El Primero plunges listeners into the thrilling yet perilous universe of the modern corrido bélico, a style that mixes traditional Mexican storytelling with hard-edged tales of today’s cartel conflicts. Sung from the perspective of a high-ranking foot soldier, the lyrics salute Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — better known as El Mencho — and the feared Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación. Lines about armored trucks, code-named squads and tightly controlled territories paint a vivid picture of a paramilitary force always on alert, proud of its discipline, firepower and reach from Jalisco to Michoacán.
Beneath the bravado lies a stark message: in this world loyalty is absolute, violence is routine and destiny is sealed long before the first shot is fired. The narrator accepts that his life may end in battle, yet he wears that fate like a badge of honor, convinced he was “born for the game.” El Primero is both a celebration of cartel hierarchy and a cautionary glimpse at the price of power — a soundtrack to a life lived on the edge where glory, danger and tragedy march in lockstep.