Bad Bunny photographed on June 17 at Cannon Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Erika P. RodríguezBad Bunny captures his 15th top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart as “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” surges 22-8 in its second week on the Feb. 19-dated ranking. The new top 10 is the sixth single from El Último Tour Del Mundo, his third studio album, which led Top Latin Albums for 27 weeks between December 2020 and July 2021 (it sits at No. 2 on the current list).
“Te Deseo Lo Mejor” rises with a robust 82% in audience impressions, to 3 million, earned in the week ending Feb. 13, according to MRC Data. The song is one of many promoted at radio as part of his 36-date El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo arena tour, which kicked off Feb. 9.
The song gives Bad Bunny his 15th top 10 among 26 chart entries and five champs. It’s the only track from El Último Tour, released Nov. 27, 2020, that has secured a place on Latin Pop Airplay and its top tier.
Bad Bunny capped 2021 with the release of a music video for “Te Deseo” (Dec. 24). The Puerto Rican enlisted The Simpsons in the clip directed by David Silverman, the filmmaker behind The Simpsons Movie, in which Bad Bunny plays one of the show’s characters, bringing Marge and Homer back together.
Elsewhere, “Te Deseo” debuts at No. 39 on the all-Latin genre Latin Airplay chart, his highest debut since the No. 1 “Yonaguni” debuted at No. 31 on June 2021.
The song concurrently gifts Bad Bunny his 29th top 20 entry on Latin Rhythm Airplay, among a collection of 32, as the tune arrives at No. 19.
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There is no question that Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out made a serious impact and continues to hold weight. The project showed that hip hop is not limited by age and proved that a long-awaited return can still land in a major way regardless of the time away.
If you need a reminder, the Virginia duo’s fourth studio album debuted comfortably within the top five of the Hot 200. It secured the number four position and moved an impressive 118,000 units in its first week.
On top of that, it picked up a win at this year’s Grammys, earning Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips.” The album also received four additional nominations, including Best Music Video, Rap Album, and Album of the Year.
It is hard to believe the project will officially hit its one year mark this summer on July 11. Even so, Pusha T is making it clear that both supporters and critics should not be overlooking it anytime soon.
While performing at Coachella yesterday, King Push told the crowd that LGSEO still sits at the top, regardless of genre.
He said, “‘Let God Sort Em Out’ is still the album of the motherfckin year. Whole new year, still album of the year,” per Kurrco. “Album of the motherfcking year until we drop again. We don't care who dropping. It don't matter.”
That is a strong statement for obvious reasons, especially considering the recent claims surrounding Push himself.
Over the same weekend, hip hop social media lit up after several alleged reference tracks connected to Quentin Miller and Push began circulating. Three tracks surfaced in total, but one that drew the most attention was an alleged record titled “Real Gon’ Come.” It is said to come from the DAYTONA era, around 2017 to 2018.
The situation gained traction because fans remember the past tension between Drake and Pusha T before Drake’s clash with Kendrick Lamar. During that feud, Pusha accused Drake of using ghostwriters on tracks like “Infrared,” which appears on DAYTONA. On that song, he raps, “The bigger question is how the Russians did it /
It was written like Nas, but it came from Quentin.”
Reactions have been mixed. Some people argue it is not a major issue since Miller’s alleged contributions were limited to hooks. Others point out that the songs were never officially released, so they see no real problem. Meanwhile, critics view it as clear hypocrisy on Pusha T’s part, a perspective that DJ Akademiks has also supported.
