The rapper/doctor/activist discusses his LP 'Toda Época Tiene Su Encanto' and his mission to spread positivity in Puerto Rico during uncertain times.
started his career more than a decade ago on Soundcloud. His dynamic stage presence, charismatic personality, catchy delivery, and clever bars put him on the map early. By 2018, he was teaming up with Bad Bunny and charting on Billboard. He kept winning fans and building a as a thoughtful and affable rapper — and this year promised to be even bigger.
But through it all, PJ is finding ways to stay positive and to keep inspiring others. “You don’t need to be a politician to make change,” he says. “You can start with yourself. I think there’s gonna be people there who will want to hear that, and I hope to motivate them.”, he talks about how he’s handled the aftermath of the election in Puerto Rico and the U.S., the reaction around his new album, and what he hopes to offer fans going forward..
I’ve never cried as much over politics as I did I worked as a coordinator at my polling place, so I was up from 5 a.m. to set everything up, and clocked out at 10 p.m. So, I was tired, but I cried as if I had just been dumped by my girlfriend of 10 years. But it’s because you’re in love with your country, and it’s a deep love, that a lot of people feel too. Today I’m fine, but yesterday, if I would talk to anybody about what happened, I’d start crying.
It’s been beautiful. I’m really happy, man. This album is very special. I think it’s a timeless album, because of the variety of music and the themes it touches. Not only do I feel the guest artists, because of their musicality and personality, are timeless but also we talk about patriotism, self-love, and love in general, and you can listen to it whenever. It has reggaeton, rap, bolero, salsa, bomba, drum ‘n bass… It’s a fusion of all these genres, and I feel you can listen to it over and over.
A lot of people think I’m the way I am because of my family, and my grandfather was the musician of the family. He was a gringo from Alabama who came to Puerto Rico and fell in love with a Puerto Rican woman. None of his family came for the wedding because they didn’t want him to marry a Puerto Rican. And he had Trump stickers on his car, and I’d rip them off.
But as far as urgency, I think when you’re not living a lie and you’re honest, that makes it so you don’t have to get hung up on an age and you can be happy while life passes. That’s why every era has its charm… And I just live trying to make sure the next era is just as nice as the previous one. When people talk about why I’m not as big as X or Y artists, that doesn’t bother me, because I’m living an honest life.
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