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Bad Bunny: My face is burning. My face is burning. My face. Is. Burning.
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Sean: Hey, what's going on, everybody?
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For <i>First We Feast</i>, I'm Sean Evans, and you're watching <i>Hot Ones</i>.
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It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.
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And today we're joined by Bad Bunny.
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He's a three time <i>Grammy Award</i> winning artist and one of the most streamed musicians on the planet.
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This summer, he'll be doing a residency in his homeland of Puerto Rico.
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And all of this coming off the heels of his acclaimed brand new, number one album in the world.
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It's called "<i>Debì Tirar Màs Fotos</i>".
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Bad Bunny, welcome to the show. Bad Bunny: Hi. Thank you.
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Sean: How do you think you'll do taking on the wings today?
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I understand that you, sometimes, enjoy the homemade hot sauces of Puerto Rico.
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Bad Bunny: These smell, like, spicy, so far.
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Like, I'm feeling a little spiciness in my face. Just, just to smell it. Oh, my God.
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All right, let's do this.
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Bro, taht's it, we're done. It's delicious.
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Sean: "<i>BAILE INoVIDABLE</i>", that's my favorite song on the album. Bad Bunny: Nice. Thank you.
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Sean: Can you give me the back story on that?
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You know, because from the salsa lessons and the music video to the new artists that you have on the song, it just seems like such a joyous celebration of the arts.
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Bad Bunny: Yeah, it's a very special song that I had in my mind for too long.
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It's, seeing it come true, one of my favorite experiences ever, creating music, but I actually been taking salsa lessons.
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So, I really learned a lot creating this song about everything.
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Like, about the salsa, about...
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with all these young guys, musicians.
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I've been learning a lot and that's why it's very special song to me.
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And I'm glad that you like it.
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And a lot of people around the world love that song it's, it's pretty beautiful. So, I have a question. Sean: Sure. Bad Bunny: Is...
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every wing is spicier than the other one? Sean: Yeah.
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That's how this show is designed. Bad Bunny: Fuck.
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And that was the first one?
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Sean: I know, I know, I know. I know. Bad Bunny: Okay.
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Sean: This next one is called 'Lift Off'. Bad Bunny: This one? Sean: Mhm. Bad Bunny: Oh, God. Wow!
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The crazy thing is that they taste so good. It's really good.
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It's like a, it's a problem, because it's so fucking spicy, but it's really good. Sean: Right. I know.
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Bad Bunny: It tastes really good. Especially this one.
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Tastes better than the first one. Sean: There we go.
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Bad Bunny: Right now, I wanna steal it in, but... What do I do? Wow! That's so, so, so good.
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Sean: So, many consider you an ambassador of Puerto Rican slang worldwide.
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Do you find that there's a major difference between the slang that's said by Puerto Ricans, at home, versus New York?
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Do the two influence each other?
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Bad Bunny: Definitely, that's different between the slangs, uh, especially in New York, there's a lot of Dominicans, too.
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The Puerto Rican slang with the Dominican slang, they mix each other.
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I think with the social media, like TikTok and all these platforms, they could, we could be connected no matter how far we are.
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So, I think that yes, this...
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the end of the day is the same slang, so forget everything that I said.
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I should've spoken with my doctor before doing this.
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I don't know if I'm getting used to... but this is less spicy. Sean: I think... You know what?
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'Cause you're in the game now. You know? Bad Bunny: You think?
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Sean: Like, you're a wrestler, you know, when you take your first bump and now you're in it. Sean: You know? Bad Bunny: Okay.
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Sean: Like, that's what happened, is you took your first bump.
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Bad Bunny: I feel it, like, less spicy than the other one.
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Well, thank you for being nice on the third one. Sean: You're welcome. You're welcome.
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What can you remember about your middle school talent show performance of "<i>Mala Gente</i>"? Do you remember that?
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And how did the nerves of that compare to, say, headlining Coachella?
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Were you more nervous for your middle school talent show?
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Bad Bunny: I swear to God, yes.
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Yeah, and it was in third grade. Sean: Third grade? Bad Bunny: Third grade.
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I was ten years old, and, yes, definitely, I was more nervous...
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more nervous that day than the Coachella perform.
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I, actually, I don't remember anything, because I, I was on my own world.
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I just remember the floor, 'cause that was what I was looking...
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the floor, the whole presentation.
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Like, it was like a fear that I had to beat.
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Like the fear to be in front of the people. Um...
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scared, uh, but I, if, if, if I wanna, to get successful and get far making music, I have to perform in front of people.
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So, it was part of my evolution as a person and as a artist. Okay, "Loco" fire. Sean: Now, this one... Yeah.
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Bad Bunny: It burns at the end, fuck, it's going to fuck up my intestines. Sean: I know. Get on top of it.
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Bad Bunny: That's what scares me.
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I'm not scared now, because I put this in my mouth... and that passes. Sean: I agree.
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Bad Bunny: My ass is what's going to be messed up, when it's time to sit down.
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Sean: So, what I love about your music, for lack of a better word, is it's hard. You know?
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It has this kind of thunder quality that reminds me of the hip hop that I grew up listening to.
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What kinds of, like, instrumentation goes into making that signature Bad Bunny sound?
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Bad Bunny: Especially on this album, there's a lot of salsa, there's, there's, uh, other rhythms that I never, uh, done before, so... it was, uh...
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I think the fact that I'm doing it is what makes it different and new.
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Like "<i>PIToRRO DE COCO</i>" is a traditional folk music song.
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I didn't change anything but the...
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a little bit of synth at the very beginning, but then the cuatro comes in, and the gürio, and the bongos.
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Maybe the way that I mix it, everything... the bongo fades in.
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And the cuts are real dry, like as if I was making a reggaeton beat.
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But, the fact that I'm doing this whole rhythm is what makes it, like, new. And I like it. So, how's it work? Sean: Yeah. Bad Bunny: Okay.
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'Cause now I'm feeling it. Sean: Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
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Bad Bunny: And I don't like it, 'cause I'm, I'm worried about my colon, I worry about...
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Sean: But, you're doing great, so far.
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Do you feel like you're doing good?
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I feel like you're doing good.
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Bad Bunny: I'm doing great, but I worry.
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I think I will be at the bathroom the whole trip from here to Puerto Rico. Damn. And what's the milk for? To put... Damn.
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My tongue is burning, so I feel like cat doing this. I already drank water.
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Ah, that's why it's burning even more. 'Cause I drank water. Sean: Mm.
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Bad Bunny: And they just told me that. Does... Sean: Don't drink water. Don't drink water. Bad Bunny: Fuck! Wait.
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Why you didn't tell me that before? I said... Okay.
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I have all this here, like... okay, lets do this. Sean: Mhm. Bad Bunny: So...
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Sean: This next one is "Los Calientes", if you're ready.
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So, you're clearly aware of the power that you have to break stereotypes, not only with your music, but also with your style.
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So, if you'll humor me, what we've done is pulled some of our favorite Bad Bunny looks from over the years.
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We'll pull them up over here, on the monitor. Bad Bunny: Oh, my God.
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Sean: And I'm just curious, the memories that they bring back and the stories behind how these fits came together.
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Here you are in custom Margiela for the <i>Met Gala</i>.
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Bad Bunny: I wanna remember a lot of beautiful things about that day, but I just remember that I couldn't breathe, 'cause I was wearing a corset. Sean: Oh. Bad Bunny: Yeah.
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And I remember, after the <i>Met</i>, I went to, to the car by myself.
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I was alone in the, in the car...
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the driver, and me backseat, trying to take off the corset.
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Fuck, that was, for real, such a punishment. But, I did it. I made it. I'm here.
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Sean: Taking on these wings.
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Bad Bunny: Risking my life, uh, again Sean: I believe this is the night that you won your first <i>Grammy Award</i>.
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Bad Bunny: That was one of my favorite ones.
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I just love that look, 'cause it's very different, but classy at the same time. With the hat...
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you barely can tell that I have, like a, like a, like a... ears, like a bunny ears.
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At least to me, it doesn't look, like, funny.
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It looks, like, very serious, and elegant, and classy. Very... It was improvised.
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God, I'm even getting a headache. Okay.
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My head is hurting, fuck. That's a very nice name. "Volkano".
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Don't sound that is spicy.
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Sean: So, you seem to be having a lot of fun on this press tour, you know, from co-hosting The Tonight Show, you did that pop-up in the New York City subway, here you are eating wings.
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I'm curious, how is your relationship to doing interviews in the United States changed over the course of your career?
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Like, are you having more fun now?
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Bad Bunny: You know that I'm still struggling with the English. Sean: Yeah, yeah.
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Bad Bunny: So, I need to put a lot of attention to you to understand you. Sean: Yeah, but...
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Bad Bunny: But, now I'm struggling with the fucking spicy... Sean: No, I get it. Bad Bunny: ... on my mouth. So...
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Sean: Do you want some ice cream? Bad Bunny: Ice cream? Sean: Yeah.
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Bad Bunny: That sounds nice. Sean: Yeah. Check it out. Bad Bunny: Oh! Ice cream. Damn! Is this coconut? Mmm. Best idea ever. Thank you. Sean: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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I've got you, I've got you.
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Bad Bunny: Yes, I really like it, especially with this album, 'cause I know how special it is.
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I came with all these guys from Puerto Rico, Los Pleneros de la Cresta, all the musicians that played in "<i>BAILE INoVIDABLE</i>", "<i>LA MuDANZA</i>"...
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So, it's a whole different experience, being a whole different experience, because it's not only about me, it's about every of them, every of us, is feel like I'm bringing a little bit of Puerto Rico to all these places and bringing the culture.
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And I always like to connect with people and, yeah, it's fun...
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And now this ice cream, I think, it's fixing my whole life.
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Bad Bunny: My teeth hurt, fuck. What if I do this? Sean: Yeah. There you go. Sean: That's smart.
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Can't totally escape it, though.
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Bad Bunny: The ice cream got spicy. Oh, fuck.
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Fuck, this is the hottest.
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Sean: So, in my humble opinion...
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Bad Bunny: I'm fucked, bro. Sean: ...
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you're the best celebrity wrestler, ever, in the <i>WWE</i>. You know?
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From the cells to the bumps...
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Bad Bunny: That's your opinion? Sean: That's my opinion. Bad Bunny: No. There's a fact. Sean: Oh! I think that's true. I think that's true. Bad Bunny: Yeah. Yeah.
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Like, 'The Canadian Destroyer', that you pulled on John Morrison at <i>WrestleMania</i>.
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Bad Bunny: 'The Bunny Destroyer'. Sean: That was amazing.
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Bad Bunny: That was a John Morrison's idea.
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Like: "You should do 'The Canadian Destroyer' and we call it 'The Bunny Destroyer'." . And we did it. We practiced it.
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We, we, we really, I really learned a lot about him, about, uh, Damian Priest, uh, The Miz, um, and all the guys that was... coaching me.
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Sean: Did you have a most painful moment in the ring?
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Bad Bunny: Damian Priest hit me with the candlestick, 'cause I always been listening, since I was a kid, like: "Oh, the candlestick. That doesn't hurt.
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That's like, uh, it's like this little wooden stick." , but fuck... That hurt. Sean: Mhm. Bad Bunny: Like, a lot. That hurt a lot.
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Sean: And then, you know, I got so hyped watching you on your walkout for the <i>San Juan Street</i> <i>Fight</i>. Bad Bunny: Yeah. Sean: You know?
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What makes "<i>CHAMBEA</i>" such a great song to walk out when you're a wrestler?
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What makes that song such a good entrance song? Bad Bunny: I don't know.
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I think it's the very beginning, the melody, the energy.
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And it's crazy, 'cause since the first time that I dreamed with, with, with be on <i>WWE</i>, I always knew that that was the perfect song.
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When they went to Puerto Rico, I said: "Everyone in Puerto Rico know this song."
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, and it's gonna be like...
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Sean: Shaking the stadium. Bad Bunny: Yes.
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And it's one of the best moments of my life.
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That entrance, I was like, wow.
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It was a beautiful moment. Yeah.
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Sean: All right, Bad Bunny.
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This next wing is "Da' Bomb Beyond Insanity".
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Bad Bunny: Bro, what do I win if I eat what's left?
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Bad Bunny: Like, what the fuck? Sean: That I understood. Bad Bunny: Oh. I'm scared. Bad Bunny: Ah! Oh!
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Have to throw out the milk, because I put hot sauce in it and everything. Sean: I know.
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I gotta get, I gotta get in the ice, cream, I gotta get into the ice cream on this one. Bad Bunny: I'm fucked. I'm fucked. Sean: Yeah. Yeah.
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Then, just be careful around the eyes. Yeah. Yeah, I know. I know. Bad Bunny: I died. My tongue, fuck!
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Where do I put my tongue? Sean: More ice cream?
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You want some more ice cream? Bad Bunny: No, no. I... Sean: Here you go.
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Bad Bunny: Give me a break, brother.
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I'm not messing around, just so you know.
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Sean: Do you wanna call it on the wings? We can call it on the...
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we don't have to eat more wings.
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Bad Bunny: There's no way that I gonna eat all those. There's no way. Sean: It's okay.
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Sean: You don't, you don't have to. You don't have to. You don't have to.
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Bad Bunny: (speaks Spanish) DJ Khaled: I'm gonna keep, I'm not doing it, man. Rob Corrdry: I, I... and I'm done. Ricky Gervais: Aaaah!
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Ricky Gervais: It's really hot. Lil Yachty: Oh, my God.
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Bad Bunny: My face is burning. My face is burning. My face. Is. Burning. My whole face. Sean: Yeah.
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Bad Bunny: It's spicy right now. Is, is hot. Sean: That... You know what?
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And that means we've pushed it to the limit, and we don't need to go crazier. Okay? Bad Bunny: Okay. Thank you for that. Sean: All right.
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Just enjoy your ice cream.
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But, if you don't mind, I just have one more question for you.
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You know, it's amazing how you were able to conduct this interview in English, especially when being attacked by the hottest hot sauces in the world. All right? Bad Bunny: It's hard.
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Sean: But, your music is an invitation for people to learn Spanish.
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So, I'll close with a delivery of my own.
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What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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Bad Bunny: Man, that's a question that, every time they ask me, sounds very profound.
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And a person, at least for me, I don't look at things in that way.
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I've always said that I've never changed, that I'm still the same kid that dreamed of shining, and for the world to know who I am.
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I'm not looking for any type of tribute, or for my legacy to be rememberd.
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My legacy is this, I was always Benito from Puerto Rico, from Vaga Baja.
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And that's how I was able to accomplish things never imagined before.
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Sean: Profound, I'm sure.
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And look at you, Bad Bunny.
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Taking on the wings of death. Living to tell the tale.
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And now there's nothing left to do, but roll out the red carpet for you.
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This camera, this camera, or this camera.
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Let the people know what you have going on in your life. Bad Bunny: Okay.
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Well, people, right now we're enjoying this, this project, this album.
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Thank you to everyone for the way that you really are been embracing and taking this, this project that is the most special project that I ever made.
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I wanna tell everyone to come to Puerto Rico, enjoy my island from the people, from the culture. I'm very grateful. I'm very happy. Thank you.
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And don't come here to eat wings, because they're spicy as fuck. Bad Bunny: Wow.
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Bad Bunny: I don't like to, to, to...
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leave, like, things unfinished? Sean: Yeah.
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Sean: But listen, I get it. I get it.
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Bad Bunny: I'm gonna feel bad the whole, whole month. So, fuck. It was only two more.
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