The música Mexicana disrupter continues his game-changing run
The trap-infused spin on the normal Mexican folks music generally known as corridos tumbados has develop into one of many largest genres of the yr on a world stage. And a big a part of that success is because of the music of Natanael Cano, who has largely been liable for establishing the subgenre’s place on the earth of música Mexicana. For his new album, Nata Montana, Cano has assembled an all-star forged of corridos stars like Peso Pluma, Junior H, and Gabito Ballesteros, and the result’s a feisty, disruptive assortment that that additional spotlights the corridos takeover.
Due to Cano’s instance, Gen Z acts have revitalized the corrido with a hip-hop outlook that glamorizes flashy residing, partying, and medicines. Pulling inspiration from the film Scarface, Cano channels the spirit of the movie’s drug lord, Tony Montana (lengthy a hip-hop touchstone), throughout the 15 tracks of Nata Montana. Within the fiery “Pacas De Billetes,” he displays on the rise of corridos tumbados and enjoys the fruits of his labor. “They gained’t be capable to knock me down even when they wished to,” Cano sings in Spanish.
Cano’s supporting forged contains all his corridos contemporaries and the acts which have risen in his wake. Peso Pluma and Ballesteros be part of him on the swaggering “AMG,” the place they boast about residing lavishly with personal jets, icy bling, and the titular Mercedes automotive. Cano and Peso Pluma be part of forces once more on the psychedelic standout “Pancake.” They use confectionary code phrases like “rosita pastel” to explain day-tripping on pink-colored cocaine. The sierreño sad-boy soul of Cano’s Rancho Humilde labelmate Junior H provides emotional depth to the corrido of their dreamy collaboration, “Eres.”
Cano additionally takes corridos tumbados into the long run on Nata Montana. He brings extra life to the corrido with parts of colourful norteño within the triumphant “Dirán De Mi,” alongside Tito Torbellino Jr. Within the bustling “En Corto,” Cano continues to push the sound right into a hip-hop path with Mexican rapper Chino Pacas, who was lately noticed partying with Drake. Cano additionally embraces the choice emo fringe of corridos within the heart-wrenching love music “Mi Bello Ángel.”
On his final album, Nata Kong, there have been moments when Cano strayed too distant from the corridos tumbados sound. In Nata Montana, he reins within the beast whereas homing in on the style that he’s carried on his again and seeing the place it will probably go subsequent. Cano capitalizes on the corridos explosion whereas not shedding the rebellious spark that lit the fuse.
