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Born | Natanael Ruben Cano Monge 27 March 2001 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico |
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Natanael Ruben Cano Monge (born 28 March 2001) is a Mexican rapper, musician and singer. [1] Natanael is known for his fusion of trap music and regional Mexican corridos, known as corridos tumbados . [2] The idea to fuse the two genres was proposed by Dan Sanchez who wrote Natanael's first corrido tumbado, "Soy el Diablo". [3]
Cano was born in Hermosillo, Sonora. When Cano was seven, he showed off his talent at family events and parties or wherever he was invited. [4] When he first taught himself to play the piano at thirteen, he learned Mexican band Maná's "Rayando el Sol" off of YouTube. [5] Then he focused on regional Mexican corridos like the ones by Ariel Camacho who was his main source of inspiration. [6] [5] Three years later at sixteen, when he dropped out of Santa Ana High School, he released his first song on YouTube "El de los lentes Gucci" where he first fused hip-hop/trap with corridos, which he now refers to as corridos tumbados. [7]
Cano began his music career in 2018 by uploading guitar covers to YouTube and later grew into performing underground. [4] In 2019, he eventually signed to the independent label Five Music, where he released his debut single "El de los Lentes Gucci". [8] Later that year, he released his debut studio album Todo Es Diferente. [9] He would eventually get the attention of Jimmy Humilde, who is the owner of Los Angeles-based urban regional Mexican label Rancho Humilde, and signed him onto the label in March 2019 after watching Cano on an Instagram video in early 2019. [10] [9] Following the release of other independent singles, he would release his first single under the Rancho Humilde label, "El Drip", which eventually reached the US Hot Latin Songs chart. [11] He would eventually collaborate with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny on the remix for "Soy el Diablo", which was the second single from his debut album Todo Es Diferente. [12] Following the collaboration, Cano released his second studio album Corridos Tumbados, containing collaborations with Junior H, Nueva Era, Dan Sánchez, among others. [13] A month later, he would release his debut EP, Mi Verdad Corridos Tumbados, [14] with him releasing another EP at the end of 2019, Mi Nuevo Yo. [15]
Cano eventually had partnerships with Warner Music Latin [2] and Apple Music. [16] Cano was the first musician to fuse this variant of the two genres together which has made him stand out, which has led him to be the first Mexican to be recognized as the artist of the month through Apple Music Up Next, "a show aimed at discovering rising stars that in previous years advanced several of today's top talents". [17] This accomplishment on Apple's huge platform shows that Cano, at the age of nineteen beat 300 million songs since his debut in 2019 and shows that he is the number one regional Mexican artist from his category of music. [17]
The fusion of trap music and regional Mexican corridos known as corridos tumbados were born in Los Angeles where Cano arrived with Rancho Humilde to showcase his talents. [17] Cano is best known for his creation of corridos tumbados which are inspired in the traditional songs of Mexico and combine the lyrics of trap music and sometimes hip-hop. [17] He could be considered the "king of corridos tumbados" since he has been recognized for his interpretation of this subgenre of corridos. [6] Cano states that the genre of music he specializes on is "the sound of regional Mexican music but with the sound of the new generation that young musicians added". [17] Traditional corridos have consisted of daily tragedies, conflicts and even stories about crime with the subgenres like narcocorridos [17] and lumbre corridos. [18] Before his album, A Mis 20, he has stemmed away from his origins and mostly focused on trap corridos like in his albums Las Torres 3, Soy el Nata, and Trap Tumbado. [5] Cano turned his focus back to corridos tumados because he said he that that is his main focus right now. [5]
Throughout the earlier stages of Cano's music career, Cano was heavily influenced by corridos he grew up listening performed by regional Mexican artists Gerardo Ortíz and Ariel Camacho. [10] Cano says that he if he could see any artist perform dead or alive, it would be Ariel Camacho since he died before Cano got a chance to see him in concert. [19] By his late teens, he became inspired by a corrido group from Orange County, California, Legado 7, known best for their "lumbre corridos" (fire corridos) which they became known for since they broke traditional values and wrote lyrics about weed. [18] [10] Cano's songs are influenced by experiences in his personal life or of his friends. [17] His lyrics are based on events that he has gone through in his life. [17] As a big fan of musicians like Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, and J Balvin, Cano is musically inspired by them. [5]
Cano mentions that his goal is to collaborate with many different Latin trap artists, however he would like the collaborations to happen naturally rather than be forced. [10] Cano's dream collaboration would be with Anuel AA [10] [20] In an interview through Univision, Cano admitted that he also would like to collaborate with Mickey Woods Jr. and Bad Bunny.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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US [21] | US Latin [22] | MEX Reg. [23] | |||
Todo Es Diferente |
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Corridos Tumbados |
| 166 | 4 | 1 | |
Corridos Tumbados, Vol. 2 |
| — | 13 | 3 | |
Soy el Nata |
| — | 49 | 12 | |
Las 3 Torres (with Ovi and Junior H) |
| — | — | — | |
A Mis 20 |
| — | 9 | 1 |
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NataKong |
| — | 12 | — | |
Nata Montana |
| 35 | 5 | 2 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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US Latin [22] | MEX Reg. [23] | |||
Mi Verdad Corridos Tumbados |
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Mi Nuevo Yo |
| — | — |
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Corazón Tumbado |
| 12 | 3 |
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Trap Tumbado |
| 15 | — | |
Nata |
| — | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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MEX [25] | US [26] | US Latin [27] | WW [28] | ||||
"El de los Lentes Gucci" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Sour Diesel" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Platicame de Ti" | — | — | — | — | |||
"F1" | — | — | — | — | |||
"El MB" | — | — | — | — | |||
"El de La Codeina" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Todo Es Diferente | |
"El Drip" | — | — | 44 | — |
| Corridos Tumbados | |
"Disfruto Lo Malo" (with Junior H) | — | — | 24 | — | |||
"Ella" (with Junior H) | — | — | 29 | — | |||
"Soy el Diablo" (solo or remix with Bad Bunny) | — | — | 16 | — |
| Todo Es Diferente | |
"El Cazador" | — | — | — | — | Corridos Tumbados | ||
"No Se por Que Tanto Enredo" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Amor Tumbado" | 8 | — [upper-alpha 1] | 8 | — | Mi Nuevo Yo | ||
"Pacas Verdes" (featuring Ovi) | — | — | 28 | — |
| Non-album singles | |
"Asi Es el Morro" | — | — | — | — | |||
"El Jr." | — | — | — | — | |||
"Cuenta Conmigo" (with Los Tigres del Norte and Fuerza Regida featuring Ana Bárbara) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Waxesito" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Arriba" | — | — | 31 | — |
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"Me Critican" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Gracias" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Bandolero" (with Big Soto and Jambene) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Nubes Blancas" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Abriendo el Camino" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Paso el Culiacan" (featuring Junior H) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Pal Que Dijo Que No" (featuring Ovi) | — | — | — | — | Soy el Nata | ||
"Yo Ya Se" | — | — | — | — | |||
"El Mini Barbi" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Así Tocó Mi Vida" (with Adriel Favela) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Feeling Good" (with Snoop Dogg and Ovi featuring Snow Tha Product and CNG) | — | — | — | — | Las 3 Torres | ||
"Ele Uve (Remix)" (with Eladio Carrión and Ovi featuring Noriel) | — | — | — | — | Monarca | ||
"Billetes" (with Play-N-Skillz and Nicky Jam) | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Verdes Verdes" (with Junior H and Ovi) | — | — | — | — |
| Las 3 Torres | |
"Las 3 Torres" (with Ovi and Junior H) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Llenas Las Cuentas" (with Dan Sanchez and Justin Morales featuring Oscar Maydon) | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Bandidos" (with Omy de Oro) | — | — | — | — | |||
"La Noche Empieza" (with Oscar Maydon) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Enfermo de Riqueza" (with Lenny Tavarez and Ovi) | — | — | — | — | |||
"AMG" (with Gabito Ballesteros and Peso Pluma) | 2022 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 20 |
| Nata Montana |
"Ch y la Pizza" (with Fuerza Regida) | 7 | 68 | 9 | 39 | Pa Que Hablen | ||
"PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | 2023 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 15 | Génesis (Deluxe) | |
"Don Chon (En Vivo)" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Una 45" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Como Es Arriba Es Abajo" | — | — | — | — |
| Nata Montana | |
"Pacas de Billetes" | 21 | — | 37 | — |
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"Bien Loco" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"O Me Voy o Te Vas" | 13 | — | 47 | — | |||
"Lou Lou" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | 3 | — [upper-alpha 2] | 19 | 76 | |||
"Proyecto X" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | 2024 | — | — | 49 | — | ||
"Madonna" (with Óscar Maydon) | 1 | — [upper-alpha 3] | 10 | 26 | |||
"El Boss" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | 8 | — | 33 | 196 | |||
"Natanael Cano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 59" (with Bizarrap) | 2 | — | 20 | 26 | |||
"Entre las de 20" (with Bizarrap) | 3 | — | 26 | 51 |
Notes
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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MEX [31] | US Bub. [29] | US Latin [27] | WW [28] | ||||
"Nataaoki" | 2022 | 20 | — | — | — |
| NataKong |
"Carnal" (with Peso Pluma) | 2023 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 157 | Génesis | |
"Mi Bello Ángel" | 5 | 22 | 27 | 100 |
| Nata Montana | |
"Mas Altas Que Bajadas" | 14 | — | 42 | — |
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"Eres" (with Junior H) | 17 | — | — | — |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2021 | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year | Natanael Cano | Nominated | [33] |
2022 | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo | Nominated | [34] | ||
2023 | Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Nominated | [35] | ||
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo | Nominated | ||||
Streaming Song of the Year | "PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | Nominated | |||
Regional Mexican Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | New Artist of the Year | Natanael Cano | Nominated | [36] |
Favorite Regional Mexican Artist | Nominated | ||||
Album of the Year | Corridos Tumbados | Nominated | |||
Favorite Regional Mexican Album | Nominated | ||||
Favorite Regional Mexican Song | "Amor Tumbado" | Nominated | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2022 | Best Latin America North Act | Natanael Cano | Nominated | [37] |
2023 | Pending | [38] | |||
MTV Millennial Awards | 2023 | Mexican Artist | Nominated | [39] | |
Premios Juventud | 2020 | The New Regional Mexican Generation | Won | [40] | |
Spicy Regional Songs | "Amor Tumbado" | Won | |||
OMG Collaboration | "Soy el Diablo (Remix)" (with Bad Bunny) | Won | |||
2023 | Best Regional Mexican Collaboration | "PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | Won | [41] | |
Premios Lo Nuestro | 2021 | New Artist – Male | Natanael Cano | Nominated | [42] |
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Regional Mexican Song of the Year | "Amor Tumbado" | Nominated | |||
Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Artist — Regional Mexican Urban | Himself | Nominated | [43] |
Top Song — Regional Mexican | "Enfermo de Riqueza" (with Lenny Tavárez and Ovi) | Nominated | |||
"Porte Exuberante" (with Oscar Maydon) | Nominated | ||||
"Los 4 Ases (Corrido Tumbado)" (with Ovi, Junior H and Herencia de Patrones) | Nominated | ||||
2023 | Top Artist — Regional Mexican Urban | Nominated | [44] | ||
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