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Yan Block

Yan Block

Puerto Rican rapper blending trap, drill, dancehall and reggaeton, moving from street anthems into darker, cinematic melodic territory.

APPLE MUSIC

Muertx

Yan Block

About

MOODS · urban · trap · melancholic · cinematic · moody · nocturnal · emotional · dark · melodic · street · vulnerable · reggaeton-tinged

BIOGRAPHY

Yan Block, born Carlos Yandre Martín Marrero in Bayamón, Puerto Rico in 2004, grew up immersed in urban music through his parents' work in the field. He began competing in freestyle battles as a young teen and released his debut single, "Suelo," in 2019, going on to work with producers Alejandro Armes and DJ Nelson on a provocative mix of trap, drill, dancehall and reggaeton. Between 2020 and 2024 he built a catalog of roughly 40 singles, remixes and collaborations, including "WYA REMIX RED," "444" (later remixed with De La Rose, Hades66 and Ñengo Flow), "Yo Sé" and "Vacile," before releasing his first promoted album, Pitcher, in 2024. His single "Modo Oculto," out September 10, pushes into a darker, more melodic and cinematic register as the fourth step toward his forthcoming debut album, Individual.

WHY THEY'RE COOL

Yan Block's catalog traces a clear arc from scrappy freestyle roots to a more deliberate, cinematic sound. "Modo Oculto" was noted for turning down the lights on his usual urban energy in favor of a seductive, melodic mood, while "Muertx" leans into trap melódico territory with lyrics that sit inside the pull of an intoxicating, destructive relationship. Across hits like "444" and its all-star remix, he keeps contrast at the center of his music: street hardness next to exposed vulnerability, ambition shadowed by uncertainty.

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