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By: EFE
Friday, September 20
Farruko defends 'Pepas', his new song
The Puerto Rican urban artist Farruko , who this Friday presented his new album, “La 167”, told Efe that the song “Pepas”, criticized by its content of inducing people to ingest controlled medications, he composed it to give a different “vibe” to people during the pandemic .
“ Pepas and water for the dry, to ‘the world in pills at the disco ”Is the chorus for this song that has reached # 1 on five Billboard charts, including Hot Latin Songs, Hot Dance / Electronic Song, Latin Digital Song Sales, Latin Streaming Songs, and Dance / Electronic Streaming Songs.
“ I sing what I see and what is experienced out there. I can’t talk to you about Disney World, because what we are seeing at this time is not Mickey Mouse having a ‘frozen’ (ice cream) of ‘cherry’ (cherry). What we are seeing is that kind of thing and with that it is that people identify themselves “, he said.
“ Apart from the lyrics, I make my songs as if it were a movie of different genres . There’s comedy, romance, action, entertainment, and that’s how I make my music. But apart from this, I focus on the melody and rhythm being catchy, and that people do not get carried away by what the lyrics are and enjoy the vibe of the song “, he abounded.
The theme” Pepas “is also part of the 25 songs that make up the album “La 167 ”, and that already has a“ remix ”by renowned French DJ David Guetta that has achieved worldwide acceptance.
As Farruko explained, the mention of including the word dry in the song was because of “that dryness that people had to leave in the pandemic “
” People needed a contagious rhythm, joy, that would change their vibe, and obviously for it to attract attention, you have to have some morbid theme and it is part of the recipe that reaches the world ear, but rather the vibe of transmitting the theme ”, he added.
“ I just made the theme and launched it as an experiment and I didn’t think it was going to be so successful “, indicated Farruko, who mentioned than other DJs, such as Diplo , Steve Aoki
“That’s on another level, another world, electronic music. That they adopt him is incredible, “he said.
On the other hand, Farruko admitted to Efe that he would have preferred that his colleague and compatriot Don Omar returned to the musical arena with a song as a soloist, after the release of the song “Flow HP” with Residente, but acknowledged that this is a “snack” to come soon.
“ I was waiting for you. Don Omar is one of my teachers and one of my favorite artists. I would have liked it to come back with a single track, but I imagine it’s a snack and it will come with something. Every so often we communicate “, said Farruko after presenting” The 167 ”.
The theme and music video for“ Flow HP ” were released last 22 September.
It is the first collaboration of both artists.
“Flow HP” is also the first single that Don Omar appears from “Pa Romperla”, included in the album “Las Que No Iban A Salir”, by Bad Bunny.