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Published on September 18th, 2020 | by Hype S

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Activist & Rapper Xiuhtezcatl Drops New Bilingual Single “El Cielo”

Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced shoe-tez-caht) releases his bilingual record “El Cielo”—an intimate view into the complex struggles of family separation in the United States. With over a year since his last solo release, Xiuhtezcatl crafts “El Cielo” as an intentional expansion of his artistic identity, reintroducing himself as much more than a conscious artist. 

The independent artist’s Indigenous roots to Mexico are anchored in the song’s message of love transcending human-built borders. Amidst the current political moment, which is plagued by headlines of human rights abuses and anti-immigrant sentiment, the song dives into the fear that many families with undocumented members know well. The melodic, lo-fi production sets the stage for the story— “Mi gente tryna get by / How we gon’ live right? / We didn’t come here for free / We’re still paying the price, paying the price”.

‘El Cielo’ is an invitation to my music and culture as it weaves between the languages that I was raised on. Though I wrote this song reflecting the experiences of people I know, I think this moment is showing us that family separation and state violence impacts so many of our communities—whether it’s ICE agents raiding homes and caging children, state-run schools taking Indigenous youth from their homes to erase their culture, or police killing and locking up unarmed Black people. Time and time again, we resist these systems through love—it’s that love that holds us together in the face of so much fear,” explains Xiuhtezcatl.

Pushing the envelope on what hip-hop can look and sound like, Xiuhtezcatl’s message and depth transcends his mere twenty years on the planet, yet is still packed with all the hard-hitting grit that appeals to today’s generation of listeners. His rhyme scheme is raw and quick-witted. Being bilingual and a skilled code-switcher, he incorporates Spanish and English interchangeably into his music, which has become the outlet for representing his generation, and his people. 

Xiuhtezcatl has performed and collaborated with artists such as Jaden, Raury, Satellite Mode, and Willow, while building outside the boundaries of the music industry to use art to challenge systems of injustice and re-envision the future. As 1/3 of the emerging hip hop group Voice Runners, Xiuhtezcatl, LA-based artist Tru, and producer Jaiia Cerff launched into 2020 in full force dropping a series of singles that culminated with the self titled Voice Runners album in February.

Check out Xiuhtezcatl’s new track “El Cielo” – http://smarturl.com/elcielo



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