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His third studio album, Génesis (2023), earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) and became his first album to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200. His fourth studio album, the double album Éxodo (2024), debuted at number 5 on the same chart, marking two consecutive top 10 albums in the US. Known for his distinctive fusion of Sinaloa-style sierreño corridos with Urbano music; specifically Latin hip hop and reggaeton, Kabande is considered a key figure in the revival of the corrido and is currently Mexico's most-streamed artist of all time.

Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija was born in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico to Hassan Kabande and Rubí Laija on 15 June 1999. The relatives of his mother were residents of Badiraguato, Sinaloa. Both parents were born in Mexico; his father was born in Chiapas and is of Lebanese/Palestinian descent, his ancestors emigrating from Bethlehem in the early 1900s. Growing up in Guadalajara, he began playing the guitar at age 15 by watching videos on YouTube. Kabande started writing songs in a diary, admitting to being ridiculed by peers. Describing his initial approach to songwriting, he explained how writing became his therapy: "That’s where I’d write how I was feeling, then I realized some stuff would rhyme. I kept practicing and became better with time."

After years of writing music together, Kabande worked with his cousin, fellow singer and songwriter, Roberto "Tito" Laija Garcia, also known as Tito Double P, on releasing two live albums, Disco en Vivo on 21 February 2020 and Disco en Vivo, Vol. 2 on 4 July. Published by the independent label El Cartel de los Ángeles, the collections consisted of recordings of his performances around Jalisco. In April 2020, he released his debut studio album, Ah y Qué? featuring twelve songs and collaborations with El Choforo, Lalo Reyes, and Jorge Morales El Jilguero. Kabande published his live recording with Decreto Real of "Relajado Voy" to streaming platforms on 7 October as his first single release. He followed up with the singles "Mil Historias" with Hector Rubio on 13 November and "El Petter" with Decreto Real on 4 December before deciding to work on a new body of work.