Macacoa 2000
Macacoa 2000 is Rauw Alejandro's song for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album. Released on September 17, 2026, it debuted at No. 10 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, his first top 10 there since 2024.
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Overview
"Macacoa 2000" is Rauw Alejandro's entry among the six singles Rockstar and Atlantic Records released on September 17, 2026 to announce Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album. Rockstar's music page credits it to Rauw Alejandro alone. Ultimate Classic Rock, listing the album's range, put the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter next to Morgan Wallen, Yung Lean and Travis Scott. The full 34-track album is due on November 19, the game's release day.
[1][2][4]Who is Rauw Alejandro
Rauw Alejandro is Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1993 and raised in Canóvanas and Carolina. He started on SoundCloud in 2014 and works across reggaeton, Latin R&B, urbano and Latin trap. His wins include two Latin Grammy Awards, and Rolling Stone once called him "the greatest showman in Latin music," as his Wikipedia biography records.
On the Hot Latin Songs chart his best result is "Todo de Ti," which reached No. 2 in September 2021. His Frankie Ruiz tribute "Tú Con Él" peaked at No. 6 in November 2024, and "Khe?" with Romeo Santos reached No. 3 in 2024.
[5][3]Chart performance
Billboard reported that "Macacoa 2000" debuted at No. 10 on Hot Latin Songs dated October 3, 2026, on 2 million official US streams in the week ending September 24. It is his 17th top 10 on that chart, his third as a solo act, and his first since "Khe?" in 2024. Billboard framed the debut as the GTA VI album "making a splash" on the Latin charts, with "Sexy Magic" entering at No. 16 the same week.
[3]Why it fits Vice CityUnconfirmed
Rockstar's Vice City is modeled on Miami. Its official description names the panaderías of Little Cuba alongside the art deco hotels of Ocean Beach, and Rob Nelson, co-studio head at Rockstar North, told Dazed that Florida and Miami have "perhaps one of the most diverse and interesting populations in the world." A Puerto Rican artist known for reggaeton and Latin R&B on the soundtrack matches that picture of the city. This is editorial context; Rockstar has not explained why it chose the track.
[6][7]Will it play in the game?Unconfirmed
Not confirmed. Billboard said the album arrives "alongside the next iteration" of GTA VI's in-game radio and score. Rockstar has not said which station, if any, plays "Macacoa 2000." The track number and running time come from the streaming pre-release listing summarized on Wikipedia and may change. The meaning of the title has not been explained in any source we checked.
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Sources
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- Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto VI: The Albumwww.rockstargames.com / Checked 2026-10-06
- Billboard - 'Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album' Will Feature 34 New Tracks: Hear the First Six Songswww.billboard.com / Checked 2026-10-06
- Billboard - Rauw Alejandro Crashes Back Into Hot Latin Songs Top 10 With 'GTA VI' Track 'Macacoa 2000'www.billboard.com / Checked 2026-10-06
- Ultimate Classic Rock - Hear Keith Richards Cover 'Bright Lights, Big City' for Grand Theft Auto VIultimateclassicrock.com / Checked 2026-10-06
- Wikipedia - Rauw Alejandroen.wikipedia.org / Checked 2026-10-06
- Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto VI: Only in Leonidawww.rockstargames.com / Checked 2026-10-06
- Dazed - GTAVI: An exclusive deep dive into the video game of the decadewww.dazeddigital.com / Checked 2026-10-06
- Wikipedia - Grand Theft Auto VI: The Albumen.wikipedia.org / Checked 2026-10-06