The phrase is used by cartels to signal their absolute control and willingness to use extreme violence to intimidate rivals and civilians.
Artists like Jessie Murph and the group Bandalismo have used the title or similar themes to highlight the emotional and societal impact of living amidst such violence. Bandalismo’s EP, No Mercy in Mexico , uses aggressive sound design to force listeners to confront the harsh truths of contemporary Mexican life.
The last line in the leather notebook—written in a hand she thought she recognized as her own—read: Keep the record hot until it cools in the hands of those who would hold it public. The heat would burn; the truth would not.