Omar Courtz

Omar Courtz sounds like those records you hear in a friend’s car without quite knowing why, but that end up stuck in your head. It’s not the typical reggaeton blasting on every corner nor the rawest trap in the scene, but something that blends soft melodies with that urban rhythm already trademarked by Puerto Rico. His music carries that air of background track that, however, doesn’t go unnoticed: the beats are clean, the arrangements don’t overdo it, and the lyrics flow naturally, as if each word had been tested out loud before being recorded.

The leap that took him from making tracks in his bedroom to rubbing shoulders with big names in the genre came with “En Su Nota”, that song that played nonstop during the 2020 lockdown. It wasn’t a planned hit, but rather the kind of track people start humming without realizing it. Then came the jump to the big leagues: in 2021, “Ten cuidado” — alongside Farruko, El Alfa, and Pitbull — entered the Billboard Hot Latin Songs charts, and from there he kept adding collaborations with artists of different styles. What’s interesting is that, despite working with established figures, his sound doesn’t dilute: he always keeps that essence of polished production and lyrics that don’t sound forced.