In below a yr, Peso Pluma has turn into the world’s largest música Mexicana artist: the famous person born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija has pushed corridos, or the people songs of his native Mexico, into the mainstream, and now leads the trap-infused wave of corridos tumbados. His gorgeous success on the charts and within the tradition has, nonetheless, additionally drawn fierce criticism: the 25-year-old singer has, turn into a lightning rod for controversy round corridos’ historic connection to narco tradition.
Although Peso has not been simply drawn on the subject within the press (he has obtained cartel threats), he did use his landmark efficiency at Coachella in April to acknowledge the difficult creative legacy of corridos and make an announcement: information experiences and press clippings that flashed on a display screen behind him drew a connection between the historical past of corridos, that has veered into medication and gun violence, with that of the ’90s gangsta rap motion.
And now, Peso Pluma unveils ‘Éxodo’ (‘exodus’), his fourth album and the bold follow-up to 2023’s name-making, Grammy-winning ‘Génesis’. Peso opens up about his newfound fame whereas exhibiting one other facet to his artistry, exploring genres like hip-hop and reggaeton. However he actually doesn’t flip his again on the sound that made him. The corridos that dominate the primary a part of this document are extra fiery, fearless and bélico (Mexican slang for ‘badass’) than earlier than.
In ‘Hollywood’, a swaggering collab with Esteban Plazola, Peso Pluma glorifies the grind to remain on the highest. “I reside very quick, the lifetime of an artist / Medication and ladies / One other one for the record,” he sings in Spanish. Peso reunites with Eslabon Armado – the Mexican American group with which he scored a worldwide hit in ‘Ella Baila Sola’ final yr – and Junior H for the brassy ‘La Durango’, the place they sing about partying with girls, bottles of Don Julio and rosa pastel (slang for ‘pink cocaine’).
There are love songs, too, shrouded in dreamy soundscapes. He convincingly slides into sierreño mode with the style’s resident unhappy boy Ivan Cornejo within the haunting ‘Reloj’, the place he seems to the touch on his breakup with Argentine singer Nicki Nicole: “That you simply liked me / I swallowed that story / There are not any extra causes to cry for you.”
On the second a part of ‘Éxodo’, Peso brings corridos’ connection to hip-hop full circle. On knockout Cardi B collaboration ‘Put Em within the Fridge’, horns and the requinto guitar colourfully collide with bass-heavy lure beats, the duo unloading deadly rhymes on their haters. The crossover isn’t so seamless in ‘Gimme a Second’ with Wealthy the Child, although: Peso doesn’t fairly discover his footing on a totally lure music.
Later, he will get into the reggaeton groove whereas flexing a sexier facet to his raspy voice, turning up the warmth with Brazilian pop star Anitta within the alluring ‘Bellakeo’, their ode to perreando, or grinding, on the dance ground. Peso even evokes an notorious intercourse tape with the sultry reggaeton romp ‘Tommy & Pamela’ that includes Mexican pop princess-gone-bad Kenia Os.
With ‘Éxodo’, Peso Pluma continues to proudly flesh out his imaginative and prescient of música Mexicana, furthering his corridos crossover agenda whereas proving he’s turn into a worldwide pop star. The main swings he takes not solely repay, they spotlight his uncompromising spirit.
Particulars
- Launch date: June 20, 2024
- Document label: Double P Information
