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Public controversy about the song's lyrics ensured immediate attention from mainstream media in Puerto Rico and gave the band instant rise to local fame. The song, according to critics, "redefined what a reggaeton vocalist's relationship to Puerto Rico should be." Up to that moment, most local
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The song opens with an attention call addressed to people of all social backgrounds in Puerto Rico. Residente then describes his considerable anger against what had happened to Ojeda, and how that represents a humiliation to Puerto Ricans
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Angered by the FBI's action, Residente (singer of Calle 13) wrote a song about what happened and asked his record label, White Lion, to allow them to release the single about thirty hours after Ojeda's killing, to the public via the
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movement), led a considerable amount of the Puerto Rican populace to speculate that the event had the dual purpose of killing Ojeda and giving the pro-independence movement in Puerto Rico an exemplary punishment.
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reggaetón artists had opted not to address political subjects in their songs. In comparison, "Querido FBI" became the subject of debate at a forum hosted at
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who normally battle each other on urban skirmishes related with crime, but who also happen to have federal law enforcement officials as a common enemy.
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Eventually, a video clip for the song surfaced, which combines images from Ojeda himself, his burial, scenes from historical footage from the
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by Puerto Rican nationalists, and images of everyday Puerto Ricans holding protest signs. Spanish-Puerto Rican thrash metal band "
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The song suggests putting an end to U.S. military and federal-police intervention in Puerto Rico by involving the entire
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The duo was criticized by some who believed the lyrics promoted violence against U.S. authorities (such as "
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for which he was labeled as a conspirator. The raid's timing (which coincided with the anniversary of the
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over a period that lasted exactly 15 years) for refusing to submit himself to justice on charges issued
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Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Raquel Z. Rivera, "Reggaeton Nation" (17 December 2007)
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to it. Both media items were also released to the public through viral marketing.
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soon after its release, and had its lyrics posted in local newspapers such as
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of Puerto Rico, but particularly public housing dwellers, those residing in
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Puerto Rico, an alternative news website. The song was co-produced by local
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hoy me disfrazo de machetero / y esta noche voy a ahorcar a diez marineros
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la radio y las ventas, White Lion me dio pasaporte para tirar este corte"
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Today I'll dress up as a machetero / and tonight I'll hang ten sailors
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1954 armed attack to the United States House of Representatives
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While Calle 13 was in the middle of the recording of their
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in what appeared to be a botched raid at his house.
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Single
Calle 13
Genre
Urban
rap
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White Lion
Calle 13
Puerto Rican
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Calle 13
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos
first album
Los Macheteros
FBI
Puerto Rico
bank robbery
Hartford, Connecticut
Grito de Lares

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