How Maldy Made His ‘Surprising’ Comeback on Karol G’s ‘Gatúbela’

The reggaetón veteran scored his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 in Sept.

Maldy was busy moving from Orlando to Puerto Rico when he got a call that completely changed him. "Karol G's group connected with me, and after five days, I was in Barcelona shooting the music video," he tells Board. "I was overwhelmed when her group let me know that they had a tune for me with her."

The Puerto Rican reggaetón craftsman — a big part of the previous pair Plan B close by Chencho Corleone — had been on a two-year break when he was welcomed as a teammate on Karol G's most recent track "Gatúbela." He portrays the interaction as "extremely quick," "irregular" and "testing" — yet one he was unable to relinquish.

"I was really dealing with my rebound collection considered Sin Maldy No Roughage Perreo and had quite recently marked an arrangement with Warner Music Latina when I got the proposition," he reviews. "I needed to shut down the entirety of my arrangements to zero in on this track and give it my 100%. I'm truly content with all that is going on with the melody and my vocation at this moment. Honestly, it truly amazed me that out of everybody in the business, I got back in the saddle with Karol G."

"Gatúbela," an irresistible, old-school reggaetón bound with serious perreo beats delivered by DJ Maff, was delivered on Aug. 25, and scored Maldy his most memorable passage on the Announcement Hot 100 graph (dated Sept. 10). The track likewise opened at No. 4 on the multi-metric Hot Latin Tunes diagram, No. 15 on Latin Beat Airplay and negative. 39 on Latin Airplay.

Following an over 20-year direction, your joint effort with Karol G in "Gatúbela" gave you your most memorable Hot 100 hit. What does this second address for you?

I'm exceptionally content with all that is occurring with "Gatúbela." I was stunned to figure out that I entered the Hot 100. My group really got the news first and my street administrator was the person who imparted it to me. I got a piece mournful on the grounds that I had some time off from music for a long time, and fortunately, presently I'm seeing the consequences of all my persistent effort.

Return us to the day you were told about this cooperation: How precisely was it conceived and who was important for the innovative flow?

Around July 21, Karol G's group connected with me, and after five days, I was in Barcelona recording the video. I was shocked when Karol's group let me know that they had a tune for me with her. It happened exceptionally quick and arbitrarily, frankly. At that point, I was in a move, from Orlando to Puerto Rico, which made it extremely trying for me, yet I just realized I was unable to let this open door go. The following day I went to the studio in Miami and sang my refrain. Karol's group really gave me the whole tune with my refrain previously composed. What I did was add not many contacts to decipher it with my quintessence. I was in the studio with Justin Quiles, who created the tune, yet I didn't meet the maker, DJ Maff, until the day of the video shoot. Despite the fact that he's another maker, he moderates a ton outdated reaggaetón sound in his beats, and he gave "Gatúbela" the ideal combination among Karol and Maldy.

Now that you've worked with Karol G, what do you suppose makes her a champion craftsman?

I had never met Karol G until the recording of the music video in Spain. A little and took photographs, and at that point I understood that she's an exceptionally unique individual. She's extremely modest, she's exceptional, and she's extremely legitimate. We lived it up and astonishing science while recording the music video since she truly appreciates what she's doing. She said that whether "Gatúbela" made the numbers or not, this coordinated effort was extremely private to her since she's been an enthusiast of Plan B and old-school reggaetón starting from the start. The couple of hours we spent together on set were likewise exceptionally significant to me, and the video came out shocking.

At what second did you feel that "Gatúbela" would have been a hit?

The exact second I was recording the melody. My architect and right hand were in the studio with me, and from the second I started recording my refrain, the tune promptly ended up back at ground zero. Everybody in the studio was siphoned and let me know that being a hit was going. At the point when she started doing the promotion, she didn't specify I was on the track until nearer to its delivery. At the point when it was at long last reported that I was on the tune, fans via web-based entertainment went off the deep end.

Following a two-year break, did you at any point imagine your rebound close by a craftsman like Karol G?

No. I was really dealing with my rebound collection considered Sin Maldy No Feed Perreo and had recently marked an arrangement with Warner Music Latina when I got the proposition from Karol. I needed to shut down the entirety of my arrangements to zero in on this track and give it my 100%. I'm truly content with all that is occurring with the tune and my profession at the present time, and honestly, it truly shocked me that out of everybody in the business, I got back in the saddle with Karol G.

Now that you referenced Warner Music Latina, you've driven your performance vocation as an autonomous craftsman. Why was marking with them the right fit?

It's not on the grounds that I searched for them, this is on the grounds that they put stock in my task and knew my true capacity. They realize that I was definitely not another craftsman and that fans were sitting tight for new music whether it was from me as an independent craftsman or as Plan B. At the point when I met with them, I quickly realize that I needed to sign with them since they knew my embodiment and my direction.

What new ventures might we at any point expect under your new record bargain?

We are putting the last addresses my next collection Sin Maldy No Roughage Perreo. I have numerous specialists who are teaming up with me however I would rather not notice names at this moment. I need to apply a similar methodology I did with "Gatúbela" of staying quiet about everything. Yet, I can say that I will deliver 12 melodies and give my 100% on each track.