C. Tangana has released 'Milko Freestyle', his first original song in over three years, and he does so just before the return of Agorazein to the stage, a move that brings the Madrid native back to the rap he started with and reopens the collective's activity a decade after their last joint album.
Antón Álvarez, the artist's real name, signs this track with Agorazein and recovers in just over two minutes the sound of his first steps, in contrast to the mix of flamenco, rumba, and Latin American rhythms of El Madrileño, the album he released in 2021 and which consolidated his international projection.
A return to rap that also responds to criticism
In the song, C. Tangana also dwells on the reproaches he received for changing his style after the success of that album. "Rap became too small for me and the coplas I write fulfilled my dreams," he sings, a phrase that vindicates the artistic turn that followed his most visible stage in the music market.
The track not only looks back. It also leaves open other interpretations about the musician's present, who in recent years has alternated his musical career with other projects and who is now once again at the center of the Spanish urban scene.
Milkman, fatherhood, and the promise of another stage
'Milko Freestyle' also has a personal component. Its title alludes to Óscar Botello, known as Milkman, a Mexican rapper and producer, a friend of the singer, who passed away on February 12.
The lyrics recall their last moments together and the trip to Mexico to say goodbye, but link that grief with another vital change: the birth of his first child with photographer Rocío Aguirre, in April of this year. "No time to assimilate it, my child was born and my life has changed," says the artist, while the music video accompanies the story with images of his new family life.
The song also mentions that he is writing "another album," although for now there is no official announcement of a new album.
Agorazein goes from a one-off return to four consecutive nights in Madrid
The release coincides with the reunion of Agorazein, the group with which C. Tangana began to make a name for himself in the Madrid underground scene. The formation, made up of Antón Álvarez, Sticky M.A., Jerv.AGZ, I-Ace, and Fabianni, will perform together again to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Siempre, their last album, released in 2016.
What was going to be a single concert in Madrid has ended up becoming four consecutive dates due to public demand. The group will perform at the Movistar Arena on November 15, 16, 17, and 18, and the first tickets have already sold out.
The last time Agorazein performed together on stage was in 2018. Since then, its members have pursued their careers separately, while C. Tangana has not performed live since September 2022, when the tour for El Madrileño ended.
In that interval, the Madrid native has focused a good part of his activity on cinema. His directorial debut with La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés earned him two Goya awards in 2025, for best documentary film and best original song.
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