With only a week of promo, fans had little time to wait for the upcoming project by Benito Ocasio, AKA Bad Bunny, “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana”, which translates to “no one knows what will happen tomorrow.” Aside from two singles released prior, most of the album was kept under wraps until its release, which would find listeners hearing Bad Bunny returning to his Latin trap roots.
After the orchestral intro on “NADIE SABE,” which plays out like a movie scene, we’re treated to an album filled to the brim with Latin trap. The occasional detour sees him veering into atmospheric house and psychedelic reggaeton. The first three tracks following the intro are relatively strong, with the artists Young Miko and Mora bringing entertaining features to their respective songs. After this point, however, “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana” turns into a chore.
Apart from the first handful of songs, the bloated 22 track project rarely switches up its sound. From “MR. OCTOBER” to “VUELVE CANDY B,” Bad Bunny sounds like he’s phoning it in over passable, if not mundane, instrumentals that sound like he found them by searching “Bad Bunny Trap Type Beat” on YouTube.
The sporadic inclusion of tracks with him rapping over jersey house on “CYBERTRUCK,” industrial syn- thesizers on “BATICANO” and reggaeton on “PERRO NEGRO” are highlights to the overwhelming dull experience. Even the single “UN PREVIEW,” which didn’t feel special upon release, felt like a breath of fresh air alongside other cuts.
To give a consensus on “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana,” it’s a disappointing downgrade from his previous, eclectic release “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which felt like it had something for everyone. Knowing he’s capable of experimenting and pulling off so much more, let’s hope this is just a minor bump in the road.
