Bad Bunny is on fire! From Album of the Year, Best Musica Urbana and Best Global Performance at the 2026 Grammys to the biggest stage in entertainment. This is a conversation with Gabby Velez a Puerto Rican Salsa Instructor and Diasporarican who keeps it funky on how to respect La Isla del Encanto, our Superbowl predictions (this was recorded pre-superbowl), his comparison to Michael Jackson and his impact on the culture, segun Gabby.
Your girl is reflecting on the historic Grammys 2026 of course. I'm hitting the ground running this February 2nd plus this year in general by dropping all the music in the vault and kicking it off with KAMA$UTRA a naughty perreo making a twist on gender roles. In this episode I get into what it took to write, record, and produce this song and what's to come next.
Shifting gears from Reggaeton for a second to talk about Bachata, yes, the scandal concerning Romeo Santos & Prince Royce in the NYT Popcast Interview, but more importantly why Bachata hasn't "taken off" in the ways most people expected some time ago.
Estamos en flow Negraton. Here's a cultural breakdown of some of my favorite Black women in Reggaeton, contributions, legacy, and what we've inspired.
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Episode 42 was supposed to be about 42 — Sech’s breakthrough album and what it meant for him/the culture as a Panamanian artist. But in true Reggaetón Con La Gata fashion, the moment demanded something else.
This is not a comfortable listen. It’s a necessary one.
This episode covers:
ICE, policing, and the continuity of state violence
The Atlantic slave trade as genocide — and why language matters
Why public outrage often only arrives when whiteness is harmed
The emotional labor Black women have carried for centuries
Liberal reform vs. abolitionist thought in 2026
What real allyship actually requires (and what it does not)
This episode also marks a boundary. After eight years of public education, La Gata reflects on burnout, self-preservation, and the need to step back from constantly narrating trauma — without abandoning truth, history, or purpose.
Raw. Unfiltered. Exhausted. Grounded.