The Puerto Rican artist spoke with GlobeLiveMedia about his return to music and his relationship with artists like Karol G and Chencho Corleone (@maldysociety)

“Without Maldy there is no perreo”does the song say “Gatubela”which is part of the last album of Karl G. and in which the paisa collaborates with the Puerto Rican Maldyrepresenting the sentiment that many fans of the urban genre had been expressing for a few years, since Maldy he had drifted away from the music scene.

“Gatubela” didn’t just cause a stir as it was the video reveal of the new hair color of Karl G.which changed from light blue to bright red, but because it marked the return of one of reggaeton pioneers in music. Maldy He is remembered for being part of the famous duo Plan Bnext to Chencho Corleone for more than 19 years, who separated in 2018; since 2019, when the artist released his first solo album, he had not been heard from and in the genre, someone had to represent the genre again. old school.

NOW, Maldy came back, not only with the collaboration with the Colombian, but with new music. in dialogue with GlobeLiveMedia colombia The Puerto Rican has revealed details about the planning for his return, the collaboration with Karl G. and other artists who are on the way, Why did Plan B break up? and his latest solo release titled “Plan B Times”.

In his new album, Maldy plans to bring back old-time reggaeton (@maldysociety)
In his new album, Maldy plans to bring back old-time reggaeton (@maldysociety)

About a few months ago Maldy He is preparing his comeback album, with which he wants to remind past generations of reggaeton old school and show new generations these rhythms, because he believes that the new representatives of the genre “they went the other way … there are those who have given it their touch”. The first single from this new album that the Puerto Rican created and with which he moved his fans was “Plan B Times”.

In addition to mentioning the duo to which he belonged, in the lyrics of the song Maldy remember some of the big hits he positioned in discos with Chencho. “I wanted to bring back a bit of time from before, to remember those times when we made this fun music, this essence, this sound and this mixture. It is a subject which It has a bit of ‘Candy’, a bit of ‘Frikitona’, of ‘Choca Choca’ and I wanted to give it that touch so that people of the new generation also know who Maldy is.

“The (rapping) vocals were fresh, new, that humorous vocals that the fans love, I know this is a subject that will give a lot to say and it will remind people of the old days and the new generation will know me.”

Maldy confirmed at GlobeLiveMedia that what comes with the return is already planning “negotiations with Anitta, J Balvin, Ryan Castro, Lenny Tavares, different colleagues who are the key to my album… At the moment we are working on the second and third tracks, we don’t have dates. One comes with ryan castro I think it will be the second, we send each other songs to see which one we connect to give the best to the public”.

although of Maldy there was no new music since 2019, when he started his solo career after splitting from Plan Bthe truth is that the urban artist planned his grand to come back since, but the covid-19 pandemic and negotiations led to the return of Maldy in mid-2022, from the hand of the urban artist of the time, Karl G..

“In 2019, I am preparing the album ‘Sicalipsis’, which has 15 songs. After that, I take a break in 2020, the pandemic has arrived and other things that are happening in the environment, which are confidential. But all the while i I was preparing for Maldy’s return; think about, write songs and then think about which of the 40 that I wrote there in the studio I’m going to release, because I’m very demanding with music, I like quality music and people like it . At that time I was also looking for the best deal and then Warner came, the approach was made and we started working,” the Puerto Rican said.

Coincidentally, when Maldy begins working on his comeback album, introduces himself Karl G. on the scene.

“(Karol G) is a wonderful, very good, very special person; Thank you for having integrated me into your project, for having thought of me for this subject. Everyone said ‘Maldy is going there’ and I’m really happy and proud of that.”

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As revealed Maldywhile sorting out some personal issues to start his new album, the proposal of Karl G. sing with her “Gatubela”. “it took me by surpriseI thought after negotiating with Warner I was going to release whatever I had in mind with the team… His manager wrote to me and said ‘Damn, I have this song by Karol G , this is her next single, she wishes you were the one who went there, she’s crazy that you’re part of the project‘ and that day I was moving from Orlando to Puerto Rico.

with this proposal Karl G. marked the return of Maldy in a very different way than he had expected, but when he heard the song he couldn’t refuse, he knew it was going to be a hit. “I had to stop everything and after two days I went to record at the studio in Miami, to do my singing; After three days I moved with my family to Puerto Rico and after two days I went to Barcelona to record the videoeverything was good random (Laughs). When she told me that in Barcelona, ​​I said to her “couldn’t it be a little closer?”, but I like the spaces of Europe, we went to share with her, I had the opportunity to enjoy this moment with her”.

My relationship with Chencho is greatfor those who don’t know him is my cousin brother, we are a family and blood weighs more than water. He does his job and I do mine. Nothing happened here, there was time for him and me for me after 19 years of career, we decided to have this stop”.

Maldy recalled that at the beginning of his career he did not expect to do a duet with Chencho Corleone, because they both wanted to make their music as soloists. “I was given the opportunity, when I was in college, to meet DJ Blass and they invited me on a record, I invite Chencho on this record, I tell him ‘I wish you come with me to see what we’re up to.’, when we got to the studio DJ Blass told us we had to do a duet and that’s it”.

Maldy doesn't rule out working with Chencho again
Maldy doesn’t rule out working with Chencho again

The first theme the duo released was coincidentally called “Plan B” and thanks to the fact that the song spread to Puerto Rico and other countries, “that song put our name on the street, every time the fans saw us they called us ‘Plan B’ and we decided to call ourselves that at that time All of this led to a 19 year career fulfilling our goals, our dreams, we dreamed of being on a record and it was given to us, and we have it broken, the truth, but in 2018 we decided to give ourselves this space and do what we do today”.

“Today Chencho has a song with Bad Bunny that is super attached and showed people that he can be alone, just like me when I did the song with Karol G and now with my ‘come back’. The plan B is plan B, whether we’re together or not.”

Maldy doesn’t rule out musically seeing Chencho Corleone again, but stressed that “I don’t think now is the time, it will surely come at the right time. I’m telling the fans to enjoy our individual music for now, I know you will.”

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