''Sol María'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on January 19, 2024, through

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. It contains collaborations with Milo J,

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, De la Ghetto, Sech, Duki, and

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. The album is named after Carrión's mother, Sol María, who the album is also dedicated to. A

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and

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album, including fusions of other musical genres such as

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, Jersey club, R&B and

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, ''Sol María'' received favorable to mixed reviews from critics, and debuted at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 18,000

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s. It was also supported by its accompanying tour, the Sol María Tour, and four singles: "TQMQA", "RKO", "La Canción Feliz del Disco" and "Mamá's Boy".

Background and release

Following the release of his 2023 album '' 3men2 Kbrn'', Carrión's song "

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" (with

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), which was commercially successful, would be nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song at the

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and would win, though he wouldn't be at the awards to accept it. In the beginning of 2024, Carrión would announce the release date of ''Sol María'', scheduled for January 19, 2024. Though Carrión was not planning on not releasing any new music in 2024, his reason for the album's release, which is titled after his mother Sol María, is because he sees María as his number-one fan and wanted to create an album with songs that he thinks she would like.

Composition

''Sol María'' is mainly a

and

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album, containing elements of

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, EDM,

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, Jersey club, R&B,

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and

throughout the album. "Sigo Enamorau" samples " I'm Still in Love with You", performed by

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, at the start of the song, while "Tranquila Baby" interpolates " You Got Me", performed by

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Promotion

He would release " TQMQA" on December 14, 2023, as the lead single for ''Sol María''. Produced by DVLP, Xay and Western Weiss, it received significant airplay in

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stations in the United States, eventually peaking atop the US

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chart. "RKO" was released on the same day as the album as its second single; its accompanying music video, which was filmed at

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, features American wrestler

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and Venezuelan baseball catcher Francisco Álvarez. Carrión would also embark his supporting ''Sol María'' tour, which started on May 2, 2024 in

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and is set to conclude on September 29, 2024 in

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, Mexico. He would also perform "Bendecido" and "La Canción Feliz del Disco" at the 36th Lo Nuestro Awards, where Milo J also appeared on the latter's performance; the latter's music video was released on April 10, 2024. A music video for "Mamá's Boy" with

was released on May 12, 2024, to coincide with

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in Puerto Rico.

Reception

Commercial performance

Sol María debuted at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and also debuted at numbers 6 and 3 on the US

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and US

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charts, respectively, with 18,000

s sold in its first week. It also debuted at number 175 on

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's album chart and would debut atop the albums chart in

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, making this Carrión's third number-one album on the latter chart. All 16 eligible songs from the album entered Spain's Top 100 singles chart, with "Hey Lil Mama" reaching the top 10.

Track listing

Notes * "Sigo Enamorau" contains a sample of " I'm Still in Love With You", as written by Alton Nehemiah Ellis and Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques, as performed by Sean Paul.https://www.whosampled.com/sample/1136738/Eladio-Carrion-Yandel-Sigo-Enamorau%27-Sean-Paul-Sasha-I%27m-Still-in-Love-With-You/ * "Luchas Mentales" contains vocals from Alexandria Dopson.

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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