''X 100pre'' (an abbreviation of "Por siempre" in Spanish, meaning "Forever" and stylized in

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) is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican rapper

Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His musical style is defined as Latin trap and reggaeton. He rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", wh ...

. It was released on December 24, 2018 on

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, by Rimas Entertainment. It features guest appearances from

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...

El Alfa Emanuel Herrera Batista (born 18 December 1990), known professionally as El Alfa El Jefe, or simply as El Alfa, is a Dominican rapper, known as "The King of Dembow". Batista was born in Bajos de Haina, Santo Domingo. He is known for his sensual ...

and

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. It was ranked number 41 on ''

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'''s list of the 100 Best Debuts Albums of All Time and number 447 on the list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Background

embarked on his La Nueva Religión Tour Part I and Part II in 2018, which concluded in September. The tour grossed more than $16 million worldwide. After releasing various singles during 2018, on December 23 he announced via social media that his debut album would be released at midnight on

. Following the release of the album, Bad Bunny revealed in an

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live video that he was not working under his first label Hear this Music and his previous manager DJ Luian because he was not able to release albums under his previous management.

Composition

X 100pre is primarily a

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and

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album, which also incorporates elements of pop,

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, hip-hop, R&B, bachata,

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, and

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Promotion

Singles

Bad Bunny billboard on the side of the Hospital Pavia Hato Rey building

" Estamos Bien" was the first single to be released, accompanied by a music video on June 28, 2018. On October 18, 2018, he released the single "

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" featuring

, marking Drake's second song in Spanish. Following the success of "Mia", Bad Bunny released "Solo de Mí" on December 15, 2018. On January 18, 2019, he released the video of "

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sings backing vocals on the track. The video of "

Si Estuviésemos Juntos "Si Estuviésemos Juntos" (stylized in upper case; English: "If We Were Together") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The song was released through Rimas Entertainment on February 14, 2019. The nostalgic reggaeton song reminisces about a ...

" followed on February 14, 2019, and the video of " La Romana", featuring Dominican

artist

, was released on April 6, 2019.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''X 100pre'' received an average score of 84 based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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of ''

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'' praised Bad Bunny's "off-kilter creativity", opining that Bad Bunny "feels less like part of the current pop landscape than an artist operating slightly adjacent to it. He is separated from the pack as much by a desire to take risks as by his roots." He noted that the record contains a variety of musical genres, including pop punk, Andean music, Dominican

and "windswept 80s stadium rock".

Track listing

All tracks were written by Benito Martínez, except where noted. Credits adapted from

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's catalog. Notes * "Ni Bien Ni Mal" and "Mía" are stylized in

* "Caro" features uncredited background vocals by

*"¿Quién Tú Eres?" contains portions and excerpts from ''Narcos'' instrumental, written by Ric & Thadeus

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

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– mixing * Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing * Greg Moffett – mixing assistance * Chris Athens – mastering * David "D.C." Castro – engineering * Lindsay Warner – engineering * Les "Bates" Bateman – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

{{Authority control 2018 debut albums Bad Bunny albums Albums produced by Tainy Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album