Control Machete

Control Machete is a Mexican hip hop group from Monterrey, Nuevo Le?n, Mexico. Its members are Fermin IV (listed as Fermin IV Caballero Elizondo in credits), Patricio "Pato" Chapa Elizalde, and Toy Kenobi (Antonio "Toy" Hern?ndez).

History

The group moved to the mainstream after their song "S? Se?or" was used as backing in the Levi's Super Bowl television commercial "Crazy Legs". However, their debut album was already a bestseller, with 100,000 units sold in Mexico and 400,000 in Latin America.

Fermin IV left the band in 2002 and released a solo album, Boomerang. He also collaborated with Cypress Hill on the track "Siempre Peligroso" on their album Los grandes ?xitos en espa?ol.

Hern?ndez became active as a DJ and producer under the name "Toy Selectah", and was A&R of the Reggaeton label Machete Music, whose name is in part a reference to Control Machete.

Control Machete's track "Danz?n" was recorded in Cuba with Buena Vista Social Club's Rub?n Gonz?lez. "S? se?or" was featured in the Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu film Amores perros, and Control Machete's music was heard in the 2005 film Land of the Dead, as well as the 2006 film Crank starring Jason Statham.

The group's music has appeared in several video games, including Total Overdose, Crackdown, and Scarface: The World Is Yours.

Their 2003 album reached #18 on the Latin Pop charts.

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