How hard was it to be a rapper in a place like Monterrey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tIt definitely wasn\u2019t easy in a place traditionally known for norte\u00f1o music. However, we have to give credit to Control Machete, who turned rap into a phenomenon here; it was the band that paved the way for the rest of us. They gave us hope that we could make a good living doing this.<\/p>\n
\n\tYou were part of another very important group in the genre. Was it difficult to build a solo career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tI made five studio albums with Cartel de Santa, I was with them since I was 17. And yes, when I started working on ideas for my own compositions, it was tough at first, but little by little, I found my rhythm. Today, I\u2019m on my fifth solo album.<\/p>\n
\n\tHow does it feel to now be a reference point for the new generation of the genre?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tSince they started, I\u2019ve been following them and their careers; I respect them a lot. C-Kan is from Guadalajara, MC Davo and Gera MX are from Monterrey like me, but there\u2019s also my friend Santa Fe Klan from Guanajuato. This shows how much rap and hip-hop have opened up in Mexico. There\u2019s still a lot of work to do, but I think this is a great moment for the genre.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhat made you decide to venture into regional Mexican music on this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tThis is the first album where I dared to experiment with other genres. I used to be very closed off, only wanting to make rap. That has changed because we need to adapt. In Monterrey, there\u2019s a strong culture of cumbia and vallenato, and that influences you. Plus, my aunt is a mariachi singer, so I\u2019ve been exposed to that kind of music since I was little.<\/p>\n
\n\tHow did the collaboration with Christian Nodal happen? Was it through Gera MX, with whom he recorded \u201cBotella Tras Botella\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tThe first time we talked, yes, it was through Gera MX. He [Nodal] had a rap track he wanted me to record \u2014 you should know he raps and does it well; in fact, he has the title of one of my albums, Mala Fama, Buena Vidha<\/em>, tattooed on him \u2014but time passed, and it didn\u2019t happen. \u201cEy Mezcal\u201d is a song I wrote about two years ago. I had the chance to show it to Christian in Monterrey and he liked it, but we hadn\u2019t been able to coordinate to record it. Finally, it happened: he called me, we went to the studio and we made it happen. Honestly, I\u2019m very happy with the results.<\/p>\n\n\tHow do you see the landscape for women in Mexican rap?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tI think it\u2019s very promising. There are many talented women. In fact, Kami Mami is featured on this album. She\u2019s from Guadalajara and sings, writes and raps excellently. I also have two female rappers signed to my label, El Clan Records, who are about to finish their albums. I think we\u2019re 20 years behind the United States in that regard, but streaming platforms are helping the growth of Mexican rap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mexican rapper Dharius surprised his fans by venturing into regional Mexican music on his new studio album, Directo Hasta Arriba Vol. 2, which is set to release Thursday (June 4) at 8 p.m. ET. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Accompanied by mariachi, an introduction of guitar melodies and the collaboration with Christian Nodal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2445426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[308935,21932,357869],"class_list":["post-2445425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-genre-latin","tag-music-news","tag-regional-mexican"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dharius-Explores-Regional-Music-with-Christian-Nodal-on-Ey-Mezcal.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445427,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445425\/revisions\/2445427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}