I was on vacation when the hurricane hit.
The power grid was completely destroyed.
Every cell tower was out of service.
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Has anyone heard from there?
And then I pulled up my Rolodex.
Ive spent the past two days in Miami and Los Angeles recording vocals with all of these artists.
I went to L.A. and got Rita Moreno and Gina Rodriguez and Camila Cabello.
While we were in the studio, Rita said, Im calling Gloria!
It was an amazing reminder of what were fighting to protect and lift up.
Ive seen kids breaking their piggy banks.
And its all over the world, too.
How can I help?
Its hard not to be unbelievably moved.
At least when it comes to the American people.
The thing that everyone yells at celebrities when they mouth their political opinions is Hey, stick to entertaining!
And this is my attempt to do that.
I want to write songs, I want to do what I do best for a living.
Its a weird one, and its an awkward one, to be a commonwealth.
People saying, We need the help for Americans!
In Florida and Texas!
not understanding that Puerto Rico is home to 3.4 million American citizens.
And thats why I pull strength from it.
(Also, I just have to say: The song is dope.
Im not trying to write some sappy anthem.
it’s possible for you to dance to this motherfer.
100 percent of the proceeds from this albums sales go to Hispanic Federations Hurricane Relief Fund.
Pleasevisit HispanicFederation.orgto learn more about how you’re free to help the people of Puerto Rico.
