Laija was born in
Tepic,
Nayarit, Mexico on 18 August 1997, and was raised in
Culiacán. In 2021, he began posting videos of him singing
corridos on social media, later attracting the attention of his cousin,
Peso Pluma, who was interested in starting a music career at the time and invited him to Culiacán. In 2023, after being convinced by Peso Pluma and other musicians, Laija endured in a solo music career, releasing his debut single "Dembow Bélico", with
Luis R. Conriquez and Joel de la P on 3 June 2023, later appearing on two songs from Peso Pluma's third studio album
Génesis (2023); "Gavilán II" and "
La People". In February 2024, Laija made his first entry on the US
Billboard Hot 100 with "
La People II", which debuted and peaked at number 69. On 22 August of the same year, he released his debut studio album
Incómodo (2024), which debuted at number 20 on the US
Billboard 200. Originally debuting at number two on both US
Top Latin Albums and
Regional Mexican Albums charts, it later peaked atop both charts in its fifth week. ==Discography==