Alfredo Rios, aka El Komander, is the Jay Z of Mexican drug balladeers. He says government pressure, in the form of fines and banned or canceled concerts, is forcing him to think about retirement.

Alfredo Rios "El Komander" is a popular singer of Mexican corridos, mostly about the country's violent drug war. This poster from the singer's Facebook page announces a show in Louisville, Kent ...

Mexican authorities have levied one of their harshest punishments yet against drug ballads known as "narco-corridos," fining concert promoters 100,000 pesos (almost $8,000) for a weekend ...