{"id":189973,"date":"2021-05-12T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T10:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=189973"},"modified":"2021-05-14T18:43:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:43:38","slug":"we-talk-w-recyled-j-the-good-boy-of-hdlr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/we-talk-w-recyled-j-the-good-boy-of-hdlr\/","title":{"rendered":"We talk W\/ Recycled J the &#8220;good boy&#8221; of HDLR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Recycled J is, without a doubt, one of the major references of urban music at the national level. He has more than confirmed that he has an innate talent to dominate and embroider any musical genre that is put in front of him, although to this day that still stings some people.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189946\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4-.jpg\" alt=\"recycled\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4-.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--768x1018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--1159x1536.jpg 1159w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--1545x2048.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--973x1290.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-4--508x673.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In March he returned to the fray with Natos y Waor to release<strong> the third chapter of Hijos de la Ruina<\/strong>, which in just two weeks reached 17M plays on Spotify. A few hours ago he presented<strong> the video for <em>A medias verdades<\/em><\/strong>, his new track with Abhir Hathi, and if that wasn&#8217;t enough, <a href=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/sonar-presents-two-new-festivals-in-barcelona\/?lang=en\"><strong>S\u00f3nar<\/strong><\/a> has just revealed that he is one of the artists who are part of the lineup of its next edition, to be held in <strong>June 2022<\/strong>. And<strong> the best of Recycled J is yet to come<\/strong>, or at least that&#8217;s what Jorge lets us know during this conversation in which he tells us that he is working on the most ambitious project of his career.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189959\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3-.jpg\" alt=\"recycled\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3-.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--1198x1536.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--1597x2048.jpg 1597w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--973x1248.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-3--508x651.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>Highxtar (H)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 After 4 and a half years of silence and with a totally changed scene, did you expect HDLR 3 to have such a positive reception?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Recycled J (R)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013<strong><em> There wasn&#8217;t much pretension when we got together, beyond making music together again due to the 2020 world hiatus. It is true that as we progressed with the album, we saw that something big was brewing and we were eager to see how people reacted.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The reception has been great in every way. The two singles NOSOTROS and M\u00c1S ALCOHOL have been 1 and 2 in YouTube Spain trends for days. Then when we released the whole album it was already a gap. At the end of the day it&#8217;s only 5 new songs and it still entered the top 10 worldwide releases of that week. In only 2 weeks it has 17M on Spotify and there are only words of thanks to the people.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>On the second volume of HDLR I had a lot of negative comments, that if I fucked up the tracks and shit like that. There was a lot of prejudice with the autotune, my way of intoning and going out of what I was doing with Natos &amp; Waor. However, I&#8217;ve only seen positive comments on this album and I&#8217;m very happy that people have received it this way.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pzJHDbWDSTA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 You&#8217;re the good boy in the group and in that sense, do you feel that sometimes you don&#8217;t quite get along or do you think that&#8217;s just a prejudice?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>R<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 <strong><em>Not at all. Personally we have many things in common, and although professionally we have different ways of working, we know how to be professional and look for the best for the project. In the way of making the songs I bring different working methods and that makes us help each other. In the same way, Natos and Waor are top businessmen and I learn a lot from them.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189952\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1-.jpg\" alt=\"recycled\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1-.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--973x1251.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-1--508x653.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">H<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 How has your evolution in Hijos de la Ruina been since you merged until the launch of your latest project?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>R<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 <em><strong>Uffff a lot has changed. When we did the first volume this was just my hobby. We were friends and we decided to do a few songs together and that was it. With volume two, that&#8217;s when I started to take it more seriously. In those 4 years I had changed my style a lot, trying new sounds and focusing more on intonation and pop metrics. Now when we got together again, well, the baggage is greater.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I have released 2 albums, worked with multinationals, toured Spain, and a thousand other things. Everything I have learned and continue to do, I use it to improve and not make the same mistakes. I&#8217;m glad that people know how to see it in perspective and understand what I&#8217;m doing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189954\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2-.jpg\" alt=\"recycled\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2-.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--1393x2048.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--973x1431.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-2--508x747.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 And as a solo artist, you have also demonstrated that you are capable of embroidering any genre you set your mind to. That&#8217;s a talent, but there are still people who don&#8217;t quite get it. Why?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R <\/span>\u2013 <\/strong><em><strong>Many times I have felt misunderstood. It&#8217;s not that I&#8217;ve been ahead of the curve, but that people here have been very backward. When I approached the mainstream, they wanted me to be underground&#8230; then they wanted me to be more pop, then they wanted me to be cooler than before.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Now it makes me laugh to see how themes from the past that people didn&#8217;t understand can now serve as a reference for other artists. I think the most sensible and healthy thing to do is to be true to yourself and do whatever you want, because that&#8217;s the only way to be truly free.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span> <strong>\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0You have just presented &#8220;A medias verdades&#8221; with Abhir Hathi and Kiddo Manteca, with a super top videoclip, moreover. How did this collaboration come about? And while we&#8217;re at it, any message for the cowards who go half-truths?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R<\/span><\/strong><strong> \u2013 <em>Abhir and I have known each other for years and last year our projects became intertwined because we were working with people in common. He already had an idea for the theme and we understood each other very well.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hahaha I would tell them that &#8220;a coin that is false has two true sides and liars&#8217; short legs don&#8217;t win races&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmd_tRh1L_o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 What other projects are you working on now? Will you jump into the pool with something new?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R <\/span>\u2013 <\/strong><em><strong>Since 2019 I have been working on several projects that have not seen the light for some things or other. At the end of that year I signed with Universal and focused on singles, except for the Superpoderes EP.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Since then I am working on what will be my second solo studio album and the most ambitious project I have done to date. Hopefully the global situation will normalize as soon as possible and I will be able to present it as it deserves.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189963\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6.jpg\" alt=\"recycled\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-1227x1536.jpg 1227w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-1635x2048.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-973x1218.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-6-508x636.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 By the way, in a recent interview with Natos y Waor you let slip that some songs from the new EP were never released. Will we be able to listen to them someday?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R <\/span>\u2013 <em>I&#8217;m sure it is, haha. Thanks to this situation we have been able to get together again and I&#8217;m sure it won&#8217;t be the last time we do it. If they didn&#8217;t come out it&#8217;s because they weren&#8217;t at the same level as the others and we have to work to get the best out of ourselves.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 And do you have any collaboration in hand that you can reveal to us?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R <\/span>\u2013 <em>Then I&#8217;ll tell you about them and they&#8217;ll get jinxed hahaha. I&#8217;m going to release one with Cruz Cafun\u00e9 and I have some very nice ones that could go on the album or as singles. Before the summer three more songs will be released on albums by other artists. I&#8217;m also collaborating on Abhir Hathi&#8217;s album, Zetazen&#8217;s album and Hens&#8217; album.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189961\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5-.jpg\" alt=\"recycled\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5-.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--768x923.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--1278x1536.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--1704x2048.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--973x1170.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-5--508x611.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 Now that everything is starting to relax and return to &#8220;normality&#8221; little by little you have to resume the concerts. In fact, it is already official that you will perform at S\u00f3nar 2022. Where else will we be able to see you soon?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R <\/span>\u2013<em> This summer I would have many festivals haha, but I think that for next year. At the moment on 11\/07 I&#8217;ll be in Fuengirola, on 07\/08 at the Boombastic festival in Asturias and on 31\/10 at the Festardor in Valencia. And I had a double soldout in Madrid the weekend of May 8th, but it is postponed and we hope to have a date as soon as possible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>H<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 And finally, where do you think the future of urban music in Spain is headed?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">R <\/span>\u2013 <em>I think there are a lot of new proposals coming out and the industry is growing and that&#8217;s a good thing for everyone. If you compare the present with a couple of years ago when people started talking about &#8220;urban music&#8221; (as that great unknown), it seems like 10 years have passed. The downside of this is that everything has been invented and there is a lot of copy paste.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-189973 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2714\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"recycled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-1358x2048.jpg 1358w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-973x1467.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-9-508x766.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2714\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"recycled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-1358x2048.jpg 1358w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-973x1467.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/highxtar-recycled-j-entrevista-hdlr-3-7-508x766.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/equiseme\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Equis Eme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stylist: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/byanasotillo\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ana Sotillo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spoke with Recycled J about HDLR&#8217;s comeback, his upcoming projects and the criticism that sometimes comes with his versatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":189945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[601,604],"tags":[2161],"class_list":["post-189973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews-en","category-music-en","tag-alba-manuela"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We talk W\/ Recycled J the &quot;good boy&quot; 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