El Makabelico and the Narco-Rap Soundtrack of Mexico’s Northeast Cartel “I’m a drug trafficker from the Northeast, my cartel,” raps El Makabelico. “With my AK-47 slung across my chest, I ride alongside El Komander. My souped-up .38 Super, encrusted with diamonds.” Those and other lyrics made Ricardo Hernández Medrano, formerly known as El Makabelico, a famous figure in Mexico’s narco-rap scene. Performing behind a ski mask and cultivating an ima…