Adán Zapata Mireles (born October 20, 1990, in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León) emerged as a central figure in Mexican hip-hop when he joined the group Mente en Blanco in 2006, quickly becoming lead vocalist on their debut collective album Anticuados, which featured over 50 raw-tracked songs. Building on that momentum, he co-released Zapata Producciones in 2007, positioning the group as a rising underground force, then solidified his personal style with Borrachos y Grifos in 2010, showcasing tracks like “Andamos Marihuas” and “Soy Así.” In 2011, he and Mente en Blanco released The North Side Kings, featuring hard-hitting cuts like “Enemigos” and “Uno por Uno,” and also contributed to MC Davo’s album Psicosis that same year. In early 2012, they recorded Las de Amor y Decepción before tragedy struck: on June 1, 2012, the day after his son was born, Adán Zapata and three group members were fatally shot in Monterrey. That summer, the posthumous album Soy de Barrio was released, featuring standout tracks such as “Soy de Barrio” and “Ando Bien Pilas,” and later compilations like Eternamente (2012). His legacy continued with digital anthology releases—2018's Top 20 Éxitos De Antaño, released in 2021.
