Presented both as a continuation of Yeruza’s 2021 release La Ruta del Dinero and as the tragically departed artist’s final posthumous album, CODA came as a result of producer Hydro’s meticulous efforts to honor his brother’s memory. “It was a bit more time-consuming,” Hydro tells Apple Music about the process. “I really dug in, put together verses I’d matched just to make a full song.” Unlike its predecessor, which was largely composed of complete tracks or ones otherwise nearly finished during Yeruza’s lifetime, Hydro had to construct brand-new tracks from what remained, often relying on features from those who knew the artist personally, including Eladio Carrión, Dei V, Omar Courtz, and YOVNGCHIMI. “It was important to have them in Yeru's last album, because Yeru was part of their growth and they were part of Yeru's growth as well,” Hydro says. Here, he talks through some of CODA's songs. “Estilo de Vida” “This is a song where he is bragging about people underestimating him. I felt like the song described him the most in the album, just like the intro in La Ruta del Dinero. It started clean with the guitar and then transitioned to really aggressive trap—uptempo. So he set the vibe for the album, for that classic color that we wanted to bring for his last album.” “White Socks” (feat. Bryant Myers) “Bryant Myers called me to pull up in the studio and check out a song he had made. But I had no idea that he had made a song mentioning Yeruza, Money Wayy, and Hydro in the hook. The plan was for me to produce the record and take it home. I couldn't resist myself but to add Yeru’s vocals in there. When I played it to him, we knew—from the first time he heard it—that was a song that was the right collab for the album.” “East Side” (feat. Omar Courtz) “We wanted to keep the same circle of artists collaborating with Yeruza, especially the ones that had met Yeruza when he was alive and had chemistry with him. We always wanted to do a reggaetón with Omar Courtz, and we found the perfect match. He loved it as well, so we made the collaboration happen.” “Click (Remix)” (feat. Blessd) “I heard Blessd talking in an interview about Yeruza. He didn't know Yeruza had passed when he mentioned about collabing with him. So we approached him and got it done in Miami. Blessd was really active and he just made it really easy for us to work with him.” “110 MPH” (feat. Bobby Jack & Chinito) “Bobby Jack and Chinito were my dad and uncle, who were also pioneers in reggaetón. They served as an inspiration for Yeru and me to start doing music. We always looked up to my dad, especially when he passed away. We wanted to keep his name alive, and that was always a goal—to do a collaboration with our dad. Yeru had already done his part by recording my dad's hook.”