With this album, introduced ahead of his 21st birthday, Lunay is closing a chapter of his lifetime. The 15-song established, introduced underneath La Familia Information, Chris Jedi and Gaby Music’s impartial label, kicks off with the title observe, which samples Jerry Rivera’s 1993 salsa hit “Cara de Niño” and transitions into a trap banger. The set is also house to edgy perreos, stable reggaetón jams, and even some gradual-tempo urban bops. Collaborations consist of his sultry Anitta-assisted “Todo o Nada” and the infectious “Otra No” with Bryant Myers and Zion. Other options on El Niño include things like Chencho Corleone, Zion, Chanell, Giovakartoons, Juliito, and Chris Jedi.” — J.R.
Manuel Turizo, Dopamina
Turizo’s sophomore album Dopamina includes star-studded collaborations with Maluma, Wisin & Yandel, Rauw Alejandro, Justin Quiles, Dalex, El Alfa, Myke Towers, Will.i.am. and Farruko. For the Colombian artist, his tunes is dopamine, and that is what is reflected on this album. Throughout the pandemic, he not only took the time to work on the established but also produced his desire occur genuine by dropping “Mala Costumbre” with Wisin & Yandel. This album, as he ideal described to Billboard, is a “neurotransmitter of emotions and feelings” with thumping beats, electrical sounds, and Turizo’s signature vibrant voice. — I.F.
Mon Laferte, Seis
Chilean singer-songwriter Mon Laferte wrote as if the environment was coming to an end in the course of the pandemic, releasing all the emotions and uncertainties she was experience though in lockdown. Unknowingly, she finished up composing her sixth album, aptly titled Seis, which was released in April. The achingly own subject areas — ranging from harmful associations to her admiration for other women of all ages — and susceptible lyrics are paired with a new seem for Laferte: regional Mexican. Known for her raspy, frequently dramatic vocals and use of traditional Latin rhythms these types of as cumbia, bolero, and alt-folks, the Latin Grammy-successful artist experiments with mariachi, norteño, and corridos tumbados in an homage to the genre’s exceptional and at any time-evolving sonority. — G.F.
Myke Towers, Lyke Mike
An ode to basketball, el barrio and, his biggest inspiration, Michael Jordan, Lyke Mike marks Towers’ return to the underground rap audio and lyrics that built him a domestic title. An ultra-personalized output, with an album deal with displaying the front of his childhood house in Puerto Rico, he narrates his struggles and successes on the established, as read in tracks like “Cuando Me Ven,” “Joven Leyenda” and “Maldita Envidia.” The album steps absent from commercial reggaetón and Latin R&B sounds to navigate Towers’ musical roots in hip-hop, entice, and drill — with assistance from collaborators like Mikey Woodz, Ñengo Stream, Jon Z, and Sahir. Lyke Mike debuted at No. 3 on Prime Latin Albums. — J.R.