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Christian Nodal and Mexico’s newcomer Gera MX made Billboard history with their country-meets-hip-hop collab “Botella Tras Botella,” a song that has pure soul.
Click to copy Born in Monterrey and raised in San Luis Potosi, Gera MX says his upbringing is what shaped his career as one of Mexico’s hottest rappers of the moment. “I come from a dangerous neighborhood that made it easy for my lyrics,” he tells Billboard. “I had so many things to share, nothing was invented. I simply penned my feelings [on] paper.” Gera MX discovered his love for music at a very young age -- but it was his attraction to artists such as Molotov, Control Machete, and King Lil G that sparked his interest in hip-hop.