Alejandro Ocana (born in 1973), better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. 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.

History

2Mex attended the Good Life Cafe open mic nights in 1992. In 1998, he released his first album with The Visionaries as well as the first Of Mexican Descent album, and he was featured on the Omid compilation album Beneath the Surface. In 1999, he was featured (with Xololanxinxo as Of Mexican Descent) on the Fat Jack compilation album Cater to the DJ, and he released his first solo album Fake It Till You Make It as The Mind Clouders with producer Mums the Word. In 2000, he 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.

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