Mexican Singer Peso Pluma Is Receiving Death Threats From a Cartel

[Judi Lynn]

1. Mexican singer Peso Pluma postpones shows in the wake of drug cartel death threats

By Angela Bonilla
Published: Sep. 15, 2023 at 7:18 AM CDT|Updated: 16 hours ago

TIJUANA, Mexico (KWTX) - Mexican singer Peso Pluma has postponed some concerts across the United States following deaths threats from a Mexican drug cartel, according to reports from The Los Angeles Times.

The singer, described as “one of the most popular musical acts on the planet in part by glorifying the world of drug trafficking,” and whose song, “Siempre Pendientes,” or “Always Ready,” glorified the life of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán.

The threats against the singer were written on four large banners hung in and around the city of Tijuana and criticized the artist, whose real name is Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, for his “disrespectful and loose tongue.” The banners warned that if “he doesn’t pull out of the show, it will be his last,” The LA Times reported.

A couple of Peso Pluma’s upcoming concerts have been postponed, The LA Times reported.

Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum on Tuesday posted on X that the Sept. 14 Peso Pluma concert there had been postponed “due to unforeseen circumstances.”

A Peso Pluma show Sept. 15 at the Rosemont Theatre in Illinois was also postponed.

Peso Pluma won’t perform in Indianapolis this weekend, either. The Mexican singer was scheduled to perform Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse but that show has been postponed until October.

More:
https://www.kwtx.com/2023/09/15/mexican-singer-peso-pluma-postpones-shows-wake-drug-cartel-death-threats/

(In this video, there are a few shots showing him and his fellow "artist" holding those giant guns. What is it, "show and tell" time during music videos?)