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2Mex

American rapper (born 1973)

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Alejandro Ocana (born in 1973), better known by his stage name 2Mex, is an American rapper. He is a member of 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.

01History

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 Visionaries, as well as the debut album for 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. He then released B-Boys in Occupied Mexico on Mean Street in 2001. Sweat Lodge Infinite was released on Temporary Whatever in 2003. The self-titled album, 2Mex, was released in 2004. He released My Fanbase Will Destroy You on Strange Famous Records in 2010. It features guest appearances from Murs, Prince Po, Busdriver and Nobody. 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.

02Discography

Solo

Studio albums

  • B-Boys in Occupied Mexico (Mean Street, 2001)
  • Sweat Lodge Infinite (Temporary Whatever, 2003)
  • 2Mex (Paladin Creative Super Co., 2004)
  • Over the Counter Culture (Up Above, 2005) (as SunGodSuns)
  • My Fanbase Will Destroy You (Strange Famous, 2010)
  • Lospital (Water the Plants, 2017)
  • Ghostwriting Songs for God (2021)

Mixtapes and EPs

  • Unreleased Hits (Memo, 1998) [mixtape]
  • Words. Knot Music. (Memo / Afterlife, 2000) [mixtape]
  • The Sweat (2002) [EP]
  • Knowhawk (Biofidelic / La2TheBay / Invisible Enemy, 2004) [mixtape]
  • Gloria Was a KROQer (Up Above, 2006) [EP]
  • Protect and Serve (2010) [mixtape]
  • Cartoon Boyfriend (2015) [mixtape]
  • Gentrification EP (2018) [EP]

Compilations

  • Essential 2Mex Road CD (2005)
  • New Wave Chola Road Mix (2006)
  • Singles: Volume One (2007)
  • Sound Hoarding Vol. 1 (2015)
  • Sound Hoarding Vol. 2 (2015)
  • Sound Hoarding Vol. 3 (2020)

Collaborations

Visionaries

Of Mexican Descent (2Mex with Xololanxinxo)

  • Exitos y mas exitos EP (1998) [EP]
  • Exitos y mas exitos (1998)
  • Of Mexican Descent (Demo 1992) (2020) [EP]

Look Daggers (2Mex with Isaiah Owens)

  • The Patience EP (2007) [EP]
  • Suffer in Style (2008)

Other collaborations

  • Fake It Until You Make It (1999) (with Mum's the Word, as The Mind Clouders)
  • Money Symbol Martyrs (2006) (with Life Rexall, as $martyr)
  • Break Up Your Make Up (2009) (with Deeskee, Die Young & Stacey Dee, as The Returners)
  • Blessing in Disguise (2010) (with Key Kool & LMNO)
  • Fallin' Angels (2011) (with Nobody, as SonGodSuns)
  • Like Farther... Like Sun... (2013) (with Maiselph)
  • Operation: Dark Winter December (2020) (with Anu322)

Guest appearances

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Sources and credits

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