Rauw Alejandro has had a prolific summer after releasing his breakthrough album Vice Versa and collaborating with everyone from Tainy and Yandel to Jennifer Lopez.
Now, he’s teamed up with the Mexican pop band Reik for the unexpected “Loquita,” a slow-paced, popetón romantico that shows off a smoother side of the artists.
The song was written by Reik and the Colombian producer Keityn, and it fits in with the more tempered sound of Keityn’s past songs, like Karol G’s “Tusa” and Maluma’s “Hawaii.” And while Reik and Rauw might seem like a mash-up out of leftfield, their voices work well together as they sing about being enamored of a girl on the dance floor.
The video, directed by Fernando Lugo, leans into the song’s casual vibe through Seventies-inspired scenes of the artists hanging out in a vintage trailer and lounging in lush green fields, surrounded by flowers and bubbles. A few playful, psychedelic illustrations are mixed into the visuals (which include very blatant Michelob product placement), completing the retro aesthetic Lugo goes for.
The collaboration comes just days after Rauw shared the video for “Desenfocao,” in which he also employed trippy, hallucinatory camera effects. Both Reik and Rauw were recently nominated for several Billboard Latin Music Awards and secured nods in the “Latin Pop Song of the Year” category — Reik, for “Si Me Dices Que Sí” with Farruko and Camilo, and Rauw, for “TBT” with Sebastián Yatra and Manuel Turizo.
Ken Carson has finally released Cartunez, the deluxe edition of Xperiment, and the project finds him making several bold moves. One of the biggest moments comes on “9 bitches,” his collaboration with ApolloRed1, where Carson appears to directly target Nine Vicious. The tension began after Nine Vicious criticized the Opium label and mentioned its cofounder, Opm Babi. Carson seemingly answers those remarks through the new track, firing back at the polarizing former YSL rapper. He calls out Nine Vicious by name and delivers several harsh lines aimed in his direction. Carson also brings people close to Nine Vicious into the conflict, making it obvious that he is ready for the situation to escalate if Nine decides to respond.
Release Date: August 27, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: Cartunez
And I got nine bitches
N***a talk down on the O, we gon' put nine stitches
ARP on me bold, I've been ridin' with it
Pussy bitch, know you a ho, Nine Vicious
