2Mex

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2Mex
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Ocana performing in 2012
Background information
Birth nameAlejandro Ocana
Born1973 (age 51–52)
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Occupation Rapper
Years active1992–present
LabelsMemo Records
Afterlife Records
Mean Street
Temporary Whatever
Paladin Creative Super Co.
Strange Famous Records
Member of
  • Visionaries
  • Of Mexican Descent
  • The Mind Clouders
  • SonGodSuns
  • $martyr
  • Look Daggers
  • The Returners

Alejandro Ocana (born in 1973), better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. [1] He is a member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated with underground hip hop artists such as Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Factor Chandelier, Radioinactive, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.

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History

2Mex attended the Good Life Cafe open mic nights in 1992, which played a significant role in shaping his early career. In 1998, he released his first album with The Visionaries, as well as the debut album of Of Mexican Descent. He was also featured on the Omid compilation album Beneath the Surface.

In 1999, 2Mex was featured (along with Xololanxinxo as Of Mexican Descent) on the Fat Jack compilation album Cater to the DJ. That same year, he released his first solo album, Fake It Till You Make It, as part of The Mind Clouders, with producer Mums the Word.

In 2000, 2Mex was featured as a member of the Afterlife Crew on the Afterlife Records compilation Declaration of an Independent. [2] He then released B-Boys in Occupied Mexico on Mean Street in 2001. [3] Sweat Lodge Infinite was released on Temporary Whatever in 2003. [4] [5] [6] The self-titled album, 2Mex, was released in 2004. [7] [8] He released My Fanbase Will Destroy You on Strange Famous Records in 2010. It features guest appearances from Murs, Prince Po, Busdriver and Nobody. [9] In 2016, one of his legs was amputated due to complications from diabetes. He addressed the loss and other struggles in the 2017 album Lospital. [10]

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

Mixtapes and EPs

Compilations

Collaborations

Visionaries (2Mex with Dannu, DJ Rhettmatic, Key Kool, LMNO & Lord Zen)

Of Mexican Descent(2Mex with Xololanxinxo)

Look Daggers(2Mex with Isaiah Owens)

Other collaborations

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ Calahan, Joel (March 9, 2004). "2Mex – Sweat Lodge Infinite". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
  2. ↑ "2Mex Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | AllM..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (December 2001). "2Mex – B Boys in Occupied Mexico". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Krolak, Mike (October 21, 2003). "Album Review: 2Mex – Sweat Lodge Infinite". Prefix. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ Segal, Dave (January 27, 2004). "Sweat Lodge Infinite". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (February 2004). "2Mex – Sweat Lodge Infinite". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Swan, Rachel (March 23, 2004). "2Mex". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  8. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (April 2004). "2Mex – 2Mex". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  9. ↑ Glave, Trav (September 28, 2010). "2Mex – Dead Hand Control and Track Listing (MP3)". URB. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
  10. ↑ Gutierrez, Juan (15 August 2017). "After a Life-Threatening Illness, a Healthy 2Mex Is Back With New Music". LA Weekly.
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