While many people are disturbed and turned off when they hear about a murder, there are people in Mexico who celebrate. Narco culture or narco cultura is quickly regaining popularity in Mexico. Narco cultura are songs and movies that glorify drug lords and offer a seductive view of a violent lifestyle.Narco culture has roots in pretty much all of the poor cities in Mexico, it started in rural area but now thrives in places where there are people with less money and less education.
Narco culture has existed for a while but never to the extent of where it is now. These days the movies have been replaced by real life crime scenes on YouTube. Some are set to music and showcase real life killings and beatings. Its gotten so bad that the government is not only trying to make narco corridos illegal to play on the radio but illegal to even write.
I dont know if the problem is the music itself as much as it is who the music affects. It glamorizes the culture and young kids think its cool just because they see nice cars and clothes and pretty much all of the stuff a lot of kids dream about.
Howard Campbell, an anthropologist and the author of "Drug War Zone" calls it "a counterculture of criminality."Campbell explains, "This whole style of living, this counterculture of crime, has become actually seductive for hundreds of thousands of people in Mexico and especially the young. They look and see this alternative society of people making a lot of money quickly through crime," said Campbell, "and they see it's also stylish because of the music and clothing and fancy trucks people drive."
Although Its been around for decades, Narco Cultura is regaining popularity and has a growing effect on mexico and its war on drugs.