MANUEL and Ozuna reaffirm their brotherhood with the album “The Gods”

Rumors of rivalry or distancing between urban exponents Ozuna and MANUEL AA have circulated in the media and on social media on several occasions. However, the connection that stems from their friendship has not only proven to be stronger over the years, but also to make them accomplices in musical projects that enjoy beyond ambition for fame or success.

Precisely, today they release the album the gods, An initiative that fills them with joy as they review the experience of working together once again, but on this occasion, particularly for a joint record production.

“A brother’s friendship is valued,” urban performer MANUEL AA shared in Primera Hora in a telephone interview from Miami, Florida, while being accompanied by “El Negrito of clear eyes.” Incidentally, he mentioned that while differences of opinion may arise between the two, the weight of friendship will always prevail when expressing it.

“We don’t see each other as colleagues, but as brothers. That’s why if differences arise, I see it as when a brother of yours gives you advice, which is for good. That’s why it flows so easily.”

His friend shared the same impression. “When people are starting to create animosity or war (between us), we won’t like it,” Ozuna emphatically stated. “If MANUEL and I have differences, many times we don’t even say it and people don’t even give a damn because we are brothers and the brothers fight and then they are hugging. We are not to lack respect or to throw at networks. The disrespect we have seen in many colleagues on social media will never happen to us. We have always been like this since day one. “

The sense of camaraderie during the conversation confirmed the chemistry they have so much boasted about even on stage. In turn, support in times of ups and downs over the years was also established through the various moments collected in The gods the documentary, which premiered Wednesday night as a prelude to the album’s release.

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Speaking of the album’s title, they both stated that this is a distinction originated by fans, and stressed that the intention is to brag because even though they are flattered that their audience attributes them to be “gods” in their musical genre, are shown with their feet firmly on the ground.

“God there is only one,” Emmanuel Gazmey stated. “But respect is earned and what they think we are the gods at the level of music is respect, and that’s what we mean,” the famous draper said. Ozuna abounded in the decision, of which he was a little skeptical at first.

“I didn’t like the name at first. I always told MANUEL. It was the same fans who put the name, not because we believe in gods or anything, but because people have seen the work that “We’ve been doing it since day one. People have seen how we’ve worked together. How we’ve been working, which hasn’t been easy. It’s been uphill. Nobody helped us. From day one we went to the lungs ourselves.” has expressed emphatic.

“The new generation has more choice to be able to get there faster. We didn’t have that option. People saw how we spent work, how we did it alone and how we supported each other,” he stressed about the trajectory of both. “Based on us a new generation was born, and the fans themselves started saying ‘you are the gods for this, for the other’, and when I saw that the fans gave us that name, from there it was that we took it and decided to put it that way. “

The record production, which plans to release a video for each track, presents its voices in a diversity of rhythms.

“We have ammunition, Which is a track with a lot of Mexican fusions, “Ozuna said.” This is an album with a very varied rhythm. We have a little bit of everything. We have a street trap, 1 commercial trap, reggaeton for the disco, ballad. We wanted to give the audience what they really deserve, and show that MANUEL and Ozuna when they go to make songs, are versatile in all styles, “added pleased the voice of Escape with me, beina boja i caramel. In turn, he shared some of the dynamics in the process.

“In many of the parts of MANUEL’s themes I was with him here, and in parts of mine, he was in the booth, always wanting everything to go well and equally always everyone carrying their line, respecting that. We did like 30 songs, but we really chose these (12) because we think and know it’s the best choice. “

The topic in promotion is before, With a meaning of great value to both, according to Ozuna.

“This pandemic (for COVID-19) did not leave us with a good memory of good times and we wanted to take it in this video, in this issue, which is to remember those disco times, when we could do a party, When we could hug fans, be with other people at the nightclub and have to be with that distancing. We want to give them this one flashblack to people when this issue comes up “.

MANUEL also revealed part of the nostalgia in this regard. “We wanted to bring those memories to people because we don’t know when it will be the same again.”

The desire to continue working together continues to strengthen.

“We’re thirsty to do a lot of great things,” Ozuna advanced. “The documentary opened our minds to being able to make a film. We have a lot of projects on the table apart from this one.”

Not for everyone

While they both celebrate their seat in the music world, they are both aware of the complex band of fame. In this sense, in November last year, MANUEL caused a stir among his fans when he shared messages in which he implied that he was considering the withdrawal.

“Fame is not for everyone,” confessed the head of hits like She wants to drink China i secret. “You have to be mentally strong. We are mentally strong, and sometimes with so much work you have, sometimes you don’t even have inner peace,” he said. “Sometimes it’s good to take that space, that loneliness, to distance ourselves from everything and feed the soul a little bit with the family, with our loved ones. It’s something that happens to all celebrities. I don’t know one that hasn’t happened to him. “