New Music Critique of Roddy BluesContact: blankcheckholdings916@gmail.comWeb: SpotifySeeking: Booking, Film/TV, PressStyle: Urbano Latino, Latin hip-hop

While his earlier output was mostly in Spanish, Roddy Blues latest album, My Puerto Rican Girl, is serving English speakers a heavy pour of Latin rhythm-driven dance vibes and audacious lyricism, too. Deserving props for the super-catchy title track which celebrates Latina thickness, the standout is “Rum Coladas,” which, just like the cocktail, it’s quite tasty.

Of course, it’s got some hefty competition subject matter-wise: “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” is iconic. But “Rum” is a whole other kind of swig: a modern, glossily produced dance jam that should appeal to fans of Bad Bunny, Shakira, etc.

We could also see it as a jingle for a rum brand (take note Bacardi)!

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