Natos and Waor's birthday party for 60,000 people in Madrid: pure rap that would make the kids who started filling squats proud.

If those working-class kids, Fernando and Gonzalo, had been in the Metropolitano audience, they would have exuded the pride of having two working-class kids up there. The three-plus hours that Natos and Waor performed Saturday night at the Metropolitano were aimed at them, like a missile. The Madrid stadium took a while to fill up, but, almost like a late procession, 60,000 people eventually arrived to celebrate the rap duo's 15th anniversary.

A duo that started out in freestyle competitions in their city's parks, went on to fill squats in the capital like La Traba and La Dragona to watch a kid from Aluche rap with another kid from Torrelodones of Argentinian descent, and who, after two years of touring and filling three Movistar Arenas with 45,000 faithful, decided to throw a huge birthday party. Natos and Waor were turning 15, and that's where they stood on the stage of a stadium that the previous weekend had filled Ed Sheeran and that in 2025 still awaits Lola Indigo, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, and Aitana. A place that had never been devoted to rap, turned into a battle.

Natos and Waor appeared on stage at 9 p.m., accompanied by a choir of hooded figures who seemed straight out of Eyes Wide Shut , belting out bars with Piratas and Camarón . The first part of the concert was filled with pure rap, the kind from their early days. Less than 10 minutes later, Costa, one of the most iconic figures of the Spanish rap scene, appeared to rock the Metropolitano with Rockandrollas and Demonios y bares.

Already in that first block, Ivan Cano, Dave, Chamán, Israel B, and Al Safir paraded through the stage as part of a guest list that ended up reaching 17. Not even the microphone problems, which stopped playing during Martes 13 in Chamán's presence, could stop the madness of a devoted stadium. The audience chanted "good luck this Martes 13 for a talented young man like Mario Gotze" while Natos screamed his head off, further destroying his broken voice to the point of exhaustion. And when the sound returned, it was Waor who took the floor: "Just like you've been doing for 15 years, you're here to lift us up."

Thus began the first hour of the show and it was time for the reunion of Hijos de la ruina, the trio that Natos and Waor formed with Recycled J to produce three canonical volumes of rap, and which will continue. After a run of 11 songs, with Speed , the hit Sudores fríos and A la tumba heating up the Metropolitano to the max, the gift arrived: 'Hijos de la ruina' will have a fourth volume - of which the song Madriz was presented live with an electronic base close to UK garage - and will be accompanied by a tour in 2026 that will have at least 11 stops in Spain.

To ensure nothing would slip away, as the third segment kicked off, with the Metropolitano already engulfed in darkness, a string quintet—not a quartet—appeared to accompany Cuentas perdidas before Fernando Costa and, above all, Naiara appeared on stage with his Hustlers and, above all, Naiara. The first chords and Naiara's voice kicking off Veneno brought the stadium to a head. No song was more chanted than this latest collaboration between the OT winner and the rap duo.

After them came Delaossa and Peke with Montecarmelo ; Hoke with Budokai ; Denom with Por ti, and a band of guitar, bass and drums that accompanied the return of Recycled J to say goodbye - until next year - with Más Alcohol. And Zatu and SFDK are still missing to launch that celebrated chorus of Sin Ceros: "Before touching the sky / You have to lose the fear of flying / It was never about money / There are things you can't buy."

The show was already coming to an end when Natos took the microphone: "Thank you for lending us your hearts and your ears. Thank you for giving us the best day of our careers and one of the best of our lives [...] And thank you, above all to you, Fernando, for being my brother. I love you, man." And then Waor did the same: "Making us heard, vomiting our shit out. We never expected to have celebrated 15 years in a stadium in front of 60,000 people. You see us here acting like we're cool, but there's a team there that allows us to do all this [...] I'm grateful to life for putting a guy like Gonzalo in my path. I love you."

To close, Natos and Waor had left off with "Bicho raro," "Cicatrices" —the title track of their third album and possibly their most recognized song—and "Es como la cocaína" (It's Like Cocaine). And so, like two kids as proud as when they were crammed into a Megane to sing to 300 people, they took off. Putting an end to a pure rap party for 60,000 people.