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Rapper Bad Bunny has seemingly taken shots at President Donald Trump's immigration policies in his newly released track NUEVAYol. The track from the artist's upcoming album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS was released earlier today, which was also accompanied by a music video.
Bad Bunny tries to get his message across with the help of raw imagery and cultural references, such as the Puerto Rican community standing together in New York. The music video also features scenes of the rapper attending festive occasions (quinceañera) with members of his community, and visuals of the Statue of Liberty getting cloaked with a Puerto Rican flag.
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The major talking point from the music video, however, is the voiceover (that eerily sounds similar to President Donald Trump's voice) that appears towards the end of the video. The video shows several men sitting around a boombox listening to what appears to be an apology to immigrants by Donald Trump. They decide to tune out of the broadcast shortly thereafter, but not before the following words were heard on the stereo device:
"I made a mistake. I want to apologize to the immigrants in America. I mean the United States. I know America is the whole continent. I want to say that this country is nothing without the immigrants. This country is nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans."
The subtlety of Bad Bunny's political message wasn't lost on the viewers, and they have gone to social media to air out their sentiments on the matter. The video culminates by stating its motto, Juntos Somos Mas Fuertes (Together We Are Stronger), thus reaffirming Bunny's call to unity among the immigrant groups.
History behind Bad Bunny’s political activism
Bad Bunny has a long track record of addressing the social problems affecting his community, and his political activism has far deeper roots than this one viral video. His anger toward the ICE Operations that occurred in Puerto Rico was made public as well in the form of an Instagram story that he posted a few weeks ago.
Upon witnessing the agents questioning and cross-examining several individuals, he posted a story on social media where he was heard saying:
"Look, those motherf------s are in these cars, RAV-4s. They’re here in Pontezuela. Sons of b------, instead of leaving the people alone and working there."
The Trump Administration passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" in the House yesterday, and also announced plans to ramp up the opening of Alligator Alcatraz. These moves had been met with stiff resistance by opponents but are now close to being implemented.
Several artists had inveighed against the ICE operations in the recent past, including Kim Kardashian and Jenna Ortega. A host of Latin American artists have also joined the criticism against ICE in the last few months, including Las Cafeteras. Bad Bunny's message also seems to resonate among diverse Latin American communities.
Bad Bunny will soon turn his attention to his World Tour in support of his upcoming album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. The tour was already announced back in May and is set to commence in November. The artist, however, won't be visiting the USA this time around during his upcoming tour.
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