Are Narcocorridos the Latin Gangsta Rap?

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Rough Ridin'
Couples dance at the Rancho Farallon event. "Hey, this isn't our mom and dads' music," says Elijah Wald, a songwriter and expert on the narcocorrido. "It's as tough as gangta rap, and it's Mexican. It's who we are."

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