The moments when he accompanied his paternal grandfather in his business dealings as the owner of a gas station in Bayamón, always provoke him to relive all the love, pampering and teachings he received from those he considers a very important figure in his life.
Intending to honor his memory, the urban exponent Farruko decided to shout Premium to the double release of themes he presented this week. This is the simple with sensual lyrics You have a mother, With the collaboration of urban artist Myke Towers, and the theme of lovelessness Xoxa, With the Dominican performer L’Alfa.
“My grandfather, rest in peace, had a petrol bomb,” he said of Efraïm Reis, former president of the Association of Gas Retailers, who died in 2010. “Sadly he took his own life.” , mentioned the reggaeton player, and referred to the emotional crisis he was going through. “He got into a lot of debt and almost loses what that gas station was,” he shared about the property, which he explained was years of litigation with the bank and heirs.
“Grandpa with me was something else. I was his first grandson and he was always with him. He spent more time with me than my own parents,” he stated nostalgically. “I was here to the last and a lot of things I couldn’t understand because he and I were something else.”
The singer was about 15 years old when the businessman died. With the title of his new record production, which he plans to release in the coming months, he wishes to pay tribute to him. Therefore, this initial phase that covers two topics called it Premium.
“I bet a lot on what my job is, which is high-performance, high-octane,” he argued firmly. “This is a test, like a gasoline we’re going to give people before the record arrives, which comes out at any time and will 167“That’s where Grandpa’s gas station is and the main road in Bayamón, where I grew up.”
Typical of Farruko, the habit of experimenting with rhythm mergers is embodied in both singles in promotion.
“You have a mother it is a afrobeat which is not reggaeton, and was recorded with a live saxophone, which gives it a great touch of sensuality. Musically it’s something else, ”he described with pleasure.“ The Alpha is more of a theme of spite and has three changes of rhythms in one song. Start with bolero, switch to reggaeton and switch to one Dembow Dominican, “the vocalist said, adding that the album will feature themes of salsa, mambo, ballad and trap, among others.
Among his plans he intends to delve into the performance.
“Something is coming here. We have several offers on the table. It’s like a challenge and I like it, “he confessed enthusiastically about the process of bringing a character to life.
“I’m also here to see if I make a clothing line,” he announced as part of his business interests, which include a record label. “I have several artists signed,” said Carlos Efraín Reis Rosado, who has been awarded twice in the recent edition of Premi El Nostre in the collaboration categories of the year-pop and song of the year-urban / pop by success If you tell me yes, next to Reik and Camilo. This achievement, he revealed, does not represent a decisive step to give impetus to his musical career.
“A statuette doesn’t define who you are or your job. It’s not something I’m waiting for. I don’t like it. If I win, welcome be, but I don’t work for awards.”