I have a lot of playlists that I listen to when I want to get inspired, and I’m a huge fan of Bruno Mars. I was listening to a lot of music on that wave with synths and lots of electronic production. You’ve always experimented with different styles, but “Todo de Ti” goes in a completely new, Eighties-inspired direction. We have trap, some Afrobeats, and even R&B, with a bolero-style song. There’s a lot of dancehall, tons of electronic music, my first time making a drum-and-bass track, house music, and a funk brasileiro. … To do that, we had to tap into a huge variety of sounds. ![]() ![]() So, when we did the new album, we decided to take it totally vice versa, like the title says. It was about exploring my roots, but you could hear certain experimental details on Afrodisíaco, like little hints of what was coming and what might happen on the next project. Afrodisíaco was inspired by reggaeton from 2003, 2004 - that golden era of reggaeton, with albums like Pa’l Mundo, Barrio Fino, Mas Flow. Vice Versa was a totally different album from my debut, Afrodisíaco. What different sides of you do those albums represent? You released your studio debut, Afrodisíaco, in November 2020, and Vice Versa came less than a year later. NaisGai tinkered with pop melodies and played with spangled Eighties synths until they came up with “Todo de Ti,” the sun-bright, disco-tinged hit that was ubiquitous all summer - and that’s launched Rauw into new levels of mainstream attention. “It needed a single, something to be that marker to kick it all off.” He and his frequent collaborator Mr. ![]() “I kept thinking it needed one more song,” the Puerto Rican rapper-singer recalls. This past April, Rauw Alejandro had just about finished his second album, Vice Versa, but he had a nagging feeling that something was missing. We spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a nomination - or even a statue come January - and delved into the challenges facing the Recording Academy, providing a 360-degree view of what to watch for in the lead-up to the 2022 awards.Įligible for: Vice Versa, Afrodisíaco, “Todo de Ti” This piece is part of Rolling Stone’ s second annual Grammy Preview special issue, released ahead of the start of first-round voting.
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