Camellando is a cool slang verb that means "to work hard" or "to hustle". It's not a word you'd typically learn in a Spanish textbook!
The word comes from camello (camel), painting a picture of working tirelessly like a camel in the desert. In the song, Peso Pluma sings, "Encapuchado camellando allá por Dubai" (Hooded up, hustling out there in Dubai), describing the relentless work ethic behind his luxurious lifestyle. It perfectly captures the song's theme and is a great example of modern, regional slang.
Peso Pluma's "Gervonta" is a straight-up flex about living a life of extreme luxury and danger. He lays out a scene full of beautiful women who like to party, describing a brunette who "no se sabe comportar" (doesn't know how to behave) and is always "high". The whole vibe is about moving smoothly but secretly, like "pez en el agua... bajo el radar" (a fish in water... under the radar), while adopting a persona he calls "Modo Al Capone, mafiosĂłn" (Al Capone mode, mafioso-like).
The song is basically a list of all the cool, expensive, and slightly illegal things he's doing. He's getting paid in cryptocurrency, flying on private jets, and watching the boxer Gervonta Davis from the front row in Las Vegas. The imagery gets pretty wild, mixing hedonism with a clear threat: "Morras en yacusi, los plebes con Uzi y SCAR" (Girls in the jacuzzi, the boys with Uzi and SCAR). It's a snapshot of a fast, high-stakes lifestyle where the party never stops and money is no object.
Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija was born in Zapopan, Jalisco in 1999, grew up in Guadalajara, and taught himself guitar at fifteen off YouTube tutorials. As Peso Pluma he sings corridos tumbados: Sinaloan sierreño guitars underneath, the cadence and swagger of hip hop on top. His voice is a thin nasal rasp nobody would call pretty, and in 2023 it made him the fifth most-streamed artist on Spotify worldwide.
He arrived through features, "El BelicĂłn" with RaĂşl Vega and then "AMG" and "PRC" with Natanael Cano, before "Ella Baila Sola" with EslabĂłn Armado reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, the first regional Mexican song ever inside that top 10. GĂ©nesis won Best MĂşsica Mexicana Album at the 2024 Grammys, and the 24-track double album Éxodo followed with Cardi B, Quavo and Rich the Kid along for the urbano half. He runs his own label, Double P Records, and closed 2025 with DinastĂa, a joint album with his cousin Tito Double P that went straight to No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and filled 30 US arenas in 2026, Madison Square Garden included.