Embodying a rock-star spirit with a jet-setter’s itinerary, Jhayco embarks on a brand new chapter with the discharge of his fourth studio album, Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X), due out Friday, Sept 6. Sporting the quintessential rockstar apparel — leather-based pants, modern black boots, a fitted white T-shirt and shades — Jhayco reveals how his intensive travels and private evolution have deeply formed this bold new endeavor.
His most concerned challenge so far, he not solely co-wrote but additionally took a hands-on method in co-producing the album with business heavyweights similar to Tainy, Haze and El Arma Secreta, amongst others, and shared that “Le Clique” embodies a bigger, extra private idea. “I’ve a phrase that claims, ‘Vida Rockstar is the motion, and Le Clique is my household, my folks, my firm,’” he explains to Billboard. “It’s a brand new step in my profession, a brand new chapter. I felt it was essential to current this to the world, and what higher method than to call the album after it.”
After a three-year hiatus following his 2021 album Timelezz, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican ventured globally to report, making stops in Paris, Madrid, Puerto Rico, Miami and Los Angeles. The essence of those numerous cultural capitals is captured all through the album’s 29 tracks. “The album has quite a lot of affect from many locations,” he notes. “It was crucial as a result of in different components of the world, you may see other forms of music and different issues that folks hearken to. That’s why it has quite a lot of range of sound. Clearly, all my music has at all times [been] centered extra within the sound of Puerto Rico, however touring to different locations I used to be impressed by various things, totally different moments and for me, it was one thing very particular.”
Spanning from skater-leaning pop-punk to reggaetón and entice, the album options a mixture of collaborations with each legendary figures and thrilling newcomers similar to Yandel, Kapo, Dei V, Omar Courtz, DJ Khaled, Eladio Carrión, Peso Pluma, Bryant Myers, Luar La L and Yovngchimi.
Reflecting on his creative journey, Jhayco expressed his private connection and satisfaction with the ultimate product. “I’ve gotten to the place the place I really feel snug in each space of my artistry: from the composition, to the manufacturing, to the projection, to the vitality, and every thing I’m doing. That’s why I’ve been working so exhausting,” he says. “I felt like one 12 months wasn’t sufficient to actually fill each area. You undergo a lot, and I really feel like [the process of making] this album has gone via a lot with me, sentimentally, the ups and downs. I’ve put my coronary heart into it, and it’s gonna present within the creativeness.”
Previously generally known as Jhay Cortez, the artist has launched and featured in one of the vital profitable singles in pop, similar to Unhealthy Bunny’s “Dakiti” and his personal hit “No Me Conoce (Remix)” with J Balvin and Bunny.
Watch Jhayco’s interview with Billboard within the video above, and discover out about his foray into defining his rock-star persona and novel soundscapes with Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X).