Bad Bunny Hosts Gift Giveaway For Kids In Puerto Rico & Surprise Show

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CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 05: Bad Bunny accepts an award onstage during the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards at Watsco Center on October 05, 2023 in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

The Boricua superstar also performed at the Luis Lloréns Torres housing complex as a surprise guest at a music festival on Saturday.

¡Gracias, Benito! Bad Bunny just gave back to hundreds of families in his native archipelago of Puerto Rico by hosting his fourth-annual "Bonita Tradición" event with his Good Bunny Foundation, in which he gave away a lot of Christmas gifts for the kids on Saturday (December 23). It was a very wholesome affair at Puerto Rico's Convention Center, and it wasn't the end of the festivities. The superstar artist also gave a surprise performance at a festival at the Luis Lloréns Torres housing complex, and it was nothing short of a heartening and joyous celebration. Clearly, rumors of a Kendall Jenner breakup hasn't stopped his happiness this holiday season.

In addition, Bad Bunny also gave an important message to the youth at the surprise show. It centered around Puerto Rico's government not giving this community their due respect and support, but that they still persevere and work hard to accomplish their dreams and do great things for the archipelago. Furthermore, it's amazing to see how the fame hasn't made him any less grounded or dedicated when it comes to his roots. The 29-year-old had another chart-topping album this year, but there's nothing quite like some pitorro and pernil to truly celebrate a Boricua Christmas.

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Bad Bunny Hosts Gift Giveaway In Puerto Rico

In other news, despite the joyous season, he's not letting others take advantage of his hard-earned work and image. Bad Bunny recently blasted a track that emerged using A.I. to replicate his vocals, lyric, and sonic style, which became quite the hot trend in 2023. He's definitely not the first artist to speak out negatively against these practices, and hopefully he will be among the last ones before that trend phases out. But alas, 2024 is going to be quite unpredictable, so there's no telling what the industry is going to do next.

Benito Performs & Speaks To The Youth

Meanwhile, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio even got big U.S. rappers like Key Glock's cosign this year. The Memphis MC remixed his track "MONACO," and there are so many other connections between these worlds. If 2024 is kind to us, then we'll get even more of these moments. For more news and the latest updates on Bad Bunny, stay posted on HNHH.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.