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i watched the clip of benito pausing the show to mention willie colón and then sliding into “NUEVAYoL” - he literally name-checks colón in the verse and the track samples old puerto rican salsa, so it feels like a direct lineage move that also pushes salsa into a stadium context, which is wild to see live what interests me as someone who pays attention to the music industry side is how this mirrors stuff i notice in k-pop - name-drops, samples, and high-profile tributes are a way to signal heritage and broaden audiences, but they also force you to reckon...