# Natanael Cano

Natanael Rubén Cano Monge (born 27 March 2001) is a Mexican rapper, musician and singer. Natanael is known for his fusion of trap music and regional Mexican corridos, known as corridos tumbados. The idea to fuse the two genres was proposed by Dan Sanchez who wrote Natanael's first corrido tumbado, "Soy el Diablo".

## Early life

Cano was born in Hermosillo, Sonora. When he was seven, he showed off his talent at family events and parties or wherever he was invited. When he first taught himself to play the piano at thirteen, he learned Mexican band Maná's "Rayando el Sol" off of YouTube. Then he focused on regional Mexican corridos like the ones by Ariel Camacho who was his main source of inspiration. Three years later at 16, he released his first song on YouTube "El de los lentes Gucci" where he first fused hip-hop/trap with corridos, which he now refers to as corridos tumbados.

## Music career
### 2018–2019: Career beginnings, Todo Es Diferente, and Corridos Tumbados

Cano began his music career in 2018 by uploading guitar covers to YouTube and later grew into performing underground. In 2019, he eventually signed to the independent label Five Music, where he released his debut single "El de los Lentes Gucci". Later that year, he released his debut studio album Todo Es Diferente. He would eventually get the attention of Jimmy Humilde, who is the owner of Los Angeles-based urban regional Mexican label Rancho Humilde, and signed him onto the label in March 2019 after watching Cano on an Instagram video in early 2019. Following the release of other independent singles, he would release his first single under the Rancho Humilde label, "El Drip", which eventually reached the US Hot Latin Songs chart. He would eventually collaborate with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny on the remix for "Soy el Diablo", which was the second single from his debut album Todo Es Diferente. Following the collaboration, Cano released his second studio album Corridos Tumbados, containing collaborations with Junior H, Nueva Era, Dan Sánchez, among others. A month later, he would release his debut EP, Mi Verdad Corridos Tumbados, with him releasing another EP at the end of 2019, Mi Nuevo Yo.
Cano eventually had partnerships with Warner Music Latin and Apple Music. Cano was the first musician to fuse this variant of the two genres together which has made him stand out, which has led him to be the first Mexican to be recognized as the artist of the month through Apple Music Up Next, "a show aimed at discovering rising stars that in previous years advanced several of today's top talents". This accomplishment on Apple's huge platform shows that Cano, at the age of nineteen beat 300 million songs since his debut in 2019 and shows that he is the number one regional Mexican artist from his category of music.

## Artistry

The fusion of trap music and regional Mexican corridos known as corridos tumbados were born in Los Angeles where Cano arrived with Rancho Humilde to showcase his talents. Cano is best known for his creation of corridos tumbados which are inspired in the traditional songs of Mexico and combine the lyrics of trap music and sometimes hip-hop. He could be considered the "king of corridos tumbados" since he has been recognized for his interpretation of this subgenre of corridos. Cano states that the genre of music he specializes on is "the sound of regional Mexican music but with the sound of the new generation that young musicians added". Traditional corridos have consisted of daily tragedies, conflicts and even stories about crime with the subgenres like narcocorridos and lumbre corridos. Before his album, A Mis 20, he has stemmed away from his origins and mostly focused on trap corridos like in his albums Las Torres 3, Soy el Nata, and Trap Tumbado. Cano turned his focus back to corridos tumados because he said that they are his main focus right now.
Throughout the earlier stages of Cano's music career, Cano was heavily influenced by corridos he grew up listening performed by regional Mexican artists Gerardo Ortíz and Ariel Camacho. Cano says that he if he could see any artist perform dead or alive, it would be Ariel Camacho since he died before Cano got a chance to see him in concert. By his late teens, he became inspired by a corrido group from Orange County, California, Legado 7, known best for their "lumbre corridos" (fire corridos), which they became known for since they broke traditional values and wrote lyrics about weed. Cano's songs are influenced by experiences in his personal life or of his friends. His lyrics are based on events that he has gone through in his life. As a big fan of musicians like Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, and J Balvin, Cano is musically inspired by them.
Cano mentions that his goal is to collaborate with many different Latin trap artists, however he would like the collaborations to happen naturally rather than be forced. Cano's dream collaboration would be with Anuel AA In an interview through Univision, Cano admitted that he also would like to collaborate with Mickey Woods Jr. and Bad Bunny.

## Personal life

On 20 August 2024, Cano was arrested in Hermosillo for bribery; a video in which he appeared to give money to a police officer had spread on social media in March.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US Latin | MEX Reg. | Certifications |
| Todo Es Diferente | Released: 21 June 2019 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Hyphy Music | — | — | — | |
| Corridos Tumbados | Released: 31 October 2019 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | 166 | 4 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) |
| Corridos Tumbados, Vol. 2 | Released: 29 May 2020 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | — | 13 | 3 | |
| Soy el Nata | Released: 9 September 2020 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | — | 49 | 12 | |
| Las 3 Torres (with Ovi and Junior H) | Released: 18 December 2020 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: WEA Latina | — | — | — | |
| A Mis 20 | Released: 28 May 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: WEA Latina | — | 9 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) |
| NataKong | Released: 8 April 2022 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: WEA Latina | — | 12 | — | |
| Nata Montana | Released: 30 June 2023 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: WEA Latina | 35 | 5 | 2 | |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US Latin | MEX Reg. | Certifications |
| Mi Verdad Corridos Tumbados | Released: 22 November 2019 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: LA R Music | — | — | |
| Mi Nuevo Yo | Released: 24 December 2019 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) |
| Corazón Tumbado | Released: 14 February 2020 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | 12 | 3 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) |
| Trap Tumbado | Released: 26 June 2020 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | 15 | — | |
| Nata | Released: 16 April 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Rancho Humilde | — | — | |

### Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | MEX | US | US Latin | WW | Certifications | Album |
| "El de los Lentes Gucci" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sour Diesel" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Platicame de Ti" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "F1" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "El MB" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "El de La Codeina" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | | Todo Es Diferente |
| "El Drip" | 2019 | — | — | 44 | — | RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin) | Corridos Tumbados |
| "Disfruto Lo Malo" (with Junior H) | 2019 | — | — | 24 | — | | Corridos Tumbados |
| "Ella" (with Junior H) | 2019 | — | — | 29 | — | | Corridos Tumbados |
| "Soy el Diablo" (solo or remix with Bad Bunny) | 2019 | — | — | 16 | — | RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) | Todo Es Diferente |
| "El Cazador" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | | Corridos Tumbados |
| "No Se por Que Tanto Enredo" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Amor Tumbado" (solo or duet with Alejandro Fernández) | 2020 | 8 | — | 8 | — | | Mi Nuevo Yo |
| "Pacas Verdes" (featuring Ovi) | 2020 | — | — | 28 | — | RIAA: 5× Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Asi Es el Morro" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "El Jr." | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cuenta Conmigo" (with Los Tigres del Norte and Fuerza Regida featuring Ana Bárbara) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Waxesito" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Arriba" | 2020 | — | — | 31 | — | RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Me Critican" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Gracias" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bandolero" (with Big Soto and Jambene) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Nubes Blancas" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Abriendo el Camino" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Paso el Culiacan" (featuring Junior H) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Pal Que Dijo Que No" (featuring Ovi) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Soy el Nata |
| "Yo Ya Se" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Soy el Nata |
| "El Mini Barbi" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Así Tocó Mi Vida" (with Adriel Favela) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Feeling Good" (with Snoop Dogg and Ovi featuring Snow Tha Product and CNG) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Las 3 Torres |
| "Ele Uve (Remix)" (with Eladio Carrión and Ovi featuring Noriel) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Monarca |
| "Billetes" (with Play-N-Skillz and Nicky Jam) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Verdes Verdes" (with Junior H and Ovi) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Las 3 Torres |
| "Las 3 Torres" (with Ovi and Junior H) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | Las 3 Torres |
| "Llenas Las Cuentas" (with Dan Sanchez and Justin Morales featuring Oscar Maydon) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bandidos" (with Omy de Oro) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "La Noche Empieza" (with Oscar Maydon) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Enfermo de Riqueza" (with Lenny Tavárez and Ovi) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "De a De Veras" (with Codiciado) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Estrellas" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | NataKong |
| "Kong 2.0" (with Steve Aoki) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Selfies" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Que Me Importan" (with Victor Cibrian) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Y Si Me Miran" (with Luis R. Conriquez and Gabito Ballesteros) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Kilos de Amor" (with Tokischa) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "AMG" (with Gabito Ballesteros and Peso Pluma) | 2022 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 20 | RIAA: 7× Platinum (Latin) | Nata Montana |
| "Ch y la Pizza" (with Fuerza Regida) | 2022 | 7 | 68 | 9 | 39 | AMPROFON: 2× Diamond | Pa Que Hablen |
| "Kilos de H" (with Óscar Maydon) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Morritas" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Cosas Claras, Cosas Buenas" (with Tito Torbellino Jr. and Gabito Ballesteros) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Lavadachi" (with Dan Sánchez) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | 2023 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 15 | RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) AMPROFON: Diamond | Génesis |
| "Don Chon (En Vivo)" (with Juanpa Salazar and Fuerza Regida) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Una 45" (with Dan Sánchez) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Como Es Arriba Es Abajo" (with Dan Sánchez) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) | Nata Montana |
| "Pacas de Billetes" | 2023 | 21 | — | 37 | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Nata Montana |
| "Bien Loco" (with Dan Sánchez, Dharius and D-Sides) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "O Me Voy o Te Vas" | 2023 | 13 | — | 47 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Lou Lou" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | 2023 | 3 | — | 19 | 76 | | The GB |
| "Tipo Gatsby" (with Oscar Maydon and Gabito Ballesteros) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | "Distorsión" |
| "Adrenalina" (with Dan Sánchez) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Proyecto X" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | 2024 | — | — | 49 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Madonna" (with Óscar Maydon) | 2024 | 1 | — | 9 | 26 | | Non-album singles |
| "El Boss" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | 2024 | 8 | — | 33 | 196 | | The GB |
| "Natanael Cano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 59" (with Bizarrap) | 2024 | 2 | — | 20 | 26 | | Non-album singles |
| "Entre las de 20" (with Bizarrap) | 2024 | 3 | — | 26 | 51 | | Non-album singles |
| "300 Noches" (with Belinda) | 2024 | 4 | — | 41 | 182 | | Indomable |
| "Ya Te Olvidé" | 2024 | 4 | — | 30 | 179 | | Non-album singles |
| "YCQVM" (with Nueva H) | 2024 | 6 | — | 38 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Vino Tinto" (with Peso Pluma and Gabito Ballesteros) | 2024 | 3 | 91 | 5 | 96 | | Éxodo |
| "Primo" (with Tito Double P) | 2024 | 18 | — | 39 | — | | Incómodo |
| "Giza" (with Óscar Maydon) | 2024 | 7 | — | 28 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Amor Eterno" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Presidente" (with Luis R. Conriquez, Gabito Ballesteros, & Neton Vega) | 2024 | 4 | — | 9 | 48 | | Non-album singles |
| "Amapola" (with Nueva H) | 2024 | 7 | — | 25 | 164 | | Non-album singles |
Notes
* ↑ "Amor Tumbado" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
* ↑ "Lou Lou" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
* ↑ "Madonna" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

### Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing album name and year released :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | MEX | US Bub. | US Latin | WW | Certifications | Album |
| "Nataaoki" | 2022 | 20 | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | NataKong |
| "Carnal" (with Peso Pluma) | 2023 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 157 | | Génesis |
| "Mi Bello Ángel" | 2023 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 100 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Nata Montana |
| "Mas Altas Que Bajadas" | 2023 | 14 | — | 42 | — | RIAA: Gold (Latin) | Nata Montana |
| "Eres" (with Junior H) | 2023 | 17 | — | — | — | | Nata Montana |

## Tours

* Tumbando Tour Mexico

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2021 | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2022 | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2023 | Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2023 | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2023 | Streaming Song of the Year | "PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | Nominated |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2023 | Regional Mexican Song of the Year | "PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | Nominated |
| Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | New Artist of the Year | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | Favorite Regional Mexican Artist | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year | Corridos Tumbados | Nominated |
| Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | Favorite Regional Mexican Album | Corridos Tumbados | Nominated |
| Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | Favorite Regional Mexican Song | "Amor Tumbado" | Nominated |
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2024 | Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album | Nata Montana | Nominated |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2022 | Best Latin America North Act | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Best Latin America North Act | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2023 | Mexican Artist | Natanael Cano | Won |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | MIAW Artist | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | Regional Artist | Natanael Cano | Won |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | Celebrity Crush | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | Collaboration of the Year | "Madonna" (with Oscar Maydon) | Won |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | Collaboration of the Year | "300 Noches" (with Belinda) | Nominated |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | Collaboration of the Year | "El Boss" (with Gabito Ballesteros) | Nominated |
| Premios Juventud | 2020 | The New Regional Mexican Generation | Natanael Cano | Won |
| Premios Juventud | 2020 | Spicy Regional Songs | "Amor Tumbado" | Won |
| Premios Juventud | 2020 | OMG Collaboration | "Soy el Diablo (Remix)" (with Bad Bunny) | Won |
| Premios Juventud | 2023 | Best Regional Mexican Collaboration | "PRC" (with Peso Pluma) | Won |
| Premios Lo Nuestro | 2021 | New Artist – Male | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Premios Lo Nuestro | 2021 | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year | Natanael Cano | Nominated |
| Premios Lo Nuestro | 2021 | Regional Mexican Song of the Year | "Amor Tumbado" | Nominated |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Artist — Regional Mexican Urban | Himself | Nominated |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Song — Regional Mexican | "Enfermo de Riqueza" (with Lenny Tavárez and Ovi) | Nominated |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Song — Regional Mexican | "Porte Exuberante" (with Oscar Maydon) | Nominated |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Song — Regional Mexican | "Los 4 Ases (Corrido Tumbado)" (with Ovi, Junior H and Herencia de Patrones) | Nominated |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2023 | Top Artist — Regional Mexican Urban | Natanael Cano | Nominated |