If there’s one thing about Rauw Alejandro, it’s he’s going to experiment. On Thursday, he dropped the video for “Gracias Por Nada,” an electronic, punk-rock track that laces his sweet vocals with electric guitar riffs over a head bop-worthy drum beat.
In the music video, a kidnapped Rauw reflects on the trippy journey — seemingly at an underground, Japanese party — that led him to get tied up and interrogated.
“Tú ere’ una actriz, Scarlett Johansson, arranca y vete/Deja la sortija, coge tu’ motete’,” he raps in the song’s verse, showing a bit of his darker side. “No cumple’ lo que prometes/Fuck el amor, puesto pa’ lo’ billete’.” (In English: “You’re an actress, Scarlett Johansson, just go/Leave the ring, grab your belongings/You don’t do what you promise/Fuck love, I’m ready to make cash.”)
And in the chorus, using his sweet voice,…
