It’s a fascinating cycle, isn’t it? The same platform that hosts 70s Giallo and obscure SOV horror is also the home for TMZ’s No BS deep dives. There’s something strangely poetic about watching a documentary regarding the world’s biggest pop star on the same service where you might find a movie about a killer refrigerator.

Before the Grammys, Bad Bunny was Benito, the kid from Vega Baja posting tracks to Soundcloud while working shifts at the Econo supermarket. He didn’t wait for a label; he built a massive digital footprint before the industry even knew his name.

Years later, he’s played the Super Bowl halftime show, dated beautiful women, championed the Latino and LGBTQ communities and even wrestled at WrestleMania. But who is he, you may ask?

Why not have the folks from TMZ tell you his story? What is Spotify’s most-streamed artist all about? They’re not all that sure — Harvey Levin claims he grew up on Ricky Martin, despite being 75 years old and not wanting to tell us that he was 25 in 1975, so he probably grew up on other bands. Why must I have this OCD that makes me watch every Tubi Original, even all these TMZ ones? Yes, of course I will. 

Anyway, I like Bad Bunny. I don’t like his music, but I like what he stands for and how hard he works. He takes chances, and not many people do these days. One of his biggest chances was refusing to record an English-language crossover album. Most Latin stars of the past (Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira) were pressured to Americanize. Bad Bunny forced the world to learn Spanish or at least learn to vibe to it.

In the music video for “Yo Perreo Sola”, he performed in full drag to highlight harassment against women and support the LGBTQ community. In the hyper-masculine world of trap and reggaeton, that wasn’t just a fashion choice. It was a statement that cost him some conservative fans but solidified his status as a boundary-breaker. Even better, he doesn’t just tweet; he shows up. He was a central figure in the 2019 Puerto Rican protests that led to the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló, using his platform to demand accountability for his island.

Coming back to the WWE. Most celebs do a one-and-done wrestling appearance. Benito trained for months to actually work a match, earning the respect of a notoriously cynical fanbase. It’s that same work ethic he’s always had. If he’s going to do it, he’s going to do it at 100%. Same as when he was on Saturday Night Live. 

You can watch this on Tubi.