What happens when fate, music and a game of chance collide? Rauw Alejandro has the answer.
The Puerto Rican superstar has officially revealed the release date for his forthcoming deluxe album, Cosa Nuestra: Capitulo 0. In a cleverly crafted 30-second video shared on social media — that you have to enter the secret code to watch (which we reveal below) — the Latin hitmaker reveals the album drop date.
“It’s my way of showing that the Caribbean is not the past, but a living present that continues to ignite the world,” he wrote on Instagram on Tuesday (September 16).
Once you enter the code, the visual showcases the artist in a desolate game room, donning a slick polka-dot, West Side Story-inspired pachuco outfit complete with a fedora. While he takes part in a game of las picas — a traditional Puerto Rican card-based gambling game of chance and destiny — the tension builds until the final reveal. As the game concludes, the date “9/26” appears on a carousel of horses, signaling the arrival of his forthcoming musical project on September 26.
In tandem, Rauw teases the Capitulo 0 track list via Billboard, revealing 14 songs in total — a mix of already-released singles and cryptic titles that hint at the songs’ actual names.
1. “Carita Linda”
2. pa’ enorgullecerse (to be proud)
3. “GuabanSexxx”
4. “Buenos Términos”
5. pa’ arreglar la situación (to make things up)
6. pa’ Las maldades (for the block)
7. pa’ la callosa (for the rock chick)
8. pa’ llorar bellak@ (for crying naughty)
9. pa’ perderse (to get lost)
10. pa’ siempre (for always)
11. “Santa”
12. pa’ arrepentirse bailando (for regretting on the dance floor)
13. pa’ desenmascarar (to call out)
14. pa’ agradecer (to show gratitude)
Earlier Tuesday (Sep. 16), it was also announced that Rauw Alejandro will be a featured spotlight speaker at Billboard’s Live Music Summit Presented by VENU, returning this fall.
Watch the video below by entering the secret code — ELCARIBE — exclusively revealed here on Billboard.
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