I’ve always loved music since I was a little kid.

I love the vibe of Las Vegas.

Watches are about status.

I want to make music for everybody.

To me, family is first.

I really wanted to pay homage to Tego Calderón to Daddy Yankee.

I love Bad Bunny. He’s changing the game. I think he’s doing something very important with his success.

Pitbull has always been great – he represents Latinos.

Camila Cabello, she’s great.

I love Rihanna, but I’m not gonna marry Rihanna.

I don’t know. I respect Kanye, but when it comes to Trump, I’m not into that, man.

Donde Estaras,’ it is like a classic Reggaeton, and we just added some Southern spice to bring it to 2018. But I wanted to go back to the roots of Reggaeton, that type of Reggaeton that makes you just feel good.

The only way I’m not going to follow other people in Reggaeton is if I listen to other things. I get other melodies or sounds and put them in Reggaeton and make it different.

Let’s be honest, ‘Ginza’ doesn’t really have lyrics to speak of. It’s a party track – a party for Reggaetoneros to come out of the closet.

I don’t want to make music only for Latinos. The idea is always to make a global sound.

Reggaeton is what opened the doors for me, and I’m always grateful for that. I’ll do Reggaeton for life, but I want to show that I’m an artist who can do everything.

I’m so grateful to Spotify for the enormous support to the Reggaeton movement.

Reggaeton is the base of what we living right now. All this Spanish trap and the dancehall. It wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Reggaeton. I think it’s time to go back to the essence and you know, and start to get that vibe.

I was like a little bit concerned. You know, there’s a lot of you know type of fusions. But there’s nothing like straight up Reggaeton. And without Reggaeton you know there was no movement like the one we living right now.

I want to make people feel happy, comfortable—make them feel like it’s the first time they heard Reggaeton and play with their emotions. That goes beyond music.

Since I was a kid, I was listening to hip-hop.

The more I get to know more artists, the more they inspire me.

Winning a Grammy is always going to be good.

We are proving that Latinos have the power to connect with an audience on a global level without having to leave our identity behind.

Paying homage to the O.G’s. You know and I was just thinking about what was going on in the market at the time. And everything was sounding like the same, but it wasn’t real. The roots and the essence of the genre.

I want to change the perception about Latinos worldwide. I think people don’t know yet how cool we are.

I just work with people that I love and respect, that inspire me to be a better person, a better artist.

I’m from Colombia, and we’ve been through a lot of hard situations.

A watch shows how you want to look – or how you want people to look at you.

If you really want to flex, you have to be real.

Who would have thought that somebody Latino was going to be singing with Beyonce at Coachella? Years ago? Nobody. But I did believe in me. So, that’s what I want to do: keep inspiring people as much as possible.

I pay a lot of attention to the people I let surround me. I learn something from those people and from everyone – from other musicians, from people on the street.

I think it’s important to show people, especially young people, that it’s okay to have a personality. And that they can express themselves however they like.

To tell you the truth, I used an Instagram filter called Ginza to share a snippet of the song – I simply left the name in the caption in case anyone wanted to use the same filter. But everyone started calling the song ‘Ginza.

And for all those who didn’t know about the O.G Reggaeton, it’s gonna sound cool to them because they didn’t know about it. So, we took that chance and it was a blessing.

I was like, “Yo, we got to come up with something that the people that fell in love with Reggaeton, they gonna like a reintroduction to what they love.

I respect the ones who make it and leave their home base, but I’m good in Colombia.

I want to invite the mainstream into my world and to my sound and to what I’m doing. And I want mainstream artists to respect me and accept Latino artists as equals without us having to sing in English. I want them to know that I can compete globally, with whomever, in Spanish.

I’m gonna be real everywhere I go, but I’m with my people, I’m connected to my roots – I’m in my country! I don’t need to live somewhere else.

We proved to the world that a completely Spanish song can take over the world.

In 2017, it’s discouraging that it seems like we’re going backward. And that’s not just because of Trump; that’s because we, as humans, condone discrimination; it’s a human issue. It’s part of something bigger.

Glasses, earrings, rings, sneakers. I love every little accessory.

I am a YouTube artist.

Basically, I just want to talk about love and how it can overcome boundaries. I want to discuss those more universal beliefs, not more politicized ideas.

I like to change and switch it up. I don’t want to sound like anybody else or sound the same. I always have to reinvent myself.

You can have the power of your music on your cellphone and reach millions.

When I was, like, 12, I remember grabbing a mic, pretending it was a guitar, and performing in front of my friends. I didn’t know at the time I wanted to be an artist.

I’m honored and thankful to be partnering with the prestigious CFDA as one of the men’s wear ambassadors for fashion week. My interest in fashion is only matched by my love for music, and I’m blessed to be given an opportunity to learn about some of my favorite designers from a firsthand look at their latest collections.

Politics doesn’t interest me in the least.

Every performance has provided a learning experience, and as we go, we keep fine-tuning the shows. If we decide to do a tour, we rehearse until we perfect. One thing that I do prior to every show is that we huddle the band and pray. We thank more than we ask.

In life, you always have to keep fighting. It’s not easy.

I always say that you have to dream big because if you dream small, that’s what you get.

I think the most important thing in life is happiness. I respect people’s opinions, but I’m in search of happiness.

I’m from Medellín, Colombia. I’m a reggaeton artist, and that’s what I represent.

Dreams are meant to be fulfilled. That’s the law of life.

I want to show the world that Latinos have talent and we’re here to make history.

I want to inspire people to follow their own dream, not what the world wants for them.

Just because you are Latino does not mean you can’t be global.

There’s always going to be somebody that don’t like you. It’s life.

Behind every big artist, there’s a big team.

We are making music for the human race, and even beings from other galaxies are welcome to vibe with us.

I think the universe works perfectly.

I don’t plan anything – I just let myself go with the flow.

I invite you to get out of the box, be yourself. If you have blue hair, pink, yellow; if you have a broken tooth; if you have other sexual preferences… be yourself. Fight for your happiness always.

I believe that we are a result of our past.

I’m still in love with New York. It’s like a dream: there’s so much to do, so much culture.

When you maintain a closeness with your fans, they are more forgiving when you make mistakes.

I have always been a big fan of watches.

I think music is to have fun. It’s for people to have a good time with.

Music is art, and making watches is art, too.

Even though you don’t understand what I’m saying, you are going to really feel it. The same thing happened to me when I used to listen to English music. I didn’t even understand one word. You know? But it just makes me feel great.

When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a rich person, but when I’m around rich people, they see me as someone from the ghetto. It’s all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. I feel equally comfortable in both.

There are so many artists that have inspired me.

It’s all about the vibes. That’s why it’s called ‘Vibras’ in Spanish.

I obviously work really hard. But I also have the capacity to dream really big and have the discipline to materialize those dreams.

Steve Aoki is somebody I really love, and he did a remix of ‘Mi Gente,’ too.

I’m no savior, and I’m no Robin Hood.

I like track suits and sometimes to be suited up. I like to be like a chameleon.

Mike Amiri is like my brother.

To be a legend, we have to make a lot of right moves and great music.

I don’t want to be a follower; I want to be a leader and create new waves.

As long as I keep it real, I learn something from everyone. And when you view yourself as a student and not as somebody who’s bigger, there is still learning that can be done every day, and that keeps you open-minded and more ready to learn about life and love.

Part of what we did is change that misconception that reggaeton is machista and misogynist. On the contrary, women are our biggest fans, and they inspire us.

I don’t pretend to be anybody else but me.

I want mainstream artists to accept Latino artists as equals without us having to sing in English.

I’m not a big fan of fame; I’m a big fan of success.

I moved to Oklahoma to learn English when I was 16 years old from Colombia for six months; then I moved to New York.

The important thing is that I’m clear about the love and respect that I got for Rihanna.

Music goes further than any border, any language.

For 10 years, I was my own label, my own promoter, my own PR. We borrowed money to print our CDs.

By erasing barriers of races, colors, continents, genres, or languages, we can achieve the whole world moving their head to the same beat.

Thanks to social media, we’ve also been able to show ourselves as we are. In the end, masks are useless. You have to be real.

I don’t have to work with superstars – I want to work with cool artists that make super music.

It’s always been my dream to be among the big names of Colombia.

Kanye and Pharrell are in fashion. Why not J Balvin?

My medium is music, but my goal is to motivate people to dream.

Mexico is a Latin powerhouse. And Mexicans, they’re known as hard workers. Here in the U.S., not everybody wants to do those kinds of jobs. I’ve lived. I know what it feels like and what they go through and how families suffer.

I’d love to work with people like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, and The Weeknd.

When you see a movie, they always put the Latino on the bad side or in a tacky way. It’s not like that. Latinos are shining like a diamond.

As Latinos, we are many, and our geography is gigantic.

I’d want to start being a creative director of a specific line, like Adidas, for example. If they called me up to collaborate on something, I would do it.

Dreams are the ones that really keep me moving all the time. That’s what drives me.

I see myself like what Drake did in the game. I came with melodies and different lyrics, from a different place – reggaeton is from Puerto Rico; Drake is from Canada.

I’m just a regular guy trying to make my dream come true like everybody else.

If you really want to flex, you have to be real.

Music is one way of expressing yourself, and fashion is another.

I want to make music for everybody.

I enjoy everything I do, from music to fashion or to watches – the lifestyle.

Colombian culture has a lot of music – it’s in our blood; it’s in our DNA.

‘Mi Gente’ is a song that embodies a special moment in music – a new sound of a Latino culture on the rise and being embraced globally.

We want to change to point of view about Latinos in the world and Colombians. Forget about the bad past.

The key to success is staying focused and never losing sight of your goals.

Being authentic and staying true to yourself is important. I want to make music that people can relate to and connect with.

I want to inspire others to chase their dreams and never give up.

I’m always looking to learn and grow as an artist.

I believe in working hard and dreaming big.

I want to use music to bring people together and spread love.

I’m not trying to be the best, I’m trying to be different.

I always try to be positive and embrace every moment.

Life is a journey and music makes it better.