Latinโฃ Mafia Score Two Latin Grammy Nominations, Capping Rapid Rise From Bedroom Production
LAS VEGAS – Latin Mafia, the production trio who honed their โขsound in theirโข parents’ home, are โnowโข vying for two Latin Grammy Awards – Best Choice Music Album and Best Alternative Song for “Sientoโฃ Que Merezco Mรกs” -โค marking a stunning ascent for the group. Theโ nominations, announced ahead of the โNovember 13 ceremony, recognize a year of breakthrough collaborations and growing recognition within the Latin โmusic scene.
Just a year after being nominated for Best โnew Artist at the Latinโฃ Grammys,Latinโฃ Mafia’s trajectory reflectsโ a broader shift in the industry,where innovative producers are increasingly taking center stage. Their unique blend of R&B and traditional Latin sounds has attracted attention from established stars and propelled them from relative obscurity to a coveted position within โthe music โlandscape.
The trio – Milton, Mike, and anโ unnamed third member – began crafting beats withinโข the confines of their family home, a humble โorigin story that underscores โtheir current success. “We’re going to โplaces that we’d โฃnever imagined before,” Milton says. “It feels like an โคopen-world video game where โyou’reโ unlocking โคnew zones on the map.”
That “unlocking” has manifested in high-profile collaborations over the โฃpast year. Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro featured them on the playful track “2:12 AM” from his Our Thing album, while Omar Apollo embraced his Mexican roots with Latin Mafia on the dreamy “Hecho Para Ti,” a fusionโข of R&B and cumbia. โค They’ve also reportedly recorded with Peso Pluma and are teasing โan upcoming โsong with house music star Fred Again.. A recent party with badโฃ Bunny at his I Don’tโ Want to Leave Here residency suggests a potential future collaboration.
“They’re remarkable artists and people that we’ve admired,” Mike โexplains.โ “To have worked โคwith them wasโฃ an honor. We’re grateful. Each time we collaborate with someone, it’s like a tutorial of โขseeing how that person works and what we can learn and apply to ourselves. They’ve motivated us to keep working hard,to want to contribute something diffrent,and to challenge ourselves more.”
Milton has even tied their โขGrammy aspirations to โhis personal art: if โthey win their first award,โค he plans to add to the art gallery tattoo on his back.”That’s one ofโ the first tattoos I’ll get โdone,” he says.โ “We’re really hoping to win. It’s something that we’ve dreamed about all our lives. We’re excited to see what destiny andโค life has in store for โฃus.”