Control Machete
Background information
Origin	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Genre(s)	Hip hop

Control Machete is a Mexican hip hop group from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Its members are Fermin IV (listed as Fermin IV Caballero Elizondo in credits), Patricio "Pato" Chapa Elizalde, and Toy Kenobi (Toy Hernández). However, Fermin IV left the band in 2002 and released a solo album, Boomerang. He also collaborated with Cypress Hill on the track "Siempre Peligroso" on their album Los grandes éxitos en español. Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in northeastern Mexico. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Mexican rap refers to a hip hop movement started in Mexico in the early 1990s with dance-pop act Calo. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in northeastern Mexico. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Los grandes éxitos en español is the title of a 1999 release by Cypress Hill. ...

The group moved to the mainstream after their song "Sí Señor" was used as backing in the Levi's Super Bowl television commercial "Crazy Legs". However, their debut album was already a bestseller, with 100,000 units sold in Mexico and 400,000 in Latin America. Their track "Danzón" was recorded in Cuba with Buena Vista Social Club's Rubén González. "Si señor" was featured in the Alejandro González Iñárritu film Amores perros, and Control Machete's music was heard in the 2005 film Land of the Dead, as well as the new film "Crank" starring Jason Statham. Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. ... Introducing. ... Alejandro González Iñárritu (IPA: ; born 15 August 1963 in Mexico City) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican film director. ... Amores perros is a Mexican film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu in 2000. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up crank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jason Statham, British actor Jason Statham (born September 12, 1972, in North of England) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. ...

Control Machete's lyrics pack a powerful message into their music. Piercing commentary on politics, society, economy, and race relations are woven together with melody and rhythm.

Control Machete's music has at times been criticized as defamatory and vulgar, for their use of Spanish profanity and their confrontation of sensitive political and social issues. However, their explosive and pointed songs aim to incite the Mexican people to redouble their national pride and rise up against poverty, ignorance, and oppression^{[citation needed]}. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... Oppress is the negative outcome experienced by people targeted by the cruel exercise of power in a society or social group. ...

Control Machete was also featured very prominently on the 2005 game Total Overdose and again on the 2007 Xbox 360 game Crackdown. Total Overdose is an action/adventure 3rd-person shooter video game that was developed by Deadline Games and published by Sci Entertainment in Europe and by Eidos in North America. ... The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts Xbox video game console, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged... Crackdown (titled as Riot Act in Japan) is a free-form urban action video game released on February 20, 2007 for the Xbox 360 console. ...

Discography

• Mucho Barato... (1997) (4x Platinum)
• Artillería Pesada, Presenta (1999) (9x Platinum)
• Solo Para Fanáticos (2002) (Gold)
• Uno, Dos: Bandera (2004) (Gold)
• Eat, Breath, and Sleep (2006)

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External links

• Official site
• Control Machete [Fan Site]