And it was in this setting, in the
"Harbor City Projects" near the port of Los
Angeles, where Capitan began to be "the messenger of the
people of those aggressive and dangerous streets".
Having lived more than a decade in this neighborhood, where
there
were Mexicans, Salvadorans, African-Americans, Guatemalans and
other nationalities and where the drug, the gangs, the
death, the graffitti and the carne asada were the daily
thing, helped Capitan enormously, because many of the
acquired experiences now are musicalized histories and part
of "Misión oficial".
“Quiero ser el mejor, por eso trabajé mucho en este disco,
pues no quería sólo la “rima seca” del hip-hop sino lograr
ritmos alegres, bailables y un estilo muy honesto al rapear,
porque rapear significa expresar tus pensamientos, tus
sentimientos”, explained Capitán who from 1997 al 2000
belonged to the group "Resident Aliens”.
But not only the
unique sounds make "Misión oficial" different, but
the lyrics of the songs that Capitan interprets in a lived
form, a form that the listener visualizes each
one of these stories. Capitans new track "Ya
Llego"
written by Perez and Grace Ontaneda, also sung by the due
with Capitan, explains the art of rapping and what rappers
are, with strong but very real lyrics. The same
happens with "Por Siempre" by Perez and Víctor M. Lopez,
certainly a very personal song of Captain because it was
dedicated it to all the Latins that they get at this country
taking shorts, but that always are proud of their Latin
roots and come out ahead. Its definitely a song of
Latin pride. In order to complete the tren tracks, also
from Pe'rez-Cruz is "Make Pop It" the only song
totally in English, that is hip-pop, inviting women to
move their tail in a flavorful and sexy form.
