Rauw Alejandro talks Rosalía romance, Jhay Cortez feud, and more on ‘Rolling Stone’ cover

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Rauw Alejandro is Rolling Stone’s latest cover star.In his cover story for the famed music mag, the Puerto Rican singer discusses all of the challenges he overcame to become reggateon’s latest superstar.⁠Growing up, Rauw— whose real name is Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz — had dreams of being a soccer player.

He even made a bid to play on a semi-pro league in the United States before an injury cut his career short, which is when he pivoted to music.

Though some of his earlier releases made it seem like he would be at the forefront of an R&B wave in Spanish-language music, he continues to lean more and more toward reggaeton.A post shared by Rolling Stone (@rollingstone)“I couldn’t not do reggaeton,” he told Rolling Stone in a previous interview. “It’s in my culture.

It’s in my blood, and when I released those first reggaeton tracks, people went crazy.”In his February 2022 cover, other big names in the music industry talked highly of the 29-year-old, complimenting just how far he‘s come in such a short time.“He’s just an exciting artist,” super-producer Tainy said of Rauw. “To see what he’s doing and what he’s capable of, the melody and the tone of his voice, and combine that with his ideas — how he’s thinking about what moves he’s gonna do, what the crowd is going to do — it’s something really special.