A biography for J Balvinhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm no savior, and I'm no Robin Hood.”
“To be a legend, we have to make a lot of right moves and great music.”
“Dreams are the ones that really keep me moving all the time. That's what drives me.”
“Part of what we did is change that misconception that reggaeton is machista and misogynist. On the contrary, women are our biggest fans, and they inspire us.”
“I like track suits and sometimes to be suited up. I like to be like a chameleon.”
“Basically, I just want to talk about love and how it can overcome boundaries. I want to discuss those more universal beliefs, not more politicized ideas.”
“I just want people to respect what I do.”
“Pitbull has always been great - he represents Latinos.”
“Since I was a kid, I was listening to hip-hop.”
“I want to inspire people to follow their own dream, not what the world wants for them.”
“I'm gonna be real everywhere I go, but I'm with my people, I'm connected to my roots - I'm in my country! I don't need to live somewhere else.”
“I respect the ones who make it and leave their home base, but I'm good in Colombia.”
“Winning a Grammy is always going to be good.”
“I want to take it really far in Spanish; even non-Spanish speakers listen to my music across the world. Even though they don't know what I'm saying, they really feel it. We want to take it to another level and keep building our name. We want to take it really far just in Spanish.”
“When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a rich person, but when I'm around rich people, they see me as someone from the ghetto. It's all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. I feel equally comfortable in both.”
“I believe that we are a result of our past.”
“In 2017, it's discouraging that it seems like we're going backward. And that's not just because of Trump; that's because we, as humans, condone discrimination; it's a human issue. It's part of something bigger.”
“For 10 years, I was my own label, my own promoter, my own PR. We borrowed money to print our CDs.”
“Who would have thought that somebody Latino was going to be singing with Beyonce at Coachella? Years ago? Nobody. But I did believe in me. So, that's what I want to do: keep inspiring people as much as possible.”
“I'm so grateful to Spotify for the enormous support to the reggaeton movement.”