I think my music has connected with the audience because I always have a clear vision about my songs.
Today, you have platforms that teach you everything from opening your own YouTube channel to using Shazam.
I started rapping at the age of 12. That's when I wrote my first song, but I was more intrigued on learning how the recording process works: how do you create music and what materials I needed. So I educated myself musically so that I could focus on creating my own.
'Aura' is what one reflects in the heart, what you bring into the world, and what people want to learn from you.
Maria did teach us a lot. It taught us to value what we have: our friends, our neighbors, and those who helped us. I know my people in PR are active. It took us by surprise, but we are warriors, and we are ready for any adversity.
I'm a guy that roots for the home team. Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi, those are my guys. As far as I'm concerned, they won. They broke into every market with 'Despacito.'
I want everyone to identify with my tracks and for all of us to be part of it in some way or another.
I have a daughter, I have a wife, and I would never sing something offensive to others - or, specifically, to offend any women.
I don't believe in politics. I only believe in my people. And my people - the ones that follow me - are Latinos. I would go with them till the end of the world.
My manager told me that Cardi B wanted to meet me, and I said, 'You can't be believing everyone who calls you.' But at the end, I met her, and she actually told me that she wanted to collaborate with me eventually.
There's a lot of people that are in need. We're going little by little... I'm only one person, but we are contributing.
Whether my lyrics are about love or something else, I always make sure I'm connecting with my fans, and to see their support is definitely a motivation.