Nicky Jam Opens Up About Trump, New Song, New Spouse, Wholesome Way of life

At the tenth anniversary of his hit track, “El Perdón,” and as he readies to liberate new tune, reggaetón famous person Nicky Jam spoke with Billboard about fairly actually the whole thing.

We chatted with the Puerto Rican superstar for over an hour, about his new marriage and his love for his new spouse; in regards to the tale in the back of “El Perdón;” quitting alcohol; regrouping mentally and getting ready new tune — due out on the finish of the month — this is rooted in happiness.

He additionally spoke in regards to the notorious, but hilarious, Donald Trump advent at a rally in Las Vegas closing September, when the President invited Nicky Jam, who on the time introduced he was once endorsing Trump, to the level announcing,  “Have you learnt Nicky? She’s scorching!”

“You need to grasp why he stated, ‘She’s scorching?’” Nicky Jam requested over a brunch of arepas at his eating place, L. a. Industria, in Miami. “I’ll inform you. I haven’t advised this tale to any person.”

Earlier than turning to Trump-Gate, Nicky Jam spoke at duration in regards to the historical past of “El Perdón,” the breakout hit he recorded with Enrique Iglesias, which when launched in 2015, spent 30 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Sizzling Latin Songs chart.

“Don’t give that track to any person. That track is mine!” Nicky Jam recollects Iglesias telling him in regards to the romantic monitor, which was once additionally launched in a bilingual model.

Nicky Jam additionally spoke about his new document handle Virgin. And sure, he did get into the main points of the Trump fake pas.

Seems when Nicky Jam went to satisfy the now-President for the primary time on the rally, he allowed his spouse to move within first. “Clearly, I let my spouse cross first, and when he noticed her he stated, ‘Wow, she’s gorgeous!’” recollects Nicky Jam. “It’s flattering to have the president inform my spouse that she’s scorching. But if I met him, in his thoughts she was once Nicky Jam.”

“In order that’s when he stated, ‘Latin famous person Nicky Jam, she’s scorching.’ I’m certain after I went onstage he idea, ‘Oh my God.’ As a result of, what does he learn about Nicky Jam? He doesn’t concentrate to reggaetón.”

In fact, the misguided intro was once the top of the iceberg. Nicky Jam was once criticized for endorsing Trump, and only some days, he rescinded his endorsement after a comic referred to Puerto Rico as a floating island of rubbish at every other Trump rally.

“I will’t make stronger your marketing campaign as a result of I’ve to make stronger my nation,” stated Nicky Jam. “I discovered my lesson.”  On the other hand, he admits, the onslaught of negativity on-line was once jarring. “Had this took place when I used to be in my twenties, I’d have long past loopy!” he says.

The only just right factor?

“Trump referred to as and apologized” for the “scorching” remark. “He stated, I by no means name no one, however you’re a standup man.”