Debí Tirar Más Fotos is the First All-Spanish Album to Win a Grammy

These 17 songs are love letters to Puerto Rico, his family, lovers, and the culture. It’s recommended to listen to it in full from start to finish to experience the album. Additionally, if you don’t speak Spanish, I highly recommend looking up the lyrics and listening along to understand the meaning (Genius Lyrics English Translation).

[*] – these are my favorites

1. NUEVAYoL: Paying tribute to New York, the cultural hub of the world, Bad Bunny perfectly mixes Puerto Rican rhythms with Dominican dembows. The title itself is a phonetic adaptation of “New York” where Latinos combine English and Spanish (Spanglish). In the song, he also highlights local Puerto Rican spots like Tonitas in Williamsburg. Tonitas is the last Puerto Rican social club in Williamsburg with delicious food, music, dominoes, dancing & good vibes. 
2. VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR: At the time this was recorded, Bad Bunny was freshly single and screams his new relationship status to the rooftops. Translating to “I’m going to take you to Puerto Rico” (PR), this track represents feeling free and embracing the party energy in Puerto Rico.
3. BAILE INoLVIDABLE: Meaning “unforgettable dance”, this song reflects on old relationships. A path not easy to go on, Bad Bunny perfectly captures the feeling of not being able to get that person out of your mind. This song encourages you to love deeply and be present in the moment, because you might not have those forever.
4. PERFuMITO NUEVO by Bad Bunny & RaiNao [*] : The jittery feelings of a budding relationship and sexual tension are overwhelming, but a sign of moving forward from previous relationships. The song literally translates to “New Perfume” and is symbolic for having a new scent in your life after an old relationship. It’s a song of new beginnings. RaiNao is an incredible artist and adds such great color to the song. It’s why it’s one of my favorites! 
5. WELTiTA by Bad Bunny & Chuwi [*]: In Spanish, vuelta means spin, so weltita means little spin and goes on to share a beautiful day with two lovers on the beaches of Puerto Rico, enjoying the finer things in life. The song reminds you that your problems aren’t that big of a deal, and encourages you to take a moment to enjoy your life. It’s really easy for people to forget that they have everything they need in front of them.
6. VeLDÁ [*]: Puerto Rican slang defines velda as “the truth”. The word verdad means the truth, but after adaptations, verdá, and then the r becomes an l, making it Veldá. Digging in a bit more, this song talks about the sexual attraction and flirting from social media and how that turns into a good night out in Puerto Rico.
7. EL CLúB: Similar to track 3, BAILE INoLVIDABLE, this song reflects on the struggles to get over someone. When the exterior seems nice, on the inside, they’re struggling to keep it together.
8. KETU TeCRÉ: Highlighting a toxic relationship &/or a relationship gone south, this song channels the inner jealousy one experiences.
9. BOKeTE: The song title, “boquete” translates to a break or a pothole in the streets. Bad Bunny uses this song as a double meaning, both literally and metaphorically to protest government’s refusal to maintain the streets of Puerto Rico, and also a relationship that has run its course, like a potthole, a bump that people go over. 
10. KLOuFRENS: Another song about getting over a breakup, this song refers to how it’s still hard to resist that person, still keeping him informed on their whereabouts through their close friend’s Instagram story.
11. TURiSTA: Tourists come and go, but don’t stay to immerse themselves fully or understand the underlying issues, mostly caring about their vacation and not the permanent residents. This song sheds light on how Puerto Rico is mostly used for their pretty beaches and sunsets and is neglected in all other aspects. Similar to BOKeTE, this song has a double meaning with a relationship not ever getting deeper, only seeing what is on the surface before ending things.
12. CAFé CON RON by Bad Bunny & Los Pleneros de la Cresta: This song encapsulates the everyday life of Puerto Ricans, drinking coffee in the morning and rum later at night, and partying. Major themes of this song include community, unity & culture.
13. PIToRRO DE COCO: The song title translates to a coconut pitorro, a stronger moonshine drink equivalent of coquito. While getting over a breakup during the holidays is hard, drinking the pitorro de coco his grandpa gave him to make him feel better may not worked.
14. LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii: The United States took most of Hawai’i’s resources, overthrew their leaders, and capitalized on their land for commercial tourism. Bad Bunny is using this song to say, I hope you realize there is a pattern with the island of Puerto Rico, and we shouldn’t let that happen to us.
15. EoO [*]: The title refers to pereo (twerking in Spanish) and only uses the ending “eoo”. Overall, the Puerto Rican nightlife is incomparable and pays tribute to the style of dancing in the early days of reggaeton.
16. DtMF [*]: The album’s namesake, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, literally translates to ” I wish I took more photos”, highlighting that your family members come and go, and sometimes you don’t have all those members in physical form or even at all. This song will hopefully be that push to call your family and parents that you love them.
17. LA MuDANZA: What would a song about family and Puerto Rican pride be without La Mundaza. The title literally translates to “the move,” symbolizing the diaspora of Puerto Ricans, political change & change in general. The song goes in depth on his parents, Tito Martínez and Lysaurie Ocasio’s upbringing, and how he is grateful for them.