{"id":41842,"date":"2025-07-24T14:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/j-balvin-talks-new-album-mixteip-past-feuds-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:47:31","slug":"j-balvin-talks-new-album-mixteip-past-feuds-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/j-balvin-talks-new-album-mixteip-past-feuds-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"J Balvin Talks New Album ‘Mixteip,’ Past Feuds, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tAt 40, J Balvin<\/a> has nothing left to prove \u2014 he already has iconic albums like 2018\u2019s Vibras<\/em> and 2010\u2019s Colores<\/em> under his belt. Still, earlier this month, a few days after performing at the halftime show of the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey, the Colombian star dropped Mixteip<\/em>, a breezy, playful collection that appears specifically designed to soundtrack the last weeks of summer.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnlike last year\u2019s Rayo<\/a><\/em>, which overflowed with high-profile features, the more concise Mixteip <\/em>moves at a casual pace. Balvin casts a nostalgic glance at the classic reggaeton beat that fuels most of these tracks. He collaborates with British rapper Stormzy, then detours lovingly into traditional merengue and salsa with Omega and Gilberto Santa Rosa as sympathetic allies. Put together, the 10 songs suggest a return to the roots, as if the singer was craving to reconnect with the primal sounds that inspired him when he was first emerging as a global star \u2014 or dreaming of becoming one.<\/p>\n

\n\tBalv\u00edn spoke with Rolling Stone<\/em> about his love affair with New York, his multi-disciplinary approach, and the post-traumatic feelings of a certain Bizarrap session that placed him in the eye of the storm a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore we talk about <\/strong>Mixteip<\/em><\/strong>, I want to touch on your 2020 single \u201cRojo.\u201d In retrospect, it was one of the key tracks that heralded the new, progressive sound of Latin music in the 2020s. I thought of Paris in the late 19<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> century, when the old school \u201cRojo\u201d is a moment in color \u2013 a feeling, a fleeting impression. Do you agree?\u00a0 <\/strong>
<\/strong>100 percent. I wanted to bring something entirely different to the game, add a new element that would make me stand out. But you\u2019re never going to be different just by trying to be different. In the end, the key to making my mark was staying true to myself. \u201cRojo\u201d is one of my favorite songs to perform in concert, because it signified a before-and-after. If you think about it, it\u2019s like a modern balada<\/em>. I know many American rappers who are rough on the outside, and yet they tell me that \u201cRojo\u201d is their favorite song. When we recorded it, the emotion behind it was stronger than anything else. The vibration of that particular moment was in sync with the song\u2019s message and the pitch of my voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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