Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51

"Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51" is a song by Argentine producer Bizarrap and Puerto Rican singer Villano Antillano, belonging to the BZRP Music Sessions. The collaboration marked a breakthrough for Antillano's career, being her first song to chart in various countries such as United States, Spain and Mexico.

"Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51"
Single by Bizarrap and Villano Antillano
Language	Spanish • English
Released	June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)
Recorded	2022
Studio	BZRP Studio (Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Genre	Hip house pop rap trap
Length	3:08
Label	Dale Play
Lyricist(s)	Villana Santiago Pacheco
Producer(s)	Bizarrap
Bizarrap singles chronology
"Paulo Londra: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 23" (2022) "Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51" (2022) "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (2022)
Villano Antillano singles chronology
"Vocales" (2022) "Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51" (2022) "KLK" (2022)
Music video
"Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51" on YouTube

Background

The Session was announced by Bizarrap on June 7, 2022 on his social networks, through a promotional video in Madrid. In it, Bizarrap places a blackboard with a message in which he invites passersby to listen to his new session in a small room: "Listen to the next BZRP Session here." The video shows the reaction of the people when hearing the song, and them having a conversation with Bizarrap, who was hidden behind a black curtain.^[1]

Villano Antillano stated in an interview that she met Bizarrap thanks to Bad Bunny after an event, and it was approximately two months later when they decided to record a Session together.^[2]

Commercial performance

The single was well received by the public, managing to position itself on the charts of several countries, with the highest position reaching number 5 in Spain.^[3]

Thanks to the single, Villano Antillano was the first transgender woman to enter Spotify's Global Top 50, counting at that time with more than 50 million streams.^[4]

The single currently has more than 210 million streams on the platform since its release.

Music video

The official music video was released on the Bizarrap's channel in YouTube on 9 June 2022.^[5] It has accumulated over 232 million views as of October 2023.

The clip was shot in the usual style as the other Music Sessions: that rapper performing the song on a microphone while Bizarrap produces the song in the background. On the second refrain, Villano is suddenly holding up a hand fan, which disappears in the next shot.

During the video clip, a cap with the letter R, belonging to Residente, can be seen in the background. However, from the second 0:45 to 0:52, the letter that appears on the cap changes to a Q, this would be the initial of the word Queer, with which Villano identifies, and refers to the fight that singer carries on.^[6] Other people affirm that it was a small advance on what would be the next BZRP Music Session, with the Spanish singer Quevedo.

Reception

Although the song was generally well received by Bizarrap's followers, the Session had to deal with certain transphobic comments and hate messages towards Villano Antillano, such as "The Session comes with a surprise" or "He's a transformer." However, beyond some unfortunate comments, thousands of people came out to support and defend Villano for these messages.^[7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51"

Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[8]	5
Uruguay (CUD)^[9]	8
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)^[10]	10
Peru (Billboard)^[11]	18
Colombia (Billboard)^[12]	23
Mexico (Billboard)^[13]	25

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[14]	3× Platinum	180,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. "Villano Antillano reveló que Bad Bunny fue quien le presentó a Bizarrap para su BZRP Music Session | Vía Urbano". Vía País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
3. "El portal de Música". www.elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
4. Caridad, Mario (2022-07-19). "Villano Antillano se convierte en la primera mujer trans en entrar en el Top 50 Global de Spotify". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
5. VILLANO ANTILLANO || BZRP Music Sessions No. 51, retrieved 2023-03-31
6. "El secreto de la BZRP Music Sessions #51 de Bizarrap y Villano Antillano | Vía Urbano". Vía País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
7. 20minutos (2022-06-10). "Los indignantes comentarios tránsfobos que ha recibido la nueva sesión de Bizarrap tras su colaboración con la rapera Villano Antillano". www.20minutos.es – Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "El portal de Música". www.elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
9. "Home". Cudisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
10. "2022-08-21 – Billboard | Billboard" (in Spanish). 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
11. Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Peru Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
12. Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Colombia Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
13. Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Mexico Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
14. "Spanish single certifications – Villano Antillano – Villano Anillano: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 51". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 18, 2024.