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Reggaeton mexa is particular to Mexico City and Mexico state, says Fernando Hernandez Flores, a.k.a.
Using ournerismo[or cadence] and codes of our barrios.
Antonio Noriega a.k.a Directony; Courtesy of Bellakath; Nina Rodrigues.
So that became the concept behind my album,Nerostars, or barrio stars.
Right now, my target audience is the Dominican Republic, she says.
I went to the club there and built my album around dembow de calle.
I was worried because that sound isnt popular in Mexico.
Like El Alfa and Tokischa who are more commercial.
Thats when I went global with Gatita.
And for a lot of these artists, theres more to come.
A few years ago, the question was Why doesnt Mexico have its own stars?
Now people ask, Where did reggaeton mexa come from?
and thats a dope shift.
