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Meet Bad Gyal: The “Posh” Girl From Barcelona Who’s Changing the Sound of Reggaeton

Complex·Antonio Johri·about 1 month ago
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Bad Gyal describes herself as a “posh girl” from Barcelona. And yet, when it comes to music, she has little patience for diva behavior—like when artists she’s collaborating with bring extra people into the studio. “Let's not forget that [music is] our job,” she told Complex . “We're not just hanging [out] with friends. It's our fucking job. We have to make music. We have to make hits.” That no-BS mindset might explain her success over the past decade. Since emerging in 2016 with “Pai,” a remix of Rihanna’s “Work,” she has become one of the most innovative young singers today, blending reggaeton , dancehall, and electronic into her own unique cocktail. Those instincts for experimenting developed as a child. The Spanish reggaetonera grew up in Vilassar de Mar, a seaside village on the outskirts of Barcelona. As a child her taste was shaped by the range of CDs her family would gift her, from Destiny’s Child to Fergie to Sean Paul.…

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