Dangerous Bunny is being sued for $16million (£11.9million) by a girl who claims he sampled her voice with out permission.
The submitting was made towards the Puerto Rican rapper and singer by Tainaly Serrano Rivera. Filed in Puerto Rico, the swimsuit alleges that she may be heard on two of his hit songs: ‘Solo de Mi’ from his 2018 debut album ‘X 100pre’, and ‘EoO’ from his 2025 file ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’.
On each of the tracks, Rivera says she may be heard saying “Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo“, translating to “Hear, rattling it, don’t take away my vibe“. This audio clip, she claims, was one thing that she recorded again in 2018 for La Paciencia – Dangerous Bunny’s producer, with whom she went to varsity.
Her authorized crew has claimed that “the aim of the audio was not defined” to her on the time (as per Billboard), and he or she was not instructed that “her id can be used and commercially exploited.”
“No compensation of any form was mentioned,” they continued. “No contract or settlement was signed, nor was any license or authorisation granted.”
Additionally within the swimsuit, Rivera accuses Dangerous Bunny and his collaborators for improperly utilizing the vocal pattern throughout his San Juan residency exhibits final yr.
She is searching for $16million (£11.9million) in damages from Dangerous Bunny (actual identify Benito Martínez Ocasio), La Paciencia (Roberto Rosado) and the Rimas Leisure file label – claiming the usage of her voice is in violation of the fitting of publicity statute in Puerto Rico.
As highlighted by Rolling Stone, Jose Marxuach Fagot and Joanna Bocanegra Ocasio are the attorneys representing Rivera within the case, and are the identical authorized crew that led a lawsuit towards Dangerous Bunny in 2023. The latter regarded a lawsuit filed by the rapper’s ex-girlfriend Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, who claimed that he used her voice on two tracks with out permission.
The outlet shares that the case went to federal court docket, earlier than it was then remanded again to state court docket. A remaining decision continues to be pending. NME has reached out to a consultant for Dangerous Bunny for remark.
Dangerous Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ positioned Quantity 5 on NME’s record of the Finest Albums Of 2025, and was described as a file the place “the Puerto Rican celebrity makes each shot rely.”
“It’s a panoramic extravaganza in each means: from his joyful marshalling of salsa, bomba, plena, reggaeton and myriad different Latin kinds and genres, to the size of the storytelling,” the entry learn.
“Heartbreak for the ages on ‘Baile Inolvidable’, tender remorse on diaspora anthem ‘DtMF’, sly and referential digs at exes on ‘Bokete’ and ‘Turista’, and sharp, sombre political commentary on ‘Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii’. A masterwork by an artist on the peak of his powers.”
His single ‘Baile Inolvidable’ additionally reached the Quantity 10 slot on the record of the Finest Songs of the yr, and was celebrated as “considered one of his most luxurious torch songs”.
