Peso Pluma needs to present his mother and father, Rubi Laija and Hassan Kabande, a “little little bit of the whole lot” they gave him.
The Grammy-winning Mexican singer — whose full identify is Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija — discovered fame along with his hit “El Belicón” in April 2022, adopted by his album Génesis, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in 2023. Within the span of a 12 months, his viewers grew from 500 individuals to 10,000, in line with Billboard.
All through his whirlwind success, Peso Pluma has shared particulars about his romantic life on social media, notably along with his girlfriend, Hanna Howell, however he retains his household non-public. Whereas the artist solely discloses small tidbits about his upbringing in Guadalajara, Mexico, he advised Billboard in 2023 that he inherited his go-getter mentality and work ethic from his “hardworking household.”
Though his mother and father aren’t singers themselves, Peso Pluma grew up surrounded by music. As a baby, he typically visited his household in Mexico’s state of Sinaloa, the place he hung out listening to corridos in addition to reggaeton and hip-hop. At 15, he started teaching himself guitar from YouTube movies, finally turning his musicality into writing, which advanced into the trendy style of corridos tumbados.
Although he doesn’t typically discuss his youthful years, Peso Plumo has provided just a few insights.
“I had a really pleased childhood, surrounded by my household, surrounded by the music I cherished,” he mentioned in Spanish on the Univision discuss present El Gordo y la Flaca in 2024. The artist shared that his mother and father are pleased with all he has completed, and “now it’s my flip to present them a bit of little bit of the whole lot they gave me.”
Right here’s the whole lot to learn about Peso Pluma’s mother and father, mother Rubi Laija and pop Hassan Kabande.
They raised Peso Pluma in Guadalajara
Rubi and Hassan welcomed their solely little one, Peso Pluma, on June 15, 1999, in line with Rolling Stone.
Although Peso Pluma was born and raised within the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico, in an interview with Complex, he defined that his “coronary heart is split” between Culiacán, Sinaloa — the place Rubi’s household is from — and Guadalajara, the place Hassan is from. The singer typically hung out visiting household in Sinaloa, the place he developed a love for music.
Peso Pluma additionally advised Complicated that Rubi — who labored as a make-up artist and was typically away from house — was strict all through his childhood, whereas Hassan was extra laid-back. When he was house alone, Peso Pluma would educate himself the best way to play guitar, per Rolling Stone.
His Sinaloan roots additionally influenced his style palette: Throughout a collaboration with Corona and Billboard in 2024, he talked about that Sinaloan asado is one in all his go-to meals, in addition to the Mexican noodle soup his mother makes for him.
“That is the actual secret to residing the superb life,” he mentioned. “It’s that good combine between household, mates, good music, and a dish that takes you again to these moments.”
Peso Pluma and his dad watched soccer collectively
Peso Pluma has opened up about his ardour for soccer as a baby and even dreamed of changing into knowledgeable soccer participant, in line with Rolling Stone and Billboard.
In his collaboration with Corona and Billboard, the “Rubicon” vocalist talked about attending soccer video games along with his father, Hassan, when he was youthful.
“What I take pleasure in probably the most once I’m watching a soccer match is when the followers of every staff begin singing as a result of it jogs my memory a whole lot of once I was a child and used to go to the stadium with my dad to observe my favourite staff,” he mentioned. “Soccer is one thing that’s actually felt, particularly whenever you watch your staff win, and also you turn out to be a part of it.”
Whereas on the discuss present El Gordo y La Flaca in 2024, Peso Pluma revealed that soccer was additionally a degree of rivalry between him and his dad — as a result of they supported rival groups.
Whereas Peso Pluma is a longtime fan of the Atlas F.C. staff in Guadalajara, his dad roots for C.D. Guadalajara, a.okay.a. Chivas. The 2 have been “all the time betting on the Clásico Tapatío,” or the competitors between the 2 groups, Peso Pluma shared.
They relocated to Texas when Peso Pluma was a young person
When he was a young person, Peso Pluma and his household briefly moved to the San Antonio, Texas, space.
Whereas residing there for 2 years, he attended eighth grade at Corbett Junior Excessive College and his freshman 12 months at Clemens Excessive College, per Axios. Each faculties have been in Schertz, Texas, simply exterior of San Antonio.
In his teen years, he additionally lived in New York for a short while earlier than transferring to Culiacán in Mexico by himself when he turned 20, per Rolling Stone.
Regardless of rising up in Mexico and making regional music, Peso Pluma’s time within the U.S. saved his music style firmly in hip-hop.
“Since I used to be a child, my favourite genres have all the time been reggaeton and hip-hop,” he advised The New York Instances in 2023. “That’s why I don’t put on the sombreros. I don’t put on the boots. I’m not that.”
Peso Pluma toured along with his maternal cousin
When Peso Pluma moved to Culiacán — the place his mom’s household is from — he met one in all his maternal cousins, Tito “Double P” Laija. The 2 shaped a powerful bond and have been collaborating on music collectively ever since, per Rolling Stone.
Peso Pluma and Tito — who can also be a musician and songwriter — did not know one another properly rising up, however they have been reintroduced by way of acquaintances in Culiacán.
“We began speaking extra about how we’re cousins and ‘How’s the household?’ and all that s—, and the way cool it was that we have been each making music,” Peso Pluma advised Rolling Stone in 2024. “He was doing it extra as a pastime, and I used to be doing it extra to earn a buck as a result of that’s how I’d eat. I didn’t have one other job.”
They started making music collectively, and Peso advised the outlet that Tito was the “musical help [he] was lacking” in his initiatives. Someday, Tito despatched Peso Plumo 30 songs he was engaged on through voice notes — one in all which might turn out to be the hit, “El Belicón.”
Tito’s document label — Double P Information — is behind Peso Pluma’s newest album, Éxodo. Though Tito is now pursuing his own music career, he’s been engaged on Peso Pluma’s Éxodo tour. In a full-circle second, Tito shared photos of them performing collectively onstage.
He gave his mother a shout-out onstage
Peso Pluma typically retains his mother and father out of the highlight, however at one live performance in 2023 — his first present within the U.S. — he turned the viewers’s consideration to Rubi.
In April 2023, whereas performing on the Toyota Area in Ontario, Calif., he took a second in the midst of his music “Siempre Pendientes” to acknowledge his mother.
He pointed to her within the viewers and mentioned in Spanish, “I really like you, mother. All of that is for you,” in line with TikTok movies posted of the efficiency.