Newcomers: Jhayco

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Jhayco, the artist formerly known as Jhay Cortez, feels different from the rest of the Latin music machine. He considers himself a “melody freak,” has a wide variety of influences – “Alternative music, indie music, deep house, rap, trap, salsa, bachata, scores for music” – and is intimately involved in every step of the creative process, writing, producing, and performing his brand of glossy, melancholic reggaeton. Since his breakout hit “No Me Conoce” in 2019, the Puerto Rican multihyphenate has become one of the most listened to artists in the world, thanks to collaborations with superstars including Bad Bunny and J Balvin — which have amassed several billion streams on Spotify —, along with writing credits on smash hits like Cardi B’s “I Like It” and Natti Natasha’s “Criminal.” Jhayco's newest record, Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X) is out September 6th, and is a three-part, 29-track behemoth highlighting Jhayco's globalist production style, his keen eye for melody, and his unique tastemaker status in the industry. “There's only a few people I know who do this,” he says, “and thank God I'm one of those people.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.0	Welcome to Switched on Pop.
0:51.0	Welcome to Switched on Pop.
0:52.0	I am producer
0:53.3	Rihanna Cruz. And I'm musicologist Nate Sloane.
0:56.7	And welcome back to the newcomers, our series about artists that are popping off right now with new music that you should
1:06.1	be listening to. Last week we talked with the art pop duo Magdalena Bay, but
1:11.9	today I'm here to tell you, Nate, about an artist that is
1:15.8	one of the most listened to musicians in the world.
1:19.4	Whoa!
1:20.4	I'm talking about the Puerto Rican writer, producer, and performer, Jayco. That's his song Tori which is featured on his new three-part record dropping on September 6th called
1:47.8	Leclique Vida Rockstar X. Now let's explore this song for a bit.
1:53.0	Nate, what are you hearing?
1:55.0	I mean there are elements of this that feel like classic reggaeton to me.
2:00.0	Most notably maybe is that boom, chick boom, chick boom, chick boom, ch chit boom chit boom chit
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