Jhay Cortez Changes His Name to ‘Jhayco,’ Shares ‘Sensual Bebé’

Puerto Rican rapper Jhay Cortez says he’s altering his identify and rebranding to “Jhayco,” a nickname he’s used previously and began using extra ceaselessly in current days.

In an interview with the Puerto Rican persona Chente Ydrach on Thursday night time, Jhayco went into element about why he’s switching issues up and mentioned that the identify change represents a brand new period in his profession. “My circulation has developed and I’m assured about it, so it’s a rebranding,” he defined. He additionally identified that there are presently a whole lot of artists within the Latin music business with “J” names— J Balvin, Jay Wheeler, J Quiles. “I needed my model to have its personal lane,” he mentioned.

Together with the identify change, Jhayco additionally launched his first single of the yr. His new music is known as “Sensual Bebé” and encompasses a extra mellow reggaeton beat and snaking synth manufacturing. He teased the monitor on his Instagram earlier within the week, sharing brief clips earlier than importing a NSFW-photo of himself standing bare overlooking a pool.

Final yr, Cortez launched his sophomore album, Timelezz, which spun off hits just like the Anuel AA-assisted monitor, “Ley Seca.” He lately kicked off his Timelezz World Tour, which began on Feb. 28 and ends August 20 at Baja Seaside Fest in Mexico.