Becky G - ESQUINAS (2023) [Hi-Res]

“Sometimes what you envision for yourself as an artist isn't necessarily what is fitting right in that moment in the industry,” Becky G tells Apple Music about the road to ESQUINAS. “But in order to get a result you've never had, you’ve got to be willing to do something you've never done.” Some three years in the making, this self-described passion project marks the third and most personal full-length from the bilingual singer. A deliberate and meaningful departure from popwise predecessors MALA SANTA and ESQUEMAS, it offers more than a dozen originals and curated covers under the broad and thriving música mexicana genre umbrella. “The cover songs were chosen with so much intention,” she says of selections like “CRUZ DE OLVIDO” and “POR UN AMOR,” which were formative to her musical upbringing.

Working closely with hitmaking songwriter and executive producer Edgar Barrera, she honors her standing as a 200 percenter (100% Mexican, 100% American) both solo and with vocal collaborators including Gabito Ballesteros, Peso Pluma, and the iconic Chiquis. “This album was very healing for my inner child, and very healing for the me today that is still eager to learn and eager to keep dreaming, feeling proud of where I come from.” Read more about ESQUINAS below—in her own words.