Peso Pluma cancels Mexico concert after cartel warned they'd kill him if he performed

Mexican musician Peso Pluma has been forced to cancel an upcoming concert over fears for his life.

The 24-year-old singer - formerly known as Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija - received threats from Mexican cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, last week.

His management has since revealed the 'Ella Baila Sola' singer has cancelled his upcoming show in Tijuana, Mexico in compliance with the cartel's letters of warning.

After performing at a two-day festival in Mexico City - which finished on Sunday, 10 September - four narcomantas, which are signs left by the cartel, were discovered around Tijuana.

The banners hung on bridges across the city and warned Pluma to cancel his upcoming gig there, set to take place next month.

The letters read: "This goes to Peso Pluma; refrain from presenting yourself on October 14 because it will be your last show due to your disrespect and loose tongue. You show up, and we are going to (break you)."

But why don't the cartel want Pluma to perform?

Peso Pluma was threatened by Mexican cartel. credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV

Well, one of Pluma's hit songs 'J.G.L' references drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera - a.k.a. El Chapo - but the singer didn't just stop there.

In Pluma's song 'Siempre Pendientes' - 'Always Ready' - he sings in first-person about Loera's life as one of the most feared drug lords in the world, Loera once the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.

"I take care of the plaza of señor Guzmán," Pluma sings, the music video for the song also seeing him brandish a machine gun.

Double P Records and Prajin Music Group revealed Pluma's upcoming gig in Mexico has been cancelled in a post to their Instagram stories.

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The statement reads: "Our goal is to protect the fans and the team. For the safety of everyone involved, we will cancel our show in Tijuana."

Fans of the singer have flooded to social media to weigh in on the news the Tijuana gig has been cancelled.

One X user wrote: "Safety before anything else."

"I'm disappointed to hear about the concert cancellation. It's important to support artists and ensure their safety," another said.

A third commented: "Wow. That's not fair."

And a final - echoing the views of the majority - resolved: "Better to be safe than sorry."