Sauce Boyz 2

Ever since dropping “Kemba Walker” with Bad Bunny back in 2019, Eladio Carrión has been ascendant. As demonstrated on 2020’s *Sauce Boyz* and *Sauce Boyz Care Package*, as well as 2021’s *Monarca* and *SEN2 KBRN, Vol. 1*, he remains a trapero par excellence, growing his profile off choice collabs with Latin stars J Balvin and Anuel AA and English-language rap notables Blueface and Bobby Shmurda. For *Sauce Boyz 2*, his exponentially growing ambitions match with strong production and an impressive roster of guests who push him progressively forward. Carrión’s approach here speaks to how far trap music itself has come: He’s as hard as he’s ever been on opener “Par de Tenis” yet versatile enough to ride the clubby waves of “Flores en Anónimo.” He flirts with pop alongside R&B reggaetonero Sech on the brand-laden “Miradas Raras” and superstar KAROL G on the compellingly conversational “No Te Deseo El Mal.” Later, Myke Towers commiserates with him over the tenuous balances between street life and the luxe life (“Jóvenes Millonarios”) while rising-star spitter Luar La L proves a cunning complement on “Socio.” Pulled from his bilingual bag, “Touch Your Body” finds Carrión in a romantic hedonist role, one that suits his upward momentum.

Puerto Rican rapper/vocalist/pop star Eladio Carrion had a busy 2021, releasing both the stylistically diverse Monarca and the harder-edged, trap-focused Sen2 KBRN, Vol.