Natanael Cano has covered the cost of the laptop he smashed during Baja Beach Fest last weekend. In a statement to Rolling Stone Saturday afternoon, the Mexican singer’s label, Los CT, said it had compensated a sound production member for the “damages sustained” to his equipment, though Cano nor the label issued an apology for the onstage incident.
Last weekend, Cano was filmed hurling the N-word at a production team member, before a physical altercation with the individual onstage, over seeming sound issues. In Los CT’s Saturday statement, the label clarified that the individuals involved with the Cano incident were “not DJs,” but a part of the singer’s sound production team. (Attendees first identified the individuals onstage as DJs.)
“We wish to inform that the two individuals directly involved have received full and comprehensive reparation for the damages sustained,” Los CT wrote in their statement. “This resolution was reached through proper procedure and strict accordance with the applicable legal framework in the corresponding country, Mexico.”
In several videos posted to social media at the time, Cano was captured grabbing what appeared to be the person’s laptop, flinging the device onto the stage platform before stomping on it multiple times, showing off its cracked screen.
“What’s happening? Stop that,” he said in a clip right before the altercation. “Son of a bitch. Fuck that shit, n—a. I’ll fuck him up and fire him.” Cano joked about stopping the music because he didn’t have whiskey in his hand. “Let’s see, motherfucker … fuck n—a, what the fuck.”
In another clip, he’s captured repeating, “Fuck, n—a, what the fuck … Oh my God, n—a. Stop!”
The new statement on Saturday from Los CT did not address Cano’s usage of the racial slur, nor did it apologize for the incident displayed onstage. The label ended its statement by stating that it will “firmly reject” any attempt to “exploit this situation for financial gain.”
“Such actions are baseless, and Los CT will take all necessary legal measures to protect its interests,” the label’s statement read.
A source close to Cano told Rolling Stone after the incident that there was an “ongoing issue” with the sound throughout the set, and that the artist had flagged “numerous mistakes” throughout his performance beforehand. “He was vocalizing the issues before it drove him to escalate the situation,” the source said at the time. “He hit a breaking point.”
