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Musical influences

Alemán grew up listening to

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. His father's love of hip hop inspired Alemán to make his own music, his father was a

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Discography

* ''Pase de Abordar'' - 2015 * ''Rolemos Otro'' - 2016 * ''Eclip$e'' - 2018 * ''Humo En La Trampa'' - 2019 * ''Humo En La Trampa 2'' - 2020 * ''Humo En La Trampa 3'' - 2021 * ''Huracán'' - 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aleman 1990 births Living people Mexican male rappers People from Cabo San Lucas 21st-century Mexican musicians MTV Europe Music Award winners