In the 1990's Anita formed a hip-hop band Los Gemelos (The Twins) with a fellow rapper Zaturno (later became famous as a member of Tiro de Gracia). In 1997 she gained first major attention after singing in a Los Tetas' hit single "La Medicina". Later she joined DJ Squat, Cenzi and Seo2, and Makiza was formed.
After Makiza went on hiatus in 2001, Anita returned to France and took a break from music until 2004. After coming back to Chile in 2004 she became singing with the funk/acid jazz band Aluzinati, and later in 2005 she reformed Makiza with Seo2 and two new members and released the band's final album to date, Casino Royale.
In 2007 Anita appeared on Julieta Venegas' hit single, "Eres Para Mí" and finally released her solo debut, Kaos. Thanks to the first single, "Despabílate", Anita was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist.
In October 2009, Tijoux released her second solo album, titled 1977 after the year she was born. The album was a return to her rap roots, an homage to the "golden age of hip-hop"; it was largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, from friendship to bad luck, amongst others. It was simple and straight to the point, as emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing of late in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, she has finally arrived in her own right—a raw, direct, and mature MC.
Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex and Tee, of the label Potoco Discos, together with Habitación del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira (formerly from Gondwana), Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".
The album and its first single 1977 were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog [worldhiphopmarket.com], and it was soon picked up by the U.S.-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in April 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour. The song 1977 is featured in FIFA 11 soundtrack, and it also appears in episode five of the fourth season of Breaking Bad.
In 2011 Ana released her new solo album, La Bala. The album deals with many political and social issues in Chile, and the lead single, "Shock", was inspired by the strikes of the Chilean students which took part in 2011.
Obstáculo
Ana Tijoux Lyrics
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Pero hay gente muy cobarde que solo quiere pisarte
Yo solo quiero aferrarme en lo que creo no quebrarme
Llegó la hora de contarte, ¡Yoo!
Empecé en la Santa Caro
El camino del solista no se empieza del todo sola
Las rimas, las pololas, las baterías, las pistolas, las canciones, las camaradas
Mismo nos encontrábamos en la plaza
Con los cassete pintados eso nada lo remplaza
Esa sensación que estábamos moviendo el planeta
Que la veta era ponerse por completo la camiseta
Es parte de la historia que llevamos en carpeta
La meta la marca el color de nuestra gran paleta
Tu me dices nunca es tarde
La verdad yo no se si hago arte pero...
Somos los mismos, los del rebaño
Nada ha cambiado ni nada es en vano
No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate, focalízate || bis
Tu me dices mi persona es la única que condiciona
pero si se desmoronan los colegas y las zonas
Que querían la corona y regarte con acetona
Es la ambición que condiciona
Por que dentro de los juegos
Despiertan todos los egos
Pegados como los pliegos
Escapando los ojos ciegos
Te apuntaron con el dedo
Querían verte con miedo
Borrarte todos tus credos
Convertirte en enredo
Pero seguimos de pie con los sueños y las ganas
Con la vida cotidiana con la familia humana
Seguimos con savia nueva
Las preguntas los dilemas son parte de nuestro emblema
Que llevamos en las yemas
Ojalá logremos en nuestras canciones mas poemas
Romper todos los esquemas apuntar todos los temas
Tu me dices nunca es tarde
Yo sigo sin saber si hago arte pero...
Somos los mismos, los del rebaño
Nada ha cambiado ni nada es en vano
no hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate, focalízate || bis
The lyrics of Ana Tijoux's "Obstáculo" carry a message of perseverance and determination in the face of obstacles. The song's protagonist is faced with challenges from both external forces and self-doubt, but through her engagement with hip-hop music and community, she is able to find strength and continue moving forward. The first verse speaks to the struggle of carving out a creative path in an unforgiving world where others seek to diminish or undermine one's efforts. Tijoux references her own beginnings in the Chilean hip-hop scene, where she found camaraderie and inspiration in the company of others who lifted each other up. The second verse addresses the ways in which ambition can be both a motivating force and a source of betrayal and alienation, as artists and friends compete for success and recognition. Ultimately, the song's refrain expresses a sense of solidarity and a belief in the power of focus to overcome all obstacles and move forward fearlessly.
Overall, "Obstáculo" is a powerful anthem of self-expression and the struggles that artists face when trying to follow their passion. The song encourages listeners to embrace their uniqueness and artistic vision, and to find support within their communities as they work towards their goals. Tijoux's lyrics are both personal and universal, speaking to the challenges that we all face as we try to navigate the world and create something beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu me dices nunca es tarde mi persona no hace arte
You tell me it's never too late, my person doesn't create art.
Pero hay gente muy cobarde que solo quiere pisarte
But there are very cowardly people who only want to bring you down.
Yo solo quiero aferrarme en lo que creo no quebrarme
I just want to hold onto what I believe in and not break.
Llegó la hora de contarte, ¡Yoo!
It's time to tell you, Yo!
Empecé en la Santa Caro
I started in Santa Caro.
El camino del solista no se empieza del todo sola
The path of a solo artist is not started entirely alone.
Las rimas, las pololas, las baterías, las pistolas, las canciones, las camaradas
The rhymes, the girlfriends, the drums, the guns, the songs, the comrades.
Desplegadas para inspirarte mas así
Spread out to inspire you more like this.
Mismo nos encontrábamos en la plaza
We found ourselves in the plaza.
Con los cassete pintados eso nada lo remplaza
With painted cassettes, nothing can replace that feeling.
Esa sensación que estábamos moviendo el planeta
The feeling that we were moving the planet.
Que la veta era ponerse por completo la camiseta
That the vein was to completely wear the shirt.
Es parte de la historia que llevamos en carpeta
It's part of the history we carry in our folder.
La meta la marca el color de nuestra gran paleta
The goal is marked by the color of our great palette.
Tu me dices nunca es tarde
You tell me it's never too late.
La verdad yo no se si hago arte pero...
The truth is, I don't know if I create art, but...
Somos los mismos, los del rebaño
We are the same, we are part of the herd.
Nada ha cambiado ni nada es en vano
Nothing has changed, and nothing is in vain.
No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
There is no obstacle that can stop you from standing.
Concéntrate, focalízate || bis
Concentrate, focus || repeat
Tu me dices mi persona es la única que condiciona
You tell me that my person is the only one that conditions me.
Pero si se desmoronan los colegas y las zonas
But if the colleagues and zones crumble.
Que querían la corona y regarte con acetona
That wanted the crown and to burn you with acetone.
Es la ambición que condiciona
It's ambition that conditions.
Por que dentro de los juegos
Because within the games.
Despiertan todos los egos
All the egos wake up.
Pegados como los pliegos
Stuck like the sheets of paper.
Escapando los ojos ciegos
Eyes that are blind run away.
Te apuntaron con el dedo
They pointed at you with their finger.
Querían verte con miedo
They wanted to see you with fear.
Borrarte todos tus credos
To erase all of your beliefs.
Convertirte en enredo
To turn you into a mess.
Pero seguimos de pie con los sueños y las ganas
But we continue to stand with dreams and desire.
Con la vida cotidiana con la familia humana
With everyday life and the human family.
Seguimos con savia nueva
We continue with new sap.
Las preguntas los dilemas son parte de nuestro emblema
Questions and dilemmas are part of our emblem.
Que llevamos en las yemas
That we carry in our fingertips.
Ojalá logremos en nuestras canciones mas poemas
Hopefully in our songs, we can create more poems.
Romper todos los esquemas apuntar todos los temas
To break all the schemes, address all the topics.
Contributed by Savannah L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Azabache Zapata
/Obstáculo quiere decir dificultad
pero verlo y saber cómo quedarse tranquilo es sabiduría
no se deje llevar por el camino equivocado
concéntrese en su persona
lea, distráigase
busque consejo
concéntrese en su persona / estuve pensando /
Tú me dices nunca es tarde
mi persona no hace arte
pero hay gente muy cobarde
que solo quiere pisarte
yo solo quiero aferrarme
en lo que creo no quebrarme
llegó la hora de contarte
Empecé en la Santa Carola
el camino del solista
no se empieza del todo sola
las rimas, las pololas, las baterías, las pistolas
las canciones, las camaradas desplegadas para inspirarte más así
mismo nos encontrábamos en la plaza
con los casetes pintados
eso nada lo remplaza
esa sensación que estábamos moviendo el planeta
que la beta era ponerse por completo la camiseta
es parte de la historia
que llevamos en carpeta
la neta la marca, el color de nuestra gran paleta
Tú me dices nunca es tarde
la verdad yo no sé si hago arte pero
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
/No se deje llevar por el camino equivocado
Concéntrese en su persona/
Tú me dices mi persona
es la única que condiciona
pero si se desmoronan
los colegas y las zonas
que querían la corona
y regarte con acetona
es la ambición que condiciona (Yooo)
porque dentro de los juegos
despiertan todos los egos
pegados como los pliegos
tapando los ojos ciegos
te apuntaron con el dedo
querían verte con miedo
borrarte todos tus credos
convertirte en enredo
pero seguimos de pié
con los sueños y las ganas
con la vida cotidiana
con la familia humana
seguimos con savia nueva
las preguntas, los dilemas
son parte de nuestro emblema
que llevamos en las cimas
ojalá logremos en nuestras canciones más poemas
romper todos los esquemas
apuntar todos los tema
tu me dices nunca es tarde
yo sigo sin saber si hago arte pero
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
/ Concéntrese en su persona/
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Obstacle means difficulty
but to see it and know how to stay calm is wisdom
do not let yourself go the wrong way
focus on yourself
read, get distracted
seek advice
concentrate on yourself / I was thinking /
You tell me It's never late
my person does not do art
but there are very cowardly people
who just want to trample you
I just want to hold on
what I think, don't get broken
the time to tell you came
I started in Santa Carola
the path of the soloist
Do not start all alone
rhymes, girlfriends, drums, pistols
songs, comrades deployed to inspire you more so
we were in the square
with painted cassettes
that nothing replaces it
that feeling that we were moving the planet
that the goal was to completely put on the shirt
is part of history
we carry in a folder
for real, the mark, the color of our big palette
You tell me it's never late
the truth, I don't know if I make art but
We are the same
the ones of the herd
nothing has changed
nor nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from standing still
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Do not let yourself go the wrong way
Concentrate on yourself /
You tell me, my person
is the only one that conditions
but if they collapse
colleagues and areas
who wanted the crown
and water you with Acetone
is the ambition that conditions (Yooo)
because inside the games
all egos awake
stuck like sheets
blanking blind eyes
pointed you with your finger
wanted to see you in fear
erase all your creeds
become In a tangle
but we stand on
with dreams and the desire
with daily life
with the human family
we continue with new sap
the questions, the dilemmas
are part of our emblem
that we carry in the peaks
hopefully, we achieve In our songs more poems
break all schemes
To point all the subjects
you say it is never late
I still do not know if I do art but
We are the same
the herds'
nothing has changed
nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from continuing Foot
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd's
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Concentrate on yourself /
Azabache Zapata
Obstacle means difficulty
but to see it and know how to stay calm is wisdom
do not let yourself go the wrong way
focus on yourself
read, get distracted
seek advice
concentrate on yourself / I was thinking /
You tell me It's never late
my person does not do art
but there are very cowardly people
who just want to trample you
I just want to hold on
what I think, don't get broken
the time to tell you came
I started in Santa Carola
the path of the soloist
Do not start all alone
rhymes, girlfriends, drums, pistols
songs, comrades deployed to inspire you more so
we were in the square
with painted cassettes
that nothing replaces it
that feeling that we were moving the planet
that the goal was to completely put on the shirt
is part of history
we carry in a folder
for real, the mark, the color of our big palette
You tell me it's never late
the truth, I don't know if I make art but
We are the same
the ones of the herd
nothing has changed
nor nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from standing still
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Do not let yourself go the wrong way
Concentrate on yourself /
You tell me, my person
is the only one that conditions
but if they collapse
colleagues and areas
who wanted the crown
and water you with Acetone
is the ambition that conditions (Yooo)
because inside the games
all egos awake
stuck like sheets
blanking blind eyes
pointed you with your finger
wanted to see you in fear
erase all your creeds
become In a tangle
but we stand on
with dreams and the desire
with daily life
with the human family
we continue with new sap
the questions, the dilemmas
are part of our emblem
that we carry in the peaks
hopefully, we achieve In our songs more poems
break all schemes
To point all the subjects
you say it is never late
I still do not know if I do art but
We are the same
the herds'
nothing has changed
nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from continuing Foot
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd's
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Concentrate on yourself /
Azabache Zapata
Obstacle means difficulty
but to see it and know how to stay calm is wisdom
do not let yourself go the wrong way
focus on yourself
read, get distracted
seek advice
concentrate on yourself / I was thinking /
You tell me It's never late
my person does not do art
but there are very cowardly people
who just want to trample you
I just want to hold on
what I think, don't get broken
the time to tell you came
I started in Santa Carola
the path of the soloist
Do not start all alone
rhymes, girlfriends, drums, pistols
songs, comrades deployed to inspire you more so
we were in the square
with painted cassettes
that nothing replaces it
that feeling that we were moving the planet
that the goal was to completely put on the shirt
is part of history
we carry in a folder
for real, the mark, the color of our big palette
You tell me it's never late
the truth, I don't know if I make art but
We are the same
the ones of the herd
nothing has changed
nor nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from standing still
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Do not let yourself go the wrong way
Concentrate on yourself /
You tell me, my person
is the only one that conditions
but if they collapse
colleagues and areas
who wanted the crown
and water you with Acetone
is the ambition that conditions (Yooo)
because inside the games
all egos awake
stuck like sheets
blanking blind eyes
pointed you with your finger
wanted to see you in fear
erase all your creeds
become In a tangle
but we stand on
with dreams and the desire
with daily life
with the human family
we continue with new sap
the questions, the dilemmas
are part of our emblem
that we carry in the peaks
hopefully, we achieve In our songs more poems
break all schemes
To point all the subjects
you say it is never late
I still do not know if I do art but
We are the same
the herds'
nothing has changed
nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from continuing Foot
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd's
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Concentrate on yourself /
Azabache Zapata
/Obstáculo quiere decir dificultad
pero verlo y saber cómo quedarse tranquilo es sabiduría
no se deje llevar por el camino equivocado
concéntrese en su persona
lea, distráigase
busque consejo
concéntrese en su persona / estuve pensando /
Tú me dices nunca es tarde
mi persona no hace arte
pero hay gente muy cobarde
que solo quiere pisarte
yo solo quiero aferrarme
en lo que creo no quebrarme
llegó la hora de contarte
Empecé en la Santa Carola
el camino del solista
no se empieza del todo sola
las rimas, las pololas, las baterías, las pistolas
las canciones, las camaradas desplegadas para inspirarte más así
mismo nos encontrábamos en la plaza
con los casetes pintados
eso nada lo remplaza
esa sensación que estábamos moviendo el planeta
que la beta era ponerse por completo la camiseta
es parte de la historia
que llevamos en carpeta
la neta la marca, el color de nuestra gran paleta
Tú me dices nunca es tarde
la verdad yo no sé si hago arte pero
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
/No se deje llevar por el camino equivocado
Concéntrese en su persona/
Tú me dices mi persona
es la única que condiciona
pero si se desmoronan
los colegas y las zonas
que querían la corona
y regarte con acetona
es la ambición que condiciona (Yooo)
porque dentro de los juegos
despiertan todos los egos
pegados como los pliegos
tapando los ojos ciegos
te apuntaron con el dedo
querían verte con miedo
borrarte todos tus credos
convertirte en enredo
pero seguimos de pié
con los sueños y las ganas
con la vida cotidiana
con la familia humana
seguimos con savia nueva
las preguntas, los dilemas
son parte de nuestro emblema
que llevamos en las cimas
ojalá logremos en nuestras canciones más poemas
romper todos los esquemas
apuntar todos los tema
tu me dices nunca es tarde
yo sigo sin saber si hago arte pero
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
Somos los mismos
los del rebaño
nada ha cambiado
ni nada es en vano
(No hay obstáculo que te impida continuar de pie
Concéntrate! (Aha!)
Focalízate!)
/ Concéntrese en su persona/
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Obstacle means difficulty
but to see it and know how to stay calm is wisdom
do not let yourself go the wrong way
focus on yourself
read, get distracted
seek advice
concentrate on yourself / I was thinking /
You tell me It's never late
my person does not do art
but there are very cowardly people
who just want to trample you
I just want to hold on
what I think, don't get broken
the time to tell you came
I started in Santa Carola
the path of the soloist
Do not start all alone
rhymes, girlfriends, drums, pistols
songs, comrades deployed to inspire you more so
we were in the square
with painted cassettes
that nothing replaces it
that feeling that we were moving the planet
that the goal was to completely put on the shirt
is part of history
we carry in a folder
for real, the mark, the color of our big palette
You tell me it's never late
the truth, I don't know if I make art but
We are the same
the ones of the herd
nothing has changed
nor nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from standing still
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Do not let yourself go the wrong way
Concentrate on yourself /
You tell me, my person
is the only one that conditions
but if they collapse
colleagues and areas
who wanted the crown
and water you with Acetone
is the ambition that conditions (Yooo)
because inside the games
all egos awake
stuck like sheets
blanking blind eyes
pointed you with your finger
wanted to see you in fear
erase all your creeds
become In a tangle
but we stand on
with dreams and the desire
with daily life
with the human family
we continue with new sap
the questions, the dilemmas
are part of our emblem
that we carry in the peaks
hopefully, we achieve In our songs more poems
break all schemes
To point all the subjects
you say it is never late
I still do not know if I do art but
We are the same
the herds'
nothing has changed
nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that prevents you from continuing Foot
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
We are the same
the herd's
Nothing has changed
Nothing is in vain
(There is no obstacle that keeps you from standing
Concentrate! (Aha!)
Focus!)
/ Concentrate on yourself /
marco antonio
mi opinión:
estructura melancolica, escencia del rap, trabajo de sampleo exitoso, fusion perfecta vosarron de jotadro alude interludio sabio, corona para nuestra vieja escuela, los mas jurasicos que nos gusta el Rap, gozamos, nos motivamos, y deleitamos nuestros oidos con rapeadas como la que estamos eschuchando, los obstaculos de la vida necesitan un desarrollo pleno, activo y ahora está simbolizado, Anita tijoux solo reafirma su gran talento.. gracias por dar a conocer este TEMAZO ..😎
Robert Cota
I absolutely adore everything about this song.
Lillian Richter
buen tema, concéntrese en su persona primero, para luego olvidarse de uno mismo. buscar consejo en los que demostraron lo que son capaces de hacer por la humanidad, los grandes de la historia. gracias anita tijoux, me acompañas mucho
Jeffrey Pinzon
Anita tijoux is a badass rapper . My respects
taly cuevas
Me fascina. Me encantan sus letras.
Alejandro Fonseca
esta muy bueno este trabajo de Ana, muy fiel al rap verdadero, al de vinilos y scratch
I kinda forgot
Just found her through Breaking Bad. She's awesome.
dj ruido rodriguez
la mejor voz de chile... grande anita
Corazòn Venerable
cada dia mas intensa la Anita...love her!