Artist: Dee Hernandez
Album: Pa’ Que Lo Pruebes
Release Date: July 19, 2025
Genre: Latin
Cuban-born, Atlantic Canada–based artist Dee Hernandez knows how to command a stage, and her new EP Pa’ Que Lo Pruebes (out July 19, 2025) proves it. Fresh off multiple East Coast Music Award nominations and standout performances alongside icons like Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, Dee delivers a project that’s part cultural celebration, part personal reckoning, and entirely liberating.
Blending Afro-Cuban soul, urban Latin beats, and bilingual storytelling, the EP—produced with acclaimed Honduran producer El Tata—is a vivid journey through identity, healing, and self-discovery.
The record opens with “16,” a fearless bilingual anthem that finds Hernandez at her most vulnerable. It tells the story of leaving home at sixteen, chasing music while carrying both courage and fear. She begins with the striking confession, “They say I was brave, but no one understands everything it takes to be this bold,” before slipping between English and Spanish with ease—her delivery shifting from fragile verses to fiery improvisation. Reflective moments swell into soaring choruses—“Give in and get on, close eyes and let go”—a mantra of release and resilience.
On “Danzón,” Hernandez turns up the sensuality with a track that drifts between intimacy and transcendence. It captures the spark of unexpected love and the freedom of letting go of the past, embracing new emotions, and finding strength in vulnerability. Rooted in the rhythms of Cuban tradition but layered with modern textures, “Danzón” feels timeless yet strikingly fresh.
Closing out this trio, “Ponte Pa’ Ti” hits as a fiery statement of self-empowerment. With playful defiance, Hernandez flips negativity into fuel for joy, reminding listeners to tune out the noise, set boundaries, and protect their energy. It’s bold, uplifting, and unapologetic—a reminder that true strength starts from within.
Together, the three tracks on Pa’ Que Lo Pruebes showcase Dee Hernandez’s range—vulnerable, sensual, and defiant all at once. From the raw honesty of “16” to the passion of “Danzón” and the bold fire of “Ponte Pa’ Ti,” the EP blends tradition with innovation and leaves listeners eager for what comes next.