“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is Bad Bunny’s Latest Decolonial Text

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Bad Bunny’s latest album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is a direct challenge to the idea of tropical paradise—especially as defined by the tourism industry that profits from coastal destinations like Puerto Rico. A massive success since the album dropped on Jan. 5, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is an ode to a colony that may lose everything to its colonizers if something doesn’t change soon. With the help of historians and ethnographers, Bad Bunny traces the history of Spanish and U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico and connects the current tourism boom on his beloved island to its continued colonization, bringing a call for decolonization to the mainstream global stage.

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