18 days have passed since Shakira and the regional Mexican music group, Fuerza Regida, came together to create ‘El Jefe’, a song that refers to the immigration phenomenon in the United States, labor exploitation and social injustices.
Grammy Museum celebrates 50 years of hip-hop dynamismThe musical theme has had great acceptance, which to date has accumulated more than 50 million views on YouTube.
At the beginning of the video clip, countless people are seen traveling on the famous ‘The Beast’ train. It is the name popularly given to a transportation system used by migrants mainly from Central America, who travel north, seeking to reach the United States.
You can also see the personification of migrants in their various jobs; from students in their uniforms to workers in their overalls, who board these carriages on their journey north, often in extremely dangerous and precarious conditions.
“Seven thirty, the alarm has gone off, I want to be in bed, but I can’t, I take the kids at nine,” Shakira begins, interpreting.
Shakira celebrates her Latin Billboard awards with BizarrapMany workers who suffer labor exploitation are in vulnerable situations, such as migrants, people in poverty or individuals with little formal education.
“I have a f*** boss who doesn’t pay me well, I arrive walking and he arrives in a Mercedes Benz, the son of a f*** has me as a recruit,” adds Jesús Ortíz, vocalist of Fuerza Regida.
The woman from Barranquilla even takes the opportunity to throw a dart at her ex-father-in-law: “They say that there is no evil that lasts more than a hundred years, but my ex-father-in-law is still there and does not set foot in a grave.”
Shakira comes from winning two Latin Billboard as ‘Latin Pop Solo Artist of the Year’ and ‘Latin Pop Song of the Year’ with BZRP Music Session #53, the same ones that Fuerza Regida obtained, who obtained “Top Latin Albums” Artist of the Year Duo or Regional Mexican Group and Artist of the Year, Duo or Group.