Anuel AA (Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago) Quotes

People like to say, 'Ah, he just knows how to rap.' As if I didn't know my music. Bad Bunny and I aren't brothers, but we have a good relationship. We compete. We'll compete until the day we die, because he says he's the best, and I say I'm the best. When he releases something big, I have to release something bigger. I really like Billie Eilish's music. It's really different. My music ain't like hers but I like her music, her vibe. I am super competitive, and I sacrifice a lot. I'm always up and down with Jordan's. I try to not wear them too much. They're the type of shoe that, if you want it, if you don't want to get them too dirty, you don't use them too much. I can't live without my PlayStation. When I go on tour this is like my best friend. 'Cause if I don't bring the PlayStation, I feel like I'm a slave of my work, basically. My music is my soul speaking, literally. It's spiritual. It has a lot of feelings, a lot of pain. Sometimes I wanna get tatted somethin' in my face really little but other times like nah can't ruin my face. Daddy Yankee and I have some of the same fans, but he reaches people I don't reach. The same thing with Ozuna and Balvin and Karol G. I got black brothers that I love, I would give my life for them. Music is a business. You ain't gonna record with someone if it's not business, if it ain't gonna get you no money. People think because I'm crazy, I don't know anything. My dad played bass with Hector Lavoe, with Marc Anthony, with Ricky Martin, with people who had nothing to do with reggaeton. I grew up watching him play all kinds of instruments. It's something I carry in my blood. Whatever happens, I'm going to adapt to it. I always been like that all my life. Everything I do I do it for my family. I've been dealing with racism since I was a little kid! My dad's super black, from Puerto Rico. Then my mom's super white - she's Puerto Rican too, but she grew up in Milwaukee. As a Latino in the U.S. I've seen how we are treated differently based on the color of our skin. People just love rumors. They're always saying things that aren't true. One of the things that defined me is that I spoke in my songs very loudly, the negative messages, and I already managed to dominate commercial music. Even though Puerto Rico will always be my hometown, I feel Miami is my second home. - Anuel AA Even though Puerto Rico will always be my hometown, I feel Miami is my second home. Karol knows me, knows who I am in real life. Everyone has a different image of who I am, and she wants fans to see that side of me, and she is an amazing woman. My mantra when it comes to money is always remember that money doesn't make you. You make the money. I love Jordan's like, where I'm from like the Jordan's, having Jordan's is like really part of the culture so this is really essential for me. Sometimes I want to listen to sad music, sometimes something fun and sometimes you're in romantic mode. There are a bunch of independent artists who became millionaires and they don't owe anything to anybody. They don't have to give anyone any percentage. Bad Bunny and I have a great relationship. I cleaned up my image. I know how to market a lot through social media. My social media, the numbers is crazy. Thank god 'Real' was successful, but I feel like 'Emmanuel' will be even more successful. All my ideas, I could put them to work myself, on my own time. I had more control, and it shows. I wanted to be like Tupac. Little by little, I keep growing mentally and my entire work team keep growing and working more professional, more organized. I collaborated with Lil Wayne, Bad Bunny, Tego Calderon, he's a big legend in the Spanish industry.