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Here it's only Señor Mencho's people

Up with the Four that run the turf

The Jalisco Cartel of that Michoacán native

that the Americans are looking for

They wouldn't have let him go if they realized

when he was busted in 1990

The tactical gear and armored trucks

are designed for the shootouts

My guys are very well prepared

well trained in the camps

I left the message very clear for them

my signature with the letters CJNG

The alphas, the deltas, the elites too

ready for when they are needed

Lords of terror and the Gardener's ones

Ready to clash when the first one says so

and nothing moves if he doesn't order first

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes

Put on the hood and tuck the nine, kid

Jalisco, Guerrero and also Guanajuato

Turfs controlled by the very Four

Over in Colima and also Michoacán

My troops have them very well under control

Don't believe all the fake reports

that the news sometimes falls short

Among partners, remember Merino

He was a good partner and cared for him

But they rarely see him drinking

The mind aware to stay in command

and always attentive in the operations

Always forward like the airplanes

If I die fighting, that was my destiny

That's how this life is, I chose the path

I loved the firefight and I left my feats

I was born to be tangled in the hustle

Like a soldier, they shoot me if I fail

At the orders from above, the Lord of the Roosters

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SONG MEANING

El Primero plunges listeners into the thrilling yet perilous universe of the modern corrido bélico, a style that mixes traditional Mexican storytelling with hard-edged tales of today’s cartel conflicts. Sung from the perspective of a high-ranking foot soldier, the lyrics salute Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — better known as El Mencho — and the feared Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación. Lines about armored trucks, code-named squads and tightly controlled territories paint a vivid picture of a paramilitary force always on alert, proud of its discipline, firepower and reach from Jalisco to Michoacán.

Beneath the bravado lies a stark message: in this world loyalty is absolute, violence is routine and destiny is sealed long before the first shot is fired. The narrator accepts that his life may end in battle, yet he wears that fate like a badge of honor, convinced he was “born for the game.” El Primero is both a celebration of cartel hierarchy and a cautionary glimpse at the price of power — a soundtrack to a life lived on the edge where glory, danger and tragedy march in lockstep.

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