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J Balvin’s ‘Rayo’: All 15 Songs Ranked
J Balvin has unleashed “Rayo,” his first album in three years. See how the songs on his new set rank.
A song that doesn’t shy away from sexuality, “Gato” featuring Bad Gyal, finds both artists singing about perreo and sex — a somewhat repetitive theme on the album — over a classic reggaetón drum beat. While Balvin dabbles in Afrobeats and EDM throughout the album, he mainly sticks to the purest form of reggaetón, including in “La Noche” with Puerto Rican singer Dei V — a song about flirting, perreo and sex. The artists — who linked up at Coachella earlier this year — unite their melodic vocals to give life to “Stoker,” a heartbreak track — which starts with acoustic guitars then transitions into a tropical beat — about becoming almost obsessive over a girl who has clearly moved on.
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