60 Fun Facts About Peso Pluma

What is Peso Pluma's real name?

His father is of Palestinian Christian descent, which explains the first name Hassan.

In which Mexican city was Peso Pluma born?

He grew up in nearby Guadalajara and later bought an apartment back in Zapopan as his official residence.

Peso Pluma's father is of which ancestry, with ancestors who emigrated from Bethlehem in the early 1900s?

His mother's relatives came from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, the town best known as El Chapo's birthplace.

Peso Pluma taught himself guitar at 15 by watching videos on which platform?

He wrote his first songs in a diary and admitted classmates ridiculed him for it.

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

The style fuses sierreño corridos with trap and hip-hop influences.

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

It had twelve songs and collaborations with El Choforo, Lalo Reyes and Jorge Morales El Jilguero.

Which frequent collaborator is Peso Pluma's cousin?

Roberto "Tito" Laija García wrote many of Peso's early hits before launching his own solo career.

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

Its music video, in which the two played cartel members, hit 10 million YouTube views in a month.

Peso Pluma's 2022 EP Sembrando was released on 20 April to celebrate which recreational holiday?

He described it as a six-part fictional story recorded specifically for that day.

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

YouTube removed the music video three days after release amid public outrage.

At the 8 Music Fest in Culiacán in October 2022, Peso Pluma was a last-minute replacement for whom?

An image of El Chapo was projected during his set, sparking backlash from the city council.

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

The group is a rival of the Sinaloa Cartel that his songs often reference.

Peso Pluma's hit "AMG" with Natanael Cano and Gabito Ballesteros takes its name from which car?

Tito Double P wrote the song about the road to success.

Which song was Peso Pluma's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at No. 92 in February 2023?

It also became his first Mexico Songs number one that month.

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

Its video was the first uploaded directly to Peso's own YouTube channel and hit 10 million views in a week.

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

The remix pushed the original 2021 song onto the Hot 100 for the first time.

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

Lead singer Pedro Tovar sang part of it to Peso over the phone instead of sending a recording.

What was the peak position of "Ella Baila Sola" on the Billboard Hot 100?

It was the first regional Mexican song ever to reach the chart's top ten.

"Ella Baila Sola" was the lead single from which 2023 album by the group that recorded it with Peso?

The song's title translates as "She Dances Alone".

Who wrote and produced "Ella Baila Sola"?

He said it was the easiest song he had ever written and was based on pure imagination.

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

It was filmed in a Beverly Hills mansion with models Jailyne Ojeda and Valeria Pambi.

At what number did Rolling Stone place "Ella Baila Sola" on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list?

The magazine also named it the best song of 2023.

How many times platinum was "Ella Baila Sola" certified in the RIAA's Latin field?

It passed one billion Spotify streams by the end of 2023, another first for regional Mexican music.

How many simultaneous Hot 100 entries did Peso Pluma have in his record-setting week of April 2023?

"Chanel" and "Igualito a Mi Apá" were the entries that pushed him to the record.

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

Days later it made Peso the first Mexican act to top Spotify's weekly global chart too.

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

He returned to the same show a year later to perform "La Durango" with Pedro Tovar.

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

He serves as its CEO and head of A&R, and its first signings were Tito, Raúl Vega and Jasiel Nuñez.

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

It gave Nuñez his first Billboard Hot 100 appearance, peaking at No. 93.

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

The song was the first single from her regional Mexican album Esquinas.

Peso Pluma's collaboration with Argentine producer Bizarrap was which volume of the Bzrp Music Sessions?

The trailer for the session showed the two of them as rats.

Peso Pluma's album Génesis debuted at which position on the Billboard 200, a record for a regional Mexican album?

It moved 73,000 album-equivalent units in its first full week.

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

Éxodo was nominated in the same category the following year.

Which boxing legend starred in the one-minute video announcing the release of Génesis?

The boxer had previously declared himself a fan of Peso's music.

The Génesis track "Lady Gaga" is named after a rosé champagne Gaga made with which house?

Pitchfork noted the song's references to Grand Theft Auto, Instagram and influencer culture.

Génesis became the highest-charting album by a Mexican artist, beating which singer's Cómplices?

It was only the third regional Mexican album ever to reach the Billboard 200 top ten.

Peso Pluma's 2024 double album Éxodo contains how many tracks in total?

Disc one is regional Mexican and disc two turns to reggaeton, trap and EDM.

Which MMA fighter appeared in the trailer that revealed the release date of Éxodo?

The same trailer teased the single "La Durango".

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

It was the first non-single from the album to appear on a song chart.

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

It later became one of eleven singles from Éxodo.

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

A year earlier he had recorded "Sentosa" for the Latin American esports arm of Garena Free Fire.

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

The song landed on the urban second disc of Éxodo.

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

It went to No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs and was included on her Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) mixtape.

Which late Sinaloan singer did Peso Pluma name as a primary influence, alongside Valentín Elizalde?

He interpreted their songs from an early age before finding his own sound.

Which rapper has Peso Pluma named as his favourite artist?

He said Drake reflected his own experience of growing up across borders.

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

He roots for Atlas, Chivas' crosstown rival.

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

The couple had only publicly confirmed their relationship in November 2023.

Peso Pluma and Kenia Os publicly confirmed their relationship in April 2025 at which festival?

Kenia had earlier featured on the Éxodo single "Tommy & Pamela".

The 2025 joint album Dinastía features backing vocalists associated with which Kanye West gospel group?

The album with his cousin was released on Christmas Day 2025.

Dinastía, Peso Pluma's 2025 joint album with his cousin, debuted at which position on the Billboard 200?

It gave Tito his first top-ten album in the US.

In 2025 which organisation named Peso Pluma its first Mexican ambassador for NYFW?

He debuted at Rockefeller Center in a Willy Chavarría design.

What was the name of Peso Pluma's first US headlining tour, announced in 2023 across 17 cities?

His 2024 follow-up was the first arena tour of his career.

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

The tour ended instead in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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

The remix came out the same day its original artist signed with Warner Music.

Which manager's label did Peso Pluma switch to in 2021 after leaving El Cartel de los Ángeles?

He marked the move with the socio-political track "Spiral".

Peso Pluma's 2024 dance-pop single "Igual que un Ángel" was a collaboration with which singer?

That same month he sang the ranchera "La Intención" with Christian Nodal.

Which US rapper featured with Peso Pluma on "Drunk", a Vultures 2 deluxe track?

The same day he released "Los Cuadros" with his cousin.

Peso Pluma's 2024 invitation to the Viña del Mar festival drew criticism from ministers of which country?

Critics objected to what they called his exaltation of narcoculture.

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

Months earlier he had made his US TV debut with Becky G at the Latin American Music Awards.

Which Sinaloan town were Peso Pluma's maternal relatives from?

He was born in Zapopan, Jalisco, on 15 June 1999 to Hassan Kabande and Rubí Laija.

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

It was preceded by the singles 'Con Dinero Baila el Perro' and 'Lo Que Me Das'.