In 2009, Guillermo Rodrguez Godnez, better known by his stage name Arkano, won the Battle of the Roosters national title at the age of 15 and is regarded as one of the top rappers in Spain in the freestyle category. He was introduced to hip-hop at the young age of seven through his sister, who introduced him to musicians like Nach and El Chojin as well as groups like ZNP and Violadores del Verso. He won the first "fight" to be made public in June 2008, and after that he started to do well in additional events. Since 2009, when he defeated "roosters" like Skone, Jonko, and Mowlihawk to win the Red Bull Batalla de Gallos national championship at the age of fifteen, he has been well-known on the Spanish national stage.