¡Arriba México, cabrónes!
Greeted by hundreds of followers, many waving Mexican flags, singer-rapper Peso Pluma took the principle stage shortly previous 9 p.m. on Friday for a standout, corrido-fueled Coachella set that featured shock appearances from Becky G, Santa Fe Klan, Junior H and Arcángel. Peso, wearing white, opened his set with the tune “Rubicon,” off his Grammy-winning 2023 album, Génesis.
Chicana pop star Becky G took the stage early within the set to hitch him in performing their 2023 ballad, “Chanel.” The duet served as a full-circle second for Peso; Becky welcomed him to that very same stage in 2023, simply as he was getting buzz for his tune with Natanael Cano, “PRC.”
“She was the primary lady who helped me on this business,” mentioned Peso of Becky onstage. (“Peso, he’s so candy, so dope, so hardworking and so deserving of a chance like this,” Becky informed Rolling Stone final 12 months.) Custodial staff for the competition had been stopped of their tracks, keenly watching the efficiency from the sidelines.
What adopted “Chanel” was a spoken-word interlude that addressed the censorship of narcocorridos, or songs which element the difficult lives of these working within the drug trades in Mexico. (For context, the town council of Tijuana banned performances of the songs in 2023.) “The vicious cycle they had been born into serves as their safety and their punishment,” mentioned a male speaker in English, as newspaper headlines regarding the songs flashed on the massive display. “For that, they may at all times be on trial.”
La Doble P then carried out his songs “El Gavilán” and “Gavilán II,” which reference Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the famed former chief of the Sinaloa Cartel. Afterwards, the 24-year-old invited Mexican singer-songwriter Junior H onstage to carry out their joint single, a corrido tumbado titled “El Azul.” He later paid homage to corrido singers previous, together with Chalino Sánchez and Ariel Camacho.
He additionally welcomed Mexican rap star Santa Fe Klan, to carry out their current rap collaboration with Duki, “No Son Klle,” showcasing Peso’s versatility with its fiery verse and refrain.
He transitioned right into a sensual reggaetón break with the tune “Quema,” which he recorded with Ryan Castro and SOG, adopted by his remix of Yng Lvcas’s smash hit, “La Bebé.” The Puerto Rican reggaetón and entice star Arcángel joined Peso onstage to carry out the self-referential single, titled “Peso Completo,” or “Heavyweight,” from his upcoming album, Éxodo.
Peso continues what has now develop into a convention of celebrating Mexican music on Coachella’s fundamental stage. Becky G did so in 2023, as did Grupo Firme and Banda MS in 2022, and Los Tucanes de Tijuana in 2019. Natanael Cano, whom Peso has described because the “king of corridos tumbados,” carried out on the competition in 2022 as properly.
Peso’s set comes nearly a month after he introduced his album Éxodo through a Rolling Stone cowl story celebrating the Way forward for Music. “I’m specializing in fine-tuning all the main points, however there’s going to be plenty of flavors, not solely of regional Mexican music,” he mentioned on the time. “From the start, I’ve preferred doing issues to get out of my consolation zone. I do know every part goes nice with corridos, however I additionally don’t cross up alternatives to do different stuff I like.”
Peso is scheduled to hit the street later this 12 months together with his “Exodo” tour stopping at arenas throughout america and on the Governors Ball Music Competition in New York Metropolis.
