What do Puerto Ricans think of the viral song about their homeland?
"First time in San Juan, mi hijo. Capital of Puerto Rico…" A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions. Some are claiming this catchy t
A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.
Some are claiming this catchy tune is a new "song of the summer" - it was created by internet personality and comic Bill Stiteler , known as Saxboy Billy, who's said he used AI music platform Suno to transform his lyrics into a song.
Since the original post, the song has had more than million views on TikTok, and celebrities including Mila Kunis, Charlie Puth and Jennifer Love Hewitt have made their own lip sync videos.
"To see the song being played by people who aren't Puerto Rican is amazing. It feels like we're on the map," says Maria Mercedes Grubb, who works as a chef in San Juan.
"Even the sentence about people clapping when the plane lands - that's so Puerto Rico!" she tells the BBC World Service's Outside Source programme.
With lyrics referencing Puerto Rico being a wild place to vacation, a Barack Obama statue and slot machines in the bus station - some are embracing the AI creation, while others are disappointed the earworm hasn't had as much human influence as they expected.
Mercedes Grubb takes a different approach and feels there is an underrated authenticity to the song, saying: "You can tell that there was genuine input about things that matter to the island. He used AI in such a clever way."
Song creator Stiteler, who's originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, told the BBC he's always appreciated Puerto Rican culture, referencing a statue of Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente in his hometown.
