Pescozada
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| Pescozada | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Chalatenango, El Salvador | |
| Genre(s) | Rap Hardcore Reggaeton |
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| Years active | 1998 — present | |
| Label(s) | The Assembly Line | |
| Associated acts |
Joaquin Santos, Mecate, Poeta DeMente, Omnionn | |
| Website | pescozada.com | |
| Members | ||
| Debil Estar, Fat Lui | ||
| Former members | ||
| Poeta DeMente | ||
Pescozada is a hip-hop group formed in Chalatenango, El Salvador. They usually rap in Spanish, sometimes throwing in bits of English like "Yeah" "Uh-huh" or "Hip hop", and use an extreme amount of Caliche. Their name, which used to refer to an honor given to a knight by royalty, literally means "slap" or "punch" (usually in the face) in modern Spanish. They are also well-known throughout El Salvador for rapping about topics like the country's political situation, its problems, and its civil war.
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[edit] History
Pescozada was formed it 1998 by two rappers, Luis Escobar (Fat Lui) and Cesar Diaz Alvarenga (Debil Estar), who were longtime friends and both hip hop enthusiasts. They grew up in the darkest times of El Salvador, when the civil war was happening and their department, Chalatenango, was facing the most violence. Unlike many other rappers they do not rap about the usual drugs and sex but rap about social topics such as gangs (however they do not express any allegiance to any specific ones), politics, and the future of El Salvador. Their music (both lyrics and melodies) is much heavier and darker than common Latin hip-hop, and the lyrics are usually more fast-paced.
[edit] Diaz Ozkuros en el Barrio
In 2002, they released their first album, "Diaz Oskuros en el Barrio". In 2003, they released a compilation called "El Klan de la Diskordia-La Primera Reunion". This compilation featured themselves and other great rappers of Central America, particularly from El Salvador. They have worked with many artists such as Mecate, Apollo 11 and Frost from Sindicato Argentino Del Hip Hop, Mi'ky y El As (Spain), and most of their fellow Salvadoran rappers, like Robwest and Reyes del Bajo Mundo.
[edit] Dialectos Nativos
In 2004, Pescozada released "Dialectos Nativos" with Salvadoran-American rapper Joaquin Santos. It had a tremendous influence in first and second generation Salvadorans throughout North America. They also claim those immigrants once again started speaking "el dialecto" (Salvadoran Spanish) and this helped them retain their proud traditions as the Salvadoran people, despite the oppression and poverty they faced in the countries they immigrated from.[1]
Both "Diaz Oskuros en el Barrio" and "Dialectos Nativos" were released with 3 members of Pescozada. The 2 that remain (Debíl Estar & Fat Lui) and another rapper by the name of Poeta Demente recorded together. He has since left the group for unexplained reasons.[citation needed]
[edit] Other claims to fame
Pescozada is also famous for its worldwide collaborations with producers including Smoothcut, March the 5th, Sean T, and DJ Moon. They are currently feuding with a reggaeton group called Heavy Clan from San Miguel and released a diss (disrespect recording) called "Relaciones Diplomaticas" featuring Santos.[citation needed]
Debil Estar has made a solo EP called "Debildades", released on August 6th, 2006, featuring 11 tracks that can be downloaded for free from his website.
