Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Praises Bad Bunny for ‘Political' Album ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos'
In a new interview with Rolling Stone published Friday (May 30), the politician opened up about policy, the Donald Trump administration and, of course, her favorite tunes. 'I have had the Bad Bunny album on repeat,' she told the publication, referencing 2025's four-week Billboard 200 chart-topper Debi Tirar Mas Fotos.
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'As a Puerto Rican, the album is very cathartic, and it's very political,' AOC continued. 'It speaks to a lot of what's happening to us and our people right now.'
The New York native added that she loves how the rapper is 'bringing salsa back.' 'Rauw Alejandro is doing that, too,' she noted. 'I'm a big salsa person. It's such a nice outlet. I like it because the lyricism is so dramatic. Everyone's breaking up, everyone's got the love of their life. It's so funny.'
AOC's praise of the 'Titi Me Pregunto' artist comes as he's gearing up to tour the globe in support of his new album, traveling around Latin America, Asia, Australia and Europe. He's also been breaking numerous sales records while he's at it, from becoming the first Latin act to ever sell out a stadium concert in Australia to selling all-time high amounts of tickets in France, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Sweden for a Latin artist.
Other than his upcoming residency in Puerto Rico, however, Bunny is notably skipping the United States on his tour. When asked for her thoughts, Ocasio-Cortez told RS, 'We just don't have figures like that anymore.'
'I think about the Civil Rights Movement, and I think about people like Harry Belafonte and all of these artists who really did risk everything, risk their careers and their popularity in order to support and take part in people's movements, and to use their art … it's more rare now, or at least it feels that way,' she continued. 'I wasn't around then. The pressures of the industry are to be as broad as possible. When you have someone who does something gutsy like that, first of all, people come through for it, and it's super compelling.'
To the representative's point about Bunny being political, the three-time Grammy winner is also active in politics outside of his music. In the 2024 U.S. election, he supported Kamala Harris' campaign for president, boosting her messaging about what was at stake for Puerto Rican voters.
Several other Latin stars — including Luis Fonsi, Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin — also expressed support for Harris, though others backed Trump. In September, AOC dissed Nicky Jam and Anuel AA for endorsing the twice-impeached POTUS during a congressional hearing.
'I suppose that puts you and Nicky Jam and Anuel in the same boat,' she told Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the far-right Center for Immigration Studies, after he claimed not to remember Trump saying he wanted to 'sell' Puerto Rico.
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