Feid is taking big risks, and maybe even tempting fate a little. After perfecting the sentimental reggaeton sound that he is known for, the rising star has changed up his formula for the better on his sixth album Mor, No Le Temas a La Oscuridad. Feid, who hails from Medellín, Colombia, pushes his perreo forward with genres like Afrobeats, alternative, and house music in the mix. His desire to keep evolving yields his most fascinating album yet.
With last year’s Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo Te Pirateamos El Álbum, Feid hit a stride. From the local producers involved in the project to the hometown slang used in his lyrics, he brought a refreshing perspective to reggaeton. Feid continues to proudly pour his Colombian culture into his music while remaining globally minded in his excavation of new influences. In the alluring “Bubalu,” he seamlessly blends reggaeton with Afrobeats alongside Nigerian artist Rema. Feid and Rema compare their lovers to candy and come up with an addictive genre-bending banger.
The album’s most stunning moments explore EDM influences. His longtime producers Icon are credited with him on the dazzling “Ferxxo 151,” where electronica drips like water onto the romantic reggaeton track and Feid sings about whisking away his lover to wherever they want to go. The heart of the illuminating “Luces De Tecno” pulsates with house music. In an emotional performance, Feid longs to rekindle a nightclub connection. Then there’s the dreamy “Románticos De Lunes,” glimmering with dotted synths. “I want to get home, baby, to have you for breakfast,” he sings in an apparent nod to his rumored girlfriend Karol G’s song “Carolina,” where she called herself a morning “appetizer.”
With Spanish indie-pop group Cupido, Feid taps into a completely new sound. There’s a funky, alternative edge to the sultry “Privilegios,” where Feid and Cupido’s lead singer Pimp Flaco lament being in the doghouse and in heat at the same time. That doesn’t mean he’s left behind his signature sad-boy perreo. In the haunting “El Único Tema Del Ferxxo,” Feid pleas for his “gata gánster” to return, with help from rising Chilean acts Pailita and Young Cister. He is overjoyed with love in the heartfelt “Ferxxo Edition,” where he appears to recount his friendship with Karol G blossoming into a relationship: “How chimba (cool) that after a while, we finally got our turn,” Feid sings.
The title of the album translates to Not Being Afraid of the Dark. In Feid’s case, his guiding light is the drive to push his sound into the future, even as his music remains firmly planted in his Medellín roots.