Exodo
Éxodo (transl. Exodus) is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Peso Pluma. It was released on 20 June 2024, through Double P Records. Serving as a follow-up of his third studio album Génesis (2023), he began recording it at several locations in the United States and Mexico, including Prajin Parlay Studioz in Anaheim, California and Lab Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, with several sessions lasting from 2023 to mid-2024. Recorded in different stages and phases of Peso Pluma's life and career, the album explores a variety of music genres and features new collaborators and guest appearances. He had also referred to the album as his "dark side", marking a new era for him.
Peso Pluma again worked with fellow producers Ernesto Fernández and Jesus Iván Leal Reyes "Parka" on most of the album's production, mainly its first disc. Other producers who contributed to the album include Andrew Watt, Charlie Handsome, Chris Jedi, Cirkut, Dímelo Flow, DJ Durel, Édgar Barrera and Gaby Music, among others. Throughout the album, guest appearances include frequent collaborators such as Junior H, Eslabon Armado, Tito Double P, Luis R. Conriquez, Tito Double P, Natanael Cano, Gabito Ballesteros, Arcángel and Ryan Castro, while it also introduces new collaborators including Netón Vega, Chino Pacas, Iván Cornejo, Rich the Kid, Cardi B, Quavo, Anitta, Kenia Os and DJ Snake.
A double album, Éxodo is split into two discs; the first disc contains regional Mexican tracks and corridos tumbados songs, while its second disc explores more urban genres such hip hop, Latin trap, reggaeton and electronic dance music. Thematically, Éxodo contains lyrics which revolve around subjects such as luxury, organized crime, stardom and religion, while biblically, it follows his third album Génesis, creating a reference to the Book of Exodus following its predecessor Book of Genesis. Upon release, Éxodo was met with favorable to mixed reviews from music critics, with some of them praising the album's production and versatility, while others criticized its lack of consistency and the inclusion of its second disc.
The singer embarked the Éxodo Tour as the album's supporting tour. In addition, it was supported with 10 singles; "Bellakeo", "Rompe la Dompe", "La People II", "Peso Completo", "Teka", "La Durango", "Gimme a Second", "Vino Tinto", "Tommy & Pamela" and "La Patrulla". After a four-hour tracking period for Billboard charts, it debuted at numbers 41 and 19 on the US Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts, respectively, with 3,000 album-equivalent units. After the next full tracking week, it reached a peak position of number one on both charts, additionally debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 64,000 additional album-equivalent units, becoming his second top-five album on the chart.
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