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Bad Bunny Shows Us His Version Of Old-School

One of the most creative pop stars of the era gets back to basics, as only he can.
Bad Bunny, photographed at the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Oct. 09, 2018 in Los Angeles.

What can't Bad Bunny do?

Challenging traditional gender norms and aesthetics in the male-dominated world of urbano? Check. Revealing, via the heartfelt closing track of his new album, that he might be retiring at the end of this year? Check.

The 25-year-old Puerto Rican artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, joyfully — in his music, his style, his outspoken politics. It's this anti-conformist attitude that has helped make him an international star, rising from a college student working at a grocery store to

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