Bad Bunny is opening up about why he chose to base his concert residency in his home country of Puerto Rico, pointing to the current political environment in the United States.

The 31-year-old rapper and singer launched his 30-show residency, which is currently sold out, at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan in July. Since then, hundreds of thousands of fans have flown to the island to see the Grammy Award winner perform, including many celebrities .

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Before his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”) shows began, he told Variety that it was “unnecessary” to bring the shows to the United States. Now, during a recent interview with i-D magazine , Bad Bunny expounded on why he chose

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