To say that Latin trap is the fastest growing form of music within the Puerto Rican community would be an understatement. With the recent Trap Kingz boom, as led by Bad Bunny, the hip-hop sub-genre which originated from the south of the United States has slowly become the go-to form of music for artists who once fell in love with the underground and party sounds of reggaeton and the hardcore attitude of punk rock. After a very active 2017 and 2018 releasing singles left and right and performing at various events, one of the young up-and-coming Puerto Rican trap artists in the scene, Jose Yellow, finally decided to bless his fans with a new EP, Larga Vida. (cover for the EP) The past two years have shown a huge rise in the love for Latin trap and one of the most popular artists coming up from the Puerto Rican underground has been Jose Yellow. The young rapper, alongside his group MFCHN (pronounced Mafia China), has been one of the hardest working members of the community, thereby slowly growing a loyal fan base and a catalogue of music worth considering for anybody’s party playlists. In turn, his new project Larga Vida provides exactly that. Kicking off the project with “Guasa Guasa” and the lead single out of the project “Drama,” Yellow manages to start the EP with fantastic bangers that will have anybody head banging and dancing. With “Drama” especially, Yellow has a potential radio friendly tune for the community at large. (track listing of the EP) However, after these two party starters, Larga Vida feels a little bit repetitive with the tracks “Increible” and “Dime Que Hay,” which are two short songs that rely more on the energy rather than the lyrics. Nevertheless, Yellow manages to close the project in great fashion with the EP's final track, “Solido,” which is a certified banger for anybody’s party playlist. With Larga Vida, Jose Yellow continues to display his ability to create solid trap bangers that will have people in the club dancing, grinding and head banging. Moreover, it shows that the young rapper is more than ready to continue to have one of the best years in his career thus far by preparing himself with a larger and longer repertoire for future performances. While the EP may stumble in the middle, it is still a solid contribution to the ever growing field of Latin trap.
Listen to Larga Vida on Spotify here All of the pictures in this article were found in Jose Yellow's Facebook page
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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