spotify's most-streamed artist worldwide.

YHLQMDLG earned Bad Bunny his first Grammy in which category?

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album went to YHLQMDLG at the March 2021 ceremony, Bad Bunny's first Grammy; a year later El Último Tour Del Mundo took the inaugural Best Música Urbana Album.

At the 2022 MTV VMAs, Bad Bunny became the first non-English-language performer to win which top honor?

Billboard crowned him with the same title that year, and he was also its Top Touring Artist.

At the 2021 Royal Rumble, Bad Bunny performed which song with the wrestler it is named after?

Booker T, from his 2020 album El Último Tour Del Mundo, name-checks the five-time WCW champion, who came out to join the performance at the 2021 Royal Rumble.

For how many days did Bad Bunny hold the WWE 24/7 Championship in 2021?

He then spent months training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando before his first official match.

In his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 37, Bad Bunny won a tag team match against which duo?

The Miz and John Morrison lost to Bad Bunny and his tag partner on night one of WrestleMania 37 in Tampa, where Bad Bunny landed a Canadian Destroyer on The Miz.

Who eliminated Bad Bunny from the 2022 men's Royal Rumble match after he had lasted into the final five?

Brock Lesnar, the surprise No. 30 entrant, tossed Bad Bunny out on his way to winning the 2022 Rumble; Bad Bunny had eliminated Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler.

At Backlash 2023 in Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny won a street fight against which former tag partner?

Damian Priest, his WrestleMania 37 tag partner, turned on him; at Backlash 2023 in San Juan Bad Bunny won a street fight with help from Savio Vega, Carlito and Rey Mysterio.

What is the name of the assassin Bad Bunny plays in Bullet Train (2022)?

The Wolf is a Mexican cartel hitman whose bride died at his wedding; he blames Brad Pitt's Ladybug and, in their fight on the train, ends up dying on his own knife.

In Narcos: Mexico, Bad Bunny played a recurring character with what nickname?

The nickname "Kitty" belongs to Arturo Páez, one of the rich-kid Narco Juniors of the Arellano Félix organisation in Tijuana, played by Bad Bunny in the third season (2021).

In Cassandro (2023), Bad Bunny plays Felipe opposite which actor as the title luchador?

Gael García Bernal plays Saúl Armendáriz, the exótico wrestler known as Cassandro, in the film that premiered at Sundance in January 2023; Bad Bunny appears as Felipe.

In Happy Gilmore 2 (2025), Bad Bunny plays Oscar Mejías, who serves as Happy's what?

Caddy is Oscar's job for Happy's comeback: a former busboy who dreams of opening his own restaurant, he carries the bag, with Travis Kelce cameoing as his boss.

Bad Bunny made his first Super Bowl appearance in 2020 as a guest of which halftime headliners?

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez headlined Super Bowl LIV in Miami in February 2020; Bad Bunny joined Shakira for 'I Like It' and 'Chantaje'.

Which festival did Bad Bunny headline in April 2023 alongside Blackpink and Frank Ocean?

Coachella 2023 made Bad Bunny the first Latino solo headliner in its history, sharing the top billing with Blackpink and Frank Ocean.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show on February 8, 2026 was staged at which venue?

Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers, hosted Super Bowl LX; Bad Bunny's halftime booking was announced in September 2025.

During the Super Bowl LX halftime show, guest Lady Gaga performed a salsa version of which of her songs?

She was backed by the salsa band Los Sobrinos and wore a dress adorned with Puerto Rico's national flower.

What unusual real-life event took place on stage during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show?

Bad Bunny signed the marriage certificate as a legal witness.

On SNL in October 2025, Bad Bunny joked that critics of his Super Bowl booking had how long to learn Spanish?

Four months was his deadline: hosting SNL on October 4, 2025, he said anyone who missed his Spanish monologue had four months to learn before the February halftime show.

Which state's governor declared February 8, 2026 'Bad Bunny Day' to mark his Super Bowl performance?

The game was played in Santa Clara, in the governor's home state.

In July 2020 Bad Bunny became the first man other than Hugh Hefner to appear solo on which magazine's cover?

Playboy put him on a digital cover in July 2020; Hugh Hefner, the founder, had been the only man to appear alone on the magazine's cover before.

Where did X 100pre rank on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time?

No. 447 was X 100pre's spot on Rolling Stone's 2020 ranking, making it one of the few Spanish-language albums on the list.

In 2019, Bad Bunny and Marc Anthony donated $1.6M to rebuild what across Puerto Rico?

The 25 rebuilt sites had been destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and María.

What special feature did Bad Bunny's 2020 Crocs collaboration have?

Glow in the dark was the gimmick: the white Classic Clog, released in September 2020 with Jibbitz charms, lit up green in the dark and sold out within minutes.

Since March 2021, Bad Bunny has redesigned sneakers such as the Campus and Forum for which brand?

Adidas launched the Bad Bunny Forum Buckle Low in March 2021 and followed with reworked Campus and Response models in his signature muted colours.

Which snack brand partnered with Bad Bunny on a $500,000 grant campaign for Hispanic communities?

Cheetos ran the 'Deja tu Huella' campaign with Bad Bunny, awarding $500,000 in grants to Hispanic artists, students and community projects.

Bad Bunny sang in his church choir until what age?

He has credited those early church performances with building his stage confidence.

The first record Bad Bunny remembers receiving, as a gift at age five, was by which reggaetón pioneer?

His first CD purchases were Marc Anthony and Víctor Manuelle.

Who photographed Bad Bunny's May 2020 Rolling Stone cover, becoming the first Latina to shoot a cover for the magazine?

Gabriela Berlingeri, his girlfriend, photographed him at home during lockdown for the May 2020 cover; she also sings the closing vocals on 'El Apagón'.

Which 2021 single became Bad Bunny's first Hot 100 top-10 hit with no featured artists?

Yonaguni, a solo single from June 2021, reached No. 10 on the Hot 100, his first top-ten entry without a featured act; its title is Japan's westernmost island.

In 2022, Sony announced Bad Bunny as the lead of which Spider-Man Universe film, later shelved?

El Muerto, about a luchador with superpowers, was announced at CinemaCon in April 2022 with a January 2024 release date; Sony pulled it from its schedule in 2023.

How many Latin Grammy Awards had Bad Bunny won by the end of 2025?

That haul came from fifty-two nominations, alongside six regular Grammys.

At a 2017 hurricane-relief telethon, Bad Bunny wore a shirt aimed at Donald Trump reading what?

Are You a Twitterer or President? was printed on his shirt at a hurricane-relief telethon in October 2017, a jab at Trump's tweets about the island's recovery.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX headlining slot was announced by the NFL, Apple Music and whose Roc Nation?

Jay-Z's Roc Nation has produced the halftime show since 2020 and announced Bad Bunny's booking with the NFL and Apple Music on September 28, 2025.

Under what name has Bad Bunny run a holiday toy giveaway for Puerto Rican children since 2018?

Bonita Tradición is the Good Bunny Foundation's holiday event each December, where thousands of children receive toys, instruments, sports gear and art supplies.

Which regional Mexican group joins Bad Bunny on the 2023 global number-one 'Un x100to'?

Grupo Frontera, the Texas cumbia-norteño band from Edinburg, recorded 'Un x100to' with Bad Bunny; it topped the Billboard Global 200 in April 2023.

In the March 2020 video for 'Yo Perreo Sola', how does Bad Bunny appear?

In drag, in a red outfit and wig, Bad Bunny lip-syncs the track himself; the video ends with the message that if she doesn't want to dance with you, respect her.

On which label was Bad Bunny's debut album X 100pre released in 2018?

Rimas Entertainment, the independent label run by Noah Assad, released X 100pre and every album since; Bad Bunny had earlier been signed to DJ Luian's Hear This Music.

Which single was released on November 22, 2019 as the lead single of YHLQMDLG?

Vete, released on November 22, 2019, was the first single from YHLQMDLG, three months ahead of the album.