Jay's World
The Puerto Rican star is back with La Voz Favorita, an album that traces his roots across trap and reggaeton
For nearly a decade, Jay Wheeler’s fans have playfully referred to him as “La Voz Favorita” (or “the favorite voice”), thanks to his romantic, soulful vocal delivery. Now the Puerto Rican star is embracing that moniker with an album of the same name. La Voz Favorita, out Thursday, is made up of a staggering 24 tracks, where Wheeler revisits his roots while pushing urbano forward.
Wheeler first broke through as a Latin trap artist in the mid-2010s and later made his mark in reggaeton with his R&B-infused edge. With La Voz Favorita, he returns to his trap roots on bedroom bangers like “She Like 2 F**k” featuring Luar La L, Torrres, and Remers. “I don’t know why I always do trap so well,” Wheeler admits. “I don’t like explicit music too much, but at the same time, I know Puerto Rico loves trap, so I know it’s a brand that I always have to keep there.”
He also delivers on the sentimental reggaeton that sets him apart from his peers with the heartfelt “De Lejitos” and expands his sonic palette with forays into salsa in the fiery “Rubio,” pop-flavored perreo in “Todo Mal” featuring Abraham Mateo, and traptronica in “Tiffany” with Mora.
