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    J Balvin Won't Settle For Anything Less Than World Domination

    After cracking the American pop charts last year, the Colombian reggaeton star is following the success of "Mi Gente" with his fifth album, Vibras. And he knows you're still listening.
    by Stefanie Fernández May 24, 2018 6 minutes
    "We proved to the world that a completely Spanish song can take over the world," J Balvin says. "This is just the beginning."

    In the history of world domination schemes, there hasn't been a conqueror that took over the Earth in Spanish since Christopher Columbus. J Balvin is ready to reclaim the music world for his people.

    The 33-year-old Colombian reggaeton artist is still riding the success of last year's internet-breaking "Mi Gente," now at over 1.8 billion views on YouTube. In its wake, he's released a slew of collaborations and hits in 2018, including "X" with his close friend Puerto Rican-Dominican rapper Nicky Jam, "Familiar" with ex-One Direction member Liam Payne and a verse on Cardi B's "I Like It" that culminates with the line: "Y no te me hagas / Que en cover de Billboard tú has visto mi cara / No salgo de tu mente / Donde quieras que viajes has escuchado 'Mi Gente.' "

    Don't start with me / Because you've seen my face on the cover of Billboard / I don't leave your mind / Wherever you travel you've

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