2Mex

2Mex
2Mex
Born	Alejandro Ocana; Template:Birth year and age
Occupation(s)	Hip hop artist, rapper
Years active	1992–present
Known for	Member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent

Alejandro Ocana (born 1973), professionally recognized as 2Mex, is an American hip hop artist affiliated with The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has worked alongside notable underground hip hop figures including Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Factor Chandelier, Radioinactive, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.

History

2Mex launched his musical journey in 1992 by participating in the open mic sessions at the Good Life Cafe. By 1998, he had debuted albums both with The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent, while also contributing to Omid's compilation Beneath the Surface. The following year, he appeared on Fat Jack's Cater to the DJ and introduced his first solo project, Fake It Till You Make It, as part of The Mind Clouders with producer Mums the Word.

In 2000, 2Mex contributed to the Afterlife Crew's compilation Declaration of an Independent. His solo releases continued with B-Boys in Occupied Mexico under Mean Street in 2001 and Sweat Lodge Infinite through Temporary Whatever in 2003. The self-titled album 2Mex was unveiled in 2004. In 2010, he issued My Fanbase Will Destroy You via Strange Famous Records, featuring collaborations with Murs, Prince Po, Busdriver, and Nobody.

Facing health challenges, 2Mex underwent leg amputation due to diabetes complications in 2016. He explored these personal trials within his 2017 album Lospital.

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 (featuring 2Mex alongside Dannu, DJ Rhettmatic, Key Kool, LMNO & Lord Zen)

Galleries (Up Above, 1998)
Sophomore Jinx (Up Above, 2000)
Pangaea (Up Above, 2004)
We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) (Up Above, 2006)
Established 1995 (Up Above, 2007) [compilation]
V (2020)

Of Mexican Descent (duo of 2Mex and Xololanxinxo)

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

Look Daggers (collaboration between 2Mex and Isaiah Owens)

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

Additional collaborations

Fake It Until You Make It (1999) (with Mum's the Word as The Mind Clouders)
Money Symbol Martyrs (2006) (with Life Rexall under $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 contributions

Key-Kool & Rhettmatic – featured on "Visionaries (Stop Actin' Scary)" from the album Kozmonautz (1995)
Nobody – appeared on "Shades of Orange" from Soulmates (2000)
Abstract Rude alongside Tribe Unique – collaborated on "Frisbee" from P.A.I.N.T. (2001)
Existereo – contributed to "Morals" on Dirty Deeds & Dead Flowers (2001)
Jel paired with 2Mex – performed "D.I.Y. Partisan" (2002)
Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus – featured on "Barely Music" from The Weather (2003)
Dax, Neogen, Dert, Reconcile, Professor Who, Dokument, Chosen1, Griffin, Lazarus, Raphi, Drastic, Propaganda, and Macho – appeared on "Remember This Day" from Underground Rise, Volume 1: Sunrise/Sunset (2003)
Omid – contributed to "Myth Behind the Man" on Monolith (2003)
Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique – featured on "Flow and Tell" from Showtyme (2003)
Awol One – appeared on "Gagbuster" from Self Titled (2004)
Shape Shifters – contributed to "American Idle" on Was Here (2004)
Subtitle – performed "Crew Cut (for Sale)" from Young Dangerous Heart (2005)
Busdriver – featured on "Sphinx's Coonery" from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
Ellay Khule – appeared on "Fading Rhythms" from Califormula’’ (2006)
Prince Po – contributed to "Ask Me" on Prettyblack’’ (2006)
Thavius Beck – featured on "Dedicated to Difficulty" from Thru’’ (2006)
Mestizo – performed "Back Wash" on Dream State’’ (2007)
The Gigantics – contributed to "Don't" from Die Already’’ (2008)
Expedyte featuring Louis Logic, Phakt – appeared on "Sunny Daze" from Life’’ (2008)
Ceschi – performed "Same Old Love Song" (2009)
Neila – featured on "Mercy Refused" from Better Late Than Never’’ (2009)
Factor Chandelier – contributed to "Mental Illness" on Lawson Graham’’ (2010)
Radioinactive – appeared on "Mint Tea" from The Akashic Record’’ (2013)
Self Provoked – performed "Trophies" from [The Propaganda] (2015)
Sal Crosby & Bons Reeb – featured on the track "20" (2025)

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