Paulo Londra Breaks Down 5 Essential Tracks From New Album ‘entre CIELOS’
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The Argentine rapper spoke with Billboard Español about the process behind his new set, the sounds he explored and the songs that best represent this new phase.
Nearly four years after Back To The Game (2022), Paulo Londra is back with his third studio album — and this time, he says he approached the project differently. Released on Oct. 21 under Dale Play Records, entre CIELOS was born from a process in which the Argentine rapper learned to listen more, take his time to decide and allow himself to be surprised by sounds he might not have so easily incorporated before.
“I used to be very young, very impulsive,” Londra tells Billboard Español. Now, alongside Lisan Beat and Tiano, he found a much more collaborative dynamic, marked by their shared love of rap and freestyle — but also influenced by new references that ultimately pushed him in different directions. “I made peace with waiting; I made peace with consulting opinions,” he explains about the LP, which took him about a year to create. During the process, he says they worked on around 40 songs before deciding which ones truly fit together within the project.
All of this is reflected in an album that explores different moods, ranging from raw rap and trap to more danceable tracks, elements of indie rock and even an unexpected foray into bachata — a genre Londra has listened to since childhood but had not ventured into until now. On “hIGhLIGhTS,” the second and final teaser track released before the album following “me asfixia LA CIUDAD,” he also revisits sounds from the early 2000s, with nods to hip-hop from that era.
“Someone told me, ‘Hey, I notice you’re very bright, very happy,’” Londra recalls about one of the reactions he received while working on the set, words that resonated with him because they matched how he felt during the process — appreciating the ability to keep making music, his health and the simpler things in life.
“There are all kinds of moods” in this album, he adds. “If you want something chill, there’s something more chill; if you want to drive… I think I managed the balance well. I included rap, I included a raw rap track, I included a trap track, and then all the other songs are more cheerful, more upbeat, more for other vibes.”
With the release, the singer behind hits like “Adán y Eva,” “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 23” with Bizarrap and “A Veces” with Feid is also preparing for his return to the stage in Argentina. He has a concert scheduled for Nov. 28 at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires and another on Dec. 3 at the Quality Arena in Córdoba, where he’ll perform the new songs alongside the hits that have defined his career.
Below, Londra breaks down five essential tracks from entre CIELOS . Listen to the full album here: