Latin Grammy Award-winner J Balvin, who reached global popularity with the number Mi Gente, says he wanted to create a song for everyone and at the same time wanted to bring Latin culture to a wider audience. Talking about "Mi Gente" which resonated among many, Balvin told IANS in an E-mail interview from Colombia: "First-off, I will be forever grateful to Willy William, for creating a beat that I instantly connected with and I knew would captivate the world."

The X hitmaker added that he wanted to create "a song for everyone".