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Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio was born on March 10, 1994, in Bayamón,and was raised in the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.[His father, Benito Martínez, was a truck driver, and his mother, Lysaurie Ocasio, is a retired schoolteacher.He has two younger brothers, Bernie and Bysael. His parents often listened to genres such as salsa, merengue, and pop ballads. Martínez's earliest musical memory was when he received the record Aquel Que Había Muerto by Puerto Rican rapper and reggaetón pioneer Vico C as a Christmas gift at the age of five.His initial musical purchases included CDs of Marc Anthony and Víctor Manuelle.He said, "I wasn't the kid who got involved in the streets. I liked to be at home with my family."He attended church weekly with his devoutly Catholic mother and sang in the church choir until age 13. After leaving the choir, he developed an interest in the artists he heard on the radio, particularly Daddy Yankee and Héctor Lavoe.His stage name originated from a time when he was forced to wear a bunny costume and was annoyed about it. He later thought the name "Bad Bunny" would "market well".