59 Fun Facts About Peso Pluma

What is Peso Pluma's real name?

Hassan Kabande. Billboard's March 2023 profile said he preferred not to share his real name, yet within weeks El País was printing it at the head of its own interview with him.

In which Mexican city was Peso Pluma born?

Zapopan. He was reported in 2023 to have bought an apartment there, in a tower whose residents are said to include boxer Canelo Álvarez and racing driver Checo Pérez.

Which Mexican boxing champion does Peso Pluma say gave him his stage name at a party?

Marco Antonio Barrera. In the singer's telling, the group he then played in asked the former featherweight champion for a name, and Barrera offered his old division: peso pluma is Spanish for featherweight.

Peso Pluma is a leading figure of which regional Mexican subgenre?

Corridos tumbados. He grew up on reggaeton and rap but has said he realised his voice was made for corridos, the songs he heard played around his family all the time.

What was the title of Peso Pluma's debut studio album, released in April 2020?

Ah y Qué? came out two years before he first reached a Billboard chart, so the breakout star of 2023 was no overnight sensation.

Which frequent collaborator is Peso Pluma's cousin?

Tito Double P, born Jesús Roberto Laija García, co-wrote several of his cousin's songs before starting a solo career of his own in 2023.

Which 2022 single with Raúl Vega became Peso Pluma's first Billboard chart entry?

El Belicón went viral on TikTok before its release was even official, helped by a video in which the pair play armed gunmen at war with rivals.

Peso Pluma timed the release of his 2022 EP Sembrando to mark which annual celebration?

4/20, cannabis culture's unofficial holiday, suited an EP whose title means "sowing"; its six tracks mix true-to-life stories with fiction.

Peso Pluma's 2022 track "Siempre Pendientes" drew controversy for glorifying work for which drug lord?

El Chapo Guzmán is saluted in the lyrics by his initials, JGL, and the clip was pulled offline within days of its release.

In which Mexican city did Peso Pluma's 2022 anniversary-festival set cause outrage by projecting a drug lord's portrait?

Culiacán was celebrating its anniversary when the kingpin's face filled the screen; the city council condemned the image but defended every artist's freedom of expression.

Peso Pluma cancelled a 2023 Tijuana show after threatening banners were signed by which cartel?

Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación initials signed three banners warning that the 14 October date would be his last, and he called the show off about a week later.

Which reggaeton veteran recorded both "La Chamba" and "Peso Completo" with Peso Pluma?

Arcángel pulled him away from his usual sound both times; "Peso Completo", or heavyweight, plays on the featherweight in Peso's own stage name.

Which song gave Peso Pluma his first Billboard Hot 100 entry, weeks before "Ella Baila Sola" arrived?

AMG, cut with Natanael Cano and Gabito Ballesteros, entered at No. 92 in February 2023 after clips of it spread through thousands of TikTok videos.

What does the title of the Peso Pluma and Natanael Cano song "PRC" stand for?

Polvo, ruedas y cristal means powder, wheels and crystal, all drug slang, so viral clips of children singing the song stirred controversy.

Which Argentine singer remixed Peso Pluma's "Por Las Noches" in February 2023 and later dated him?

Nicki Nicole added her own verse in February 2023, and a month later the 2021 song appeared on the Hot 100 for the first time.

"Ella Baila Sola" was a duet between Peso Pluma and which American regional Mexican group?

Eslabón Armado's singer previewed the song on Instagram, and two days later it was going viral on TikTok, before it was officially out.

Which Mexican beach resort gives its name to a 2023 Peso Pluma single?

Tulum set his usual sound aside for a breezy, accordion-led pop tune with a beach-party video, and it joined his album Génesis a week late, on a surprise deluxe edition.

Which singer shared the 2023 hit "El Azul" with Peso Pluma and returned for "Luna" and "La Durango"?

Junior H shared the vocals on "El Azul", which made headlines when Spotify muted one of its lines for alluding to blue fentanyl pills.

Which singer-songwriter wrote "Ella Baila Sola" on his own?

Pedro Tovar says he rang Peso, who was at an airport, and sang him the finished song down the line instead of sending a file, so he could catch his reaction.

The music video for "Ella Baila Sola" was inspired by which 2013 film?

The Great Gatsby set the dress code: the singers showed a classier side, throwing a formal-dress house party in a Beverly Hills mansion.

Which publication named "Ella Baila Sola" the best song of 2023?

Rolling Stone put it first on its 100 best songs of 2023, calling the rise of Mexican regional music one of the year's biggest and most global music stories.

Which ceremony staged the first televised "Ella Baila Sola" duet?

Latin Grammy Awards night in Seville in 2023, the first held outside the US, saw them recreate the video's party with tuxedoed musicians and women in red dresses.

Which band recorded "Igualito a Mi Apá" with Peso Pluma?

Fuerza Regida released the duet on their album Pa Que Hablen in December 2022, but it only reached the Hot 100 four months later, swept up in Peso's surge.

Which song did "Ella Baila Sola" dethrone from No. 1 on Spotify's daily global chart in April 2023?

"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus fell behind once the duet caught fire on TikTok, where fans turned the croak that opens Peso's verse into a viral challenge.

In 2023 Peso Pluma gave the first regional Mexican performance on which US late-night show?

The Tonight Show performance was a solo take on his duet "Ella Baila Sola", and the song's writer said publicly that it disappointed him.

What is the name of the record label Peso Pluma launched in April 2023?

Double P Records made the 23-year-old its chief executive and head of A&R, and he signed friends such as Jasiel Nuñez on day one.

Which track featuring Jasiel Nuñez was the first single released on Peso Pluma's own label?

Rosa Pastel doubled as the launch announcement: its video arrived the day he unveiled the label, and the song later opened the album Génesis.

Which singer brought Peso Pluma onstage at a 2023 festival for surprise performances of "Chanel" and "PRC"?

Becky G had released "Chanel", their duet and the first single from her regional Mexican album Esquinas, just two weeks before she walked him out.

Which producer featured Peso Pluma on Vol. 55 of his Music Sessions?

Bizarrap announced his guest a day before release with a stop-motion teaser in which a broom chases his rodent alter ego until a rodent Peso Pluma comes to the rescue.

Which superhero has Peso Pluma been obsessed with since childhood?

Spider-Man stuck with him: after a trip to New York at 19, he says, friends started calling him Peter Parker.

Génesis won Peso Pluma his first Grammy at the 2024 ceremony in which category?

Best Música Mexicana Album came three months after the Latin Grammys skipped Génesis altogether: it was released three weeks past their eligibility deadline.

Which boxing legend starred in the video announcing Peso Pluma's 2023 album Génesis?

Mike Tyson, a declared fan, went further that November, joining him in a boxing ring for his performance at the Billboard Music Awards.

Peso Pluma's song "Lady Gaga" is named after a rosé champagne the pop star made with which house?

Dom Pérignon released its limited Lady Gaga bottles in 2021, and the song name-drops them as shorthand for the high life its singers now lead.

Which singer joined Peso Pluma on the 2022 singles "Siempre Pendientes" and "El Gavilán"?

Luis R. Conriquez left drug ballads out of a 2025 fair show in Texcoco because of a local ban, and furious fans stormed the stage and smashed the band's instruments.

Which hairstyle was Peso Pluma's trademark until he cut it off shortly before releasing Éxodo in 2024?

Mullet copies had spread among his fans since 2023, and an AI-faked photo of his new cut went viral before he showed the real one.

Which MMA fighter appeared in the 2024 trailer for Peso Pluma's album Éxodo and its single "La Durango"?

Conor McGregor's cameo had Mexican sports pages announcing that the former UFC champion had crossed over into music.

Which rapper joins Peso Pluma on the Éxodo track "Put Em in the Fridge"?

Cardi B trades Spanglish verses with him on the track, where Peso raps in English for the first time.

"Bellakeo" (2023) paired Peso Pluma with which Brazilian singer?

Anitta called it proof that her reggaeton side was "very much alive", while Peso swapped his usual sound for perreo.

Peso Pluma's 2023 track "Peligro" was released to promote which video game?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was a week from launch when the video arrived, dropping him into the game's own universe.

Which producer did Peso Pluma join on the 2024 electronic dance track "Teka"?

DJ Snake brought him on stage mid-set at a California festival to premiere the track, days before its release.

"Qlona" was Peso Pluma's 2023 hit with which Colombian star?

Karol G knocked herself off No. 1 with it: on Hot Latin Songs the duet replaced her own "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" at the top.

Which late sierreño singer has Peso Pluma named as an early inspiration?

Ariel Camacho won him over with his guitar playing, Peso has said; the young Sinaloan died in a car crash in 2015, aged 22.

Which rapper has Peso Pluma named as his favourite artist?

Drake is "my top artist", he said in 2023, crediting his mixed taste to growing up on both sides of the border.

Peso Pluma played youth football for which club, despite supporting its city rival?

C.D. Guadalajara, better known as Chivas, had him as a quick right-sided midfielder, but he admits he kept skipping training; the club he has cheered since childhood is Atlas.

In which city was Peso Pluma filmed with another woman in the February 2024 video that ended his relationship?

Las Vegas was hosting the Super Bowl that weekend; his girlfriend announced the split online, saying she had found out the same way everyone else did.

Peso Pluma and Kenia Os appeared together as a couple in April 2025 at which festival?

Coachella put the pair in the headlines as a couple; fourteen months later they announced an amicable split, "on the best terms".

Which Hollywood tough-guy actor stars in the video for Peso Pluma's 2023 collaboration "La Chamba"?

Danny Trejo plays the boss in the clip, with the two singers cast as his accomplices; "la chamba" is Mexican slang for work.

Dinastía, Peso Pluma's 2025 joint album with his cousin, was released on which holiday?

Christmas Day brought a project he says he had wanted to make ever since his cousin was his songwriter; it entered the Billboard 200 at No. 6.

In 2025 Peso Pluma became the first Mexican ambassador for which fashion event?

New York Fashion Week was new to him: he first sat in a front row there that February, at Thom Browne's show, and by September the Council of Fashion Designers of America had made him its ambassador.

What was the name of Peso Pluma's first US headlining tour, launched in 2023?

Doble P, his initials, sold so fast that the run was moved into larger venues and new cities were added.

Which hurricane forced Peso Pluma to cancel the final two dates of his 2024 Éxodo Tour in Florida?

Milton had just torn across Florida, so he scrapped the Tampa and Miami dates and gave money to hurricane relief funds instead.

Peso Pluma's 2023 remix of "La Bebé" was with which Mexican artist, who originally released it in 2021?

Yng Lvcas weighed several other guests before choosing Peso because, he said, the remix had to be "completely Mexican".

Which manager signed Peso Pluma to his own indie label before the singer's 2022 breakthrough?

George Prajin pitched his young signing to a rival label's stars, a campaign that produced the duet "Ella Baila Sola".

Peso Pluma features on the 2024 dance-pop hit "Igual que un Ángel" by which singer?

Kali Uchis saw the duet open at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, and in 2025 she surprised a Los Angeles crowd by bringing Peso out to sing with her.

Peso Pluma and Kodak Black feature on "Drunk", a 2024 track by Ty Dolla Sign and which rapper?

Kanye West first teased the song with a Bad Bunny verse, then swapped in Peso's when it surfaced on a deluxe edition of Vultures 2.

Ministers criticised Peso Pluma's 2024 booking at which festival for promoting narco culture?

Viña del Mar organisers kept him on the bill despite Chile's ministers, but weeks later he pulled out himself, citing personal reasons.

Peso Pluma was the first regional Mexican artist to perform at which ceremony in September 2023?

MTV VMAs history, made with his song "Lady Gaga", came the very week banners threatening his life appeared in Tijuana.

In which Texas city did Peso Pluma attend high school for a time as a teenager?

San Antonio's large Chicano community made it easy to fit in on both sides of the border, he has said; after a 2024 show there he posted photos of his old school.

What was the title of Peso Pluma's second studio album, released in March 2021?

Efectos Secundarios means "side effects"; three months later he released "Por Las Noches", the slow-burning single that reached the Hot 100 in 2023.