Vanessa Díaz

P FKN R! The cover is here. @petrariverarideau and I have been GRINDING and we are so excited get to share the news. Thank you to everyone to helped make this book happen! Shout out to @thaisllorca for the image of Benito! Pre-order coming in Nov. Official publication in Feb. 2026. Spanish version in the works! More info at badbunnysyllabus.com/p-fkn-r-book

Get to know the creative genius behind the lens of your go-to Bad Bunny music videos, Kacho López Mari! 🎬 @mrsandbag is an award-winning filmmaker with a powerful legacy. His grandfather, Juan Mari Bras, a leader of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, put his life on the line for Puerto Rican independence. 🇵🇷 We celebrate and honor those who inspire our Puerto Rican pride! ✊ Go stream “El Apagón,” you might discover some cool easter eggs. 👀 #badbunnymusic #puertorico #kacho #badbunny #latinmusic #elapagon #Benito #Trending #ExplorePage #ForYou #ForYouPage #grammys

We are so excited to announce our forthcoming book P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance. Pre-order coming in Nov. Official publication in Feb. 2026. Check out badbunnysyllabus.com for more info! #badbunny #puertorico #pfknr #pfknrbook

If you know reggaeton, you know @tainy . This wk we’re taking a moment to reflect on a major highlight in the making of P FKN R: talking to the 🐐 himself. Gracias, Tainy, por todo lo que nos has dado musicalmente, culturalmente, y por el apoyo ✊🏽🇵🇷🇩🇴🫶🏽 can’t wait for next album! 📀🔥 #reggaeton #tainy #latinmusic

Shouting out the incomparable @marissa.lisette.lopez of @applemusic who is one of the amazing voices in P FKN R! Gracias por todo el apoyo y amor, hermana! ✊🏽🇲🇽🇵🇷✊🏽🙏🏽💞 #OnTourTuesdays #badbunny #latinmusic

We’ve got @chuwi_pr in the 🏠 this #OntourTuesday! They rocked @wellesleycollege ’s campus last week and @petrariverarideau sent them off w/ copies of P FKN R! 🇵🇷✊🏽🩵 Chuwi’s eclectic sound and heart-felt lyrics represent the next gen of global voices of Puerto Rican resistance! We love to teach their song “Tierra”🏝️in our Bad Bunny courses. Comment below w/ your fav Chuwi track! #latinmusic #Chuwi #puertorico

Gifting P FKN R to the legendary @delaghetto ! A true inspiration in Latin trap, paving the way for artists like @badbunnypr . 🎤 It was such a privilege to be able to capture some of his amazing story in our book! Keep tagging us in your P FKN R adventures! 🌎 #OntourTuesday #latinmusic #delaghetto

Great to see the homies @drcrazyness & @petrariverarideau today at CAL ✨💯✨Go check out their book! P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance #pfknrbook #pfknr🇵🇷 Sponsor(s): African American Studies @calblackstudies Ethnomusicology Program, Department of Music Global superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, like many other Puerto Ricans, has lived a life marked by 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 an historical, political, and cultural context. Authors Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau—creators of the “Bad Bunny Syllabus”—demonstrate Bad Bunny’s place in a long tradition of infusing 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. Speaker: Petra Rivera-Rideau, Associate Professor, American Studies, Wellesley College Speaker: Vanessa Díaz, Associate Professor, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, Loyola Marymount University

@badbunnypr ’s music feels like a history lesson and a heartfelt conversation all in one. His music is rooted in the realities of life in Puerto Ricans, from ongoing colonialism to the devastation of Hurricane Maria. On the one hand, he is exceptional as a global pop star. On the other hand, he is the voice of a generation of Puerto Ricans who have lived through extraordinary crisis. 🇵🇷💯✊🏽 #puertorico #latinmusic #badbunny

With @elexmichaelson on @cnn discussing @karolg ’s historic set as the first Latina headliner of @coachella 🎡🌴☀️💪🏽

Diving into the history of Latin trap this week 🎶🔥 @delaghetto is a pioneer of the genre who greatly influenced @badbunnypr . From its humble beginnings on SoundCloud, to captivating audiences in the Latin music industry, check out our book and learn about the origins of Latin trap from the legend DLG himself! 🙌 #LatinTrap #DeLaGhetto #latinmusic

This Sunday at 2p, De Los stage @latimesfob 📕🩵🇵🇷💯✊🏽Come check out @drcrazyness @petrariverarideau and @brujacore talking @badbunnypr and all things P FKN R!