Diversidad Nacional - Los caballeros del plan g #indio120s

From the slums, in Gomez Palacio, Durango. THE KNIGHTS OF THE PLAN G You still don't get it, you said you weren't gonna come back. You were seduced by this beautiful melody. For me, hip-hop is a tool as I've come to realize that it can change people, but, like with any other tool, it can change them for better or worse. I’m Serko Fuentes, also known as Serko Fu. I’m an MC, producer, and we’re here in Gómez Palacio, Durango. We're the voice of the people, and it's tearing down the gates. My blood is boiling, with a bundle of verses. I used to dream of being on the TV, then I saw the clowns on the screen, and trust me that hurts. I sent them home, with no luggage. The G on my chest, Gomez Palacio is the lineage, I represent the state of Pancho Villa, I lived through revolution so you'll never see me on my knees. Never on my knees. It's the Plan G. Strong and present! I represent a group called Caballeros del plan G, G lokos productions. The Caballeros' members are: Toxikón, DJ Jonta, S.I.M.P.LEE, Indho, and yours truly. And today we celebrate our 15th anniversary, I'm really happy because we're celebrating here, in Gomez Palacio, where it all started. It's G Locos. Knights of the G plan, strategists. It's the Plan G. You already know our style. Was Mexican hip-hop born in Gomez Palacio? No, I couldn’t tell you that. It’d be presumptuous to say that hip-hop started here, because it's not true. However, I do think that it was one of the first places where it was taken seriously for what has and is currently happening in Mexican hip-hop. Fifteen years ago, and some time before, the scene here in Gomez Palacio, was based on the trade of rap tapes. There were few of us, and we started to get together. We really liked rap music, people were already listening to it in clubs, and those of us who liked this music started to rhyme. Caballeros del Plan G grew from two separate groups: Ce Cen Cem and Boca H. Two groups from Gomez Palacio, each one with its particular approach and music, but with very similar ideals. This is the official cover of our first EP release on tape. It was printed on CD afterwards, it's "Poniendo la G en el mapa". [Putting the G on the map] We were influenced by nineties rap music from New York, and gangsta rap, which was very popular at the time, but always with a Mexican touch. For us it was very important that we lived in Mexico, we're from Gomez Palacio, so we're not going to be carrying jewels and chains, we're not going to be driving around in a Lamborghini, we're not going to have women in bikinis in the back seat because it's not part of our context. So we grew up with that: "I'm from Gomez you know?" I'm not from anywhere else, I'm from Gomez Palacio and that's why we decided to call it "Putting the G on the map". The record went on to become a classic in the underground scene. Then, around the year two thousand, we made a track called "Caballeros del Plan G". From Gomez Palacio, Durango. Putting the G on top. Boca H, Ce Cen Cem: We're the knights of the Plan G. We're ready, at the right time, to take action. It had a sort of medieval vibe. The Plan G, Gomez Palacio, we defend hip-hop, and G Locos was the name of our crew, we are the G Locos. This photograph is also very important. This photo represents the song "En el Camino" [On the road] with Pato and Toy from Control Machete. This was when we recorded the track in 2003. That song was widely accepted. It turned into a hit, the hype was everywhere, including the United States. This was also the time when we began to play in the US. And that's when we understood the success it had, people were listening. It was huge for us. If Gomez was on the map, now it was going to be on the globe, you know? This became a moment when it all began to really take off. Redefining the game. Hip-hop is a culture represented by four elements, or four disciplines: MC, DJ, break dance and graffiti. The job of an MC is to get the crowd fired up. The DJ is the conductor. They say he's the back bone of hip-hop. He plays the music so the b-boys can dance. Let's say they are the dance element of hip-hop. And so in the same way we do it with the mic, The DJ does it through scratching, and the B-boy does through dance, The graffiti artist or painter does it this way. He expresses himself through color and spray paint. My new record is called "Desde el desnivel" [From the overpass]. It's something very significant for me and everyone who was involved in this particular era of hip-hop in Gomez Palacio. This is the overpass. I used to live around the corner when I was a kid, and this was my playground. We used to walk around on the train tracks, and this is how I slowly began to like graffiti, from seeing so many tags. This became part of our schooling way before the internet, and it helped us inform our aesthetic around graffiti: letter types, color combinations. This used to be the first hip-hop shop of Gomez Palacio. This used to be called ETA, "En tu área" [In your area]. It was a crew as well as the shop. There used to be a lot of graffiti, a lot of rap, we used to have a lot of freestyling, b-boys... If you take a peek, All of those tags are mine and the crew's. Being part of this, and having the trains near by, the overpass became a key location and a very significant place to us. Many MCs have me black listed. I have my own list waiting for them to get here. I live in Gomez Palacio, Durango, right? I'm right on the border of the state of Durango right next to the state of Coahuila. the city of Torreon is right across the borderline. We're divided by what used to be a river, called the Nazas river. Now it's completely dry. It's quite curious, it would seem as if you were crossing the border... It's like crossing the border into another country, there are checkpoints on both sides. The combination of these towns is known as "La Laguna" [The Lagoon]. Gomez Palacio is both a city and county where you live and suffer but you always have to keep an objective and positive attitude because the town itself can drown you because there aren't many opportunities. Fortunately for us hip-hop got us off the streets. The city was heavily affected by the wave of violence that is not only present here but all over the country. Nevertheless, it's a city of hard working people, people who want to do things, outgoing people. I feel it's something that defines Gomez Palacio, that's why we're celebrating fifteen years of making hip-hop... This is the sound of the underground. An insane style that hits hard in the mind of family and strangers. You won't hear this at a sweet sixteen party. We're here with my homie El Muers, representing Dignatarios.