Although rap beef in the US can occasionally turn violent and ugly, it may not be quite as bad as rap beef in Mexico.
Consider the predicament that Mexican artist and rapper Natanael Cano is in.
The 23-year-old is at the top of a list of musicians in Mexico who have been granted state protection by the government due to threats on his life made in public by the northern Mexican drug cartel, according to the Associated Press. According to the AP, images of a poster threatening Cano’s life and the lives of other Sonora Region musicians have gone viral. The banner refers to Cano as a singer of corridos, a kind of music frequently associated with cartel violence.
According to the article, the Chapitos, a faction inside the Sinaloa cartel, signed the banner. According to the story, Cano and the singers are being accused by the Chapitos of providing financial support to the Salazares, a rival group.
“This is the last time you will receive a warning, just in time for you to cut the crap,” the AP stated the banner said. Take care of yourself. You will be shot if you disregard this warning.
According to the research, the threat coincides with an increase in violence in Sinaloa and other northern Mexican states.
According to the AP, it contacted Cano’s team but did not hear back right away.
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