Mexican hip hop explained

Mexican hip hop is a form of hip hop music from Mexico, performed by Mexican artists and artists of Mexican descent. The growth of hip hop as a genre has led to various adaptations of it depending on a region and language.^[1]

Mexican hip hop is different from Chicano rap. Chicano rap is a subgenre of hip hop and tied more to Chicano and Mexican American experiences.

History

Hip hop originated from the Bronx, New York ^[2] and as it become a sensation it grew to other parts of the world. The hip-hop movement reached Mexico around the 1990s with the emergence of the group Control Machete^[3] and it has evolved to spanning more artists like Cartel de Santa, Gera MX, El Pinche Mara, Natanael Cano, and many more.

See also

• Chicano rap
• Hip hop music
• Narcocorridos
• Control Machete
• Cartel de Santa
• Natanael Cano

References

1. Warner . Simon . 2004 . Review of Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop outside the USA . Ethnomusicology Forum . 13 . 1 . 162–166 . 1741-1912.
2. Web site: The South Bronx: Where Hip-Hop Was Born WNYC New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News . 2024-04-09 . WNYC . en.
3. Web site: B . Davalos . B . Carlos . 2017-05-04 . Studies of hybridity and agency in Mexican hip-hop . en.