YHLQMDLG
2020 studio album by Bad Bunny
YHLQMDLG (acronym for "Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana", Spanish: [ɟʝo ˈaɣo lo ke me ˈða la ˈɣana]; transl. I Do Whatever I Want) is the second solo studio album and third overall by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny. It was released on February 29, 2020, by Rimas Entertainment. The album's music style is heavily influenced by "old-school" reggaeton, and features guest appearances from Daddy Yankee, Nesi, Yaviah, Ñengo Flow, Sech, Mora, Jowell & Randy, Anuel AA, Myke Towers, Kendo Kaponi, Arcángel, Duki and Pablo Chill-E.
The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting all-Spanish album ever on the chart at the time, until the release of his third album, El Último Tour Del Mundo. YHLQMDLG was the best selling Latin album in the United States of 2020, became Spotify's most streamed album globally of 2020, and won for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Background and singles
"Vete" was released as the lead single of the album on November 22, 2019. The album title was first mentioned during a sequence of the accompanying music video. The second single "Ignorantes" with Panamanian singer Sech came out on February 14, 2020. Bad Bunny announced the album on February 27, 2020, and stated that it would be released on Leap Day 2020.
Composition
YHLQMDLG is a primarily a Latin trap and reggaeton album that also incorporates elements of pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, ballad, acoustic, electronic, lo-fi, bachata, dembow, and sandungueo. Billboard had described the album as an "old-school perreo, romantic reggaeton, and Latin trap with global appeal.
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