Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano challenges reggaeton’s norms

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Reggaeton was born in Puerto Rico, and usually features male artists singing about women. But rapper Villano Antillano is bringing a sensual but defiant feminist sensibility to the genre. Alan Ruiz Terol has her story as part of our “Planet Hip Hop” series, commemorating 50 years of the Bronx-born art form.

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