Rising Mexican singer Peso Pluma has reportedly received death threats from a Mexican cartel for a song that invokes drug kingpin El Chapo.
Peso Pluma is gradually gaining fame for his talent as a musician.
Peso Pluma has come under cartel scrutiny for his narcocorridos, a subgenre of Mexican regional music that depicts the drug trade in its lyrics.
He’s received death threats from a Mexican cartel. The threats came after Peso sang about El Chapo during a recent performance at a Mexican Musical Festival. Venues have begun preemptively canceling Peso’s shows due to worries about violence.
Given the news that he is receiving death threats, many naturally wanted to know exactly what Peso said that so completely riled up the cartels. Here’s everything we know about the scary circumstances the singer is now facing.
What did Peso Pluma say about El Chapo?
Peso Pluma is facing a truly terrifying set of circumstances. Reports share that he is facing death threats from a Mexican cartel. The death threats reportedly came after Peso performed a song that invoked Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who’s better known as El Chapo. El Chapo is a former Mexican drug trafficker who is considered to have been one of the most powerful drug dealers in the world.
Peso was recently the closing act at Festival Arre, a two-day musical festival held in Mexico City. He performed there on Sept. 10, and during his set, he performed the song “Siempre Pendientes” and encouraged the crowd to spell out “J-G-L” in Spanish along with him. The song is from the perspective of a member of the Sinoloa cartel, and the threats of violence reportedly came in from a rival organization.
Following the show, four banners appeared in Tijuana, where Peso is set to perform on Oct. 14. The banners encouraged Peso to cancel his show there, adding that if he didn’t, he might never play another one. They said that they singer was both disrespectful and had a loose tongue, and were pretty explicit in their threat. They also signed the banners the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Why did Peso Pluma cancel shows?
Following the news of these threats, many venues have proactively begun canceling his shows because they worry that violence could break out. Peso is currently on the North American leg of his tour, and has recently played shows in Los Angeles, New York City, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Seattle. Following the threats, many of his concerts in the midwest were canceled or postponed indefinitely, including shows in Milwaukee, Wis. and Rosemont, Ill.
His show on Saturday, Sept. 16 has been postponed as well, and it’s unclear whether Peso will be able to finish his tour at all given how seriously many are taking the threats against him.
Peso’s next show is now slated to be in Reno, Nev. on Sept. 28, although even that show now seems to be in jeopardy because of the threats against him.
Who is Peso Pluma?
Peso Pluma is a rising musician from Mexico who has been in the entertainment industry since 2020.
Best-known for singing traditional Mexican ballads, he also specialises in a subgenre of contemporary takes on the ballad, known as narcocorridos. Most of his lyrics recount the exploits of drug traffickers.
He was born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija on June 15, 1999, in Zapopan, Mexico.
He is also known by the monikers La Doble P, PP, and Doble P.
While the names of his parents aren’t known, they are both Mexicans; his father has Lebanese ancestry and was born in Chiapas.
Other family members and relatives are residents of Badiraguato, Sinaloa.
The 24-year-old Mexican musician and singer started his career when he was a teenager. It all began from his love for playing guitar and gradually developed his craft by writing songs inspired by regional Mexican music.
Just like many A-list artist, Pluma was mocked by his peers when he began writing songs and and singing to them.
Describing his initial approach to songwriting, he explained how writing became his therapy: “That’s where I’d write how I was feeling, then I realized some stuff would rhyme. I kept practicing and became better with time.”
Currently signed to Record labels like El Cartel De Los Angeles and Label Warner Music Latina, Pluma does genres like Regional Mexican; Latin music; corrido tumbado; banda music; Latin trap; reggaeton; country pop.
He has several albums and singles in his credit.
On February 2022, he gained momentum on TikTok for his hit single “El Belicon”, a corrido anthem on the local narcoculture. He worked on this masterpiece with Raul Vega and the music video, which the artists portrayed the roles of members of a drug cartels, garnered over 10 million views on YouTube.
In April, “El Belicón” debuted at number 50 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs, peaking at number 46 two weeks after and becoming Pluma’s first entry on the charts.
Peso Pluma recently earned a much more international audience thanks to his performance at the 2023 MTV VMAs. He received several nominations, and performed his song “Lady Gaga.” Just days later, though, the future of his entire tour seems to be up in the air.
What is Peso Pluma’s net worth?
Mexican singer Peso Plumas has an estimated current net worth of between $500,000 and $800,000. He accrued his fortune for his work as a musician as well as other endeavors.