Stream Bad Bunny's Surprise Album, 'X 100PRE,' A Gift For Noche Buena

By Felix Contreras

Published December 23, 2018 at 11:30 PM EST

We're calling it now: 2019 will be the Year of the Bunny.

It's hard to believe that the young, massively popular Bad Bunny would be nervous about putting out music. That's what the Latin trap star tells Alt.Latinoin a forthcoming Spanish-language interview, where he shares his own thoughts about his debut album and a meteoric ride to the top of Latin charts. X 100PRE was surprise-released just before midnight on December 24.

It caps a year that saw multiple high profile collaborations (Cardi B, Drake, to name a couple) as well as a powerful performance during the Latin Grammy's in November.

We knows there's still a few days left of this year, but it's not hard to predict that 2019 will be the Year of the Bunny.

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Felix Contreras

Felix Contreras is co-creator and host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010.

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