P FKN R

"e;Aqui mataron gente por sacar la bandera / Por eso es que ahora yo la llevo donde quiera."e; (Here they killed people for taking out the flag / that's why I bring it anywhere I want now.)-LA MuDANZAGlobal superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, like many other Puerto Ricans, has lived a life marked by public crises-blackouts, hurricanes, political corruption and oppression, among others-that have exposed the ongoing impacts of colonialism in Puerto Rico. Offering a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices, P FKN R draws on interviews with musicians, politicians, and journalists as well as ethnographic research to set Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican resistance in a historical, political, and cultural context. Authors Vanessa Diaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau-creators of the "e;Bad Bunny Syllabus"e;-demonstrate Bad Bunny's place in a long tradition of infusing both joy and protest into music and honor the many evolving forms of daily resistance to oppression and colonialism that are part of Puerto Rican life.