Peso Pluma

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija was born on 15 June 1999, in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. The relatives of his mother were residents of Badiraguato, Sinaloa, while his father has Lebanese descent.Growing up in Guadalajara, he began playing the guitar at age 15 by watching videos on YouTube. Pluma started writing songs in a diary, admitting to be ridiculed by peers. Describing his initial approach to songwriting, he explained how writing became his therapy: "That's where I'd write how I was feeling, then I realized some stuff would rhyme. I kept practicing and became better with time."