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The legacy of Mexican rap innovator Lefty SM, in 5 songs

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Much has been made over hip-hop’s supposed decline in 2023, but if you look past what we conventionally define as “rap,” the genre’s influence is all over the charts.

Nowhere is that more evident than the meteoric rise of regional Mexican folk, a sound that’s steeped in over a century of musical traditions while refreshingly open to the new.

While American pop can feel so processed and mechanical, regional Mexican music maintains an organic warmth, full of 12-string guitars and brassy horns.

But its appeal isn’t just pure nostalgia; artists like Peso Pluma and Junior H have transformed regional Mexican by fusing folk styles with a modern hip-hop sheen.

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