Control Machete is a Mexican hip hop group from Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

, Mexico

Mexico

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. Its members are Fermin IV (listed as Fermin IV Caballero Elizondo in credits), Patricio "Pato" Chapa Elizalde, and Toy Kenobi (Antonio "Toy" Hernández).

History

The group moved to the mainstream after their song "Sí Señor" was used as backing in the Levi's Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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 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

Latin America

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In 1998, Control Machete covered the song "Amnesia

Amnesia (José José song)

"Amnesia" is a song written by Chico Novaro and Dino Ramos, produced by Oscar Lopez and performed by Mexican singer José José. The song was released as the lead single from the album En las Buenas.....

" included in the album "Volcán: Tributo a José José

Volcán: Tributo a José José

Volcán: Tributo a José José is a 1998 tribute album to Mexican singer José José.Paying homage to José José for his influence on Latin pop music, the album was recorded by several popular Latin artists such as Molotov, Cafe Tacuba, Julieta Venegas, Moenia, Beto Cuevas, and Aleks Syntek.The main...

", a tribute to Mexican legend José José

José José

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...

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Fermin IV left Contol Machete in 2002 and releases a solo album, Boomerang. He also collaborated with Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...

 on the track "Siempre Peligroso" on their album Los grandes éxitos en español

Los grandes éxitos en español

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Control Machete's track "Danzón" was recorded in Cuba

Cuba

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 with Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

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...

's Rubén González. "Sí señor" was featured in the Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican film director.González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the DGA of America for Best Director. He is also the first and only Mexican born director to have won the Prix de la mise en scene...

 film Amores perros

Amores perros

Amores perros is a 2000 neorealist Mexican film, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Amores Perros is the first movie in Iñárritu's trilogy of death, and was followed by 21 Grams and Babel. It is a triptych; an anthology film, sometimes referred to as the "Mexican Pulp Fiction," containing...

, and Control Machete's music was heard in the 2005

2005 in film

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 film Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

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 (En El Camino), as well as the 2006

2006 in film

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 film Crank

Crank (film)

Crank is a 2006 American comedy movie, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam...

 (Bandera) starring Jason Statham

Jason Statham

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The group's music has appeared in several video games, including Total Overdose, Crackdown, and Scarface: The World Is Yours

Scarface: The World is Yours

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Their 2003 album reached #18 on the Latin Pop charts.

Discography

• Mucho Barato…
  Mucho Barato…
  Mucho Barato... is the debut album from Control Machete, a Mexican hip hop group. It was released in 1996 and had sold 100,000 in México and 400,000 in Latin America. The single "¿Comprendes Mendes?" brought immediate popularity to the group and played for a long while on the radio...
  
  (1997) (4x Platinum)
• Artillería Pesada, Presenta (1999) (9x Platinum)
• Spanglish (2001) (Shelved)
• Solo Para Fanáticos (2002) (Gold)
• Uno, Dos: Bandera (2004) (Gold)
• Eat, Breath, and Sleep (2006) (greatest hits)