Mestizo (rapper)

Mestizo
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Years active 2003–present
Labels Machina Muerte, Galapagos4, Alpha Pup Records
Associated acts Isaiah Toothtaker, Mike Gao
Website mestizo.bandcamp.com

Mestizo is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of Machina Muerte.[1]

Career

Mestizo released Life Like Movie, the solo debut album on Galapagos4, in 2004.[2] He released Blindfaith, a collaborative album with Mike Gao, on the label in 2005.[3]

His solo album, Dream State, was released in 2007.[4] It features contributions from Julian Code, Murs, Qwel and 2Mex.[5] He released two more solo albums, Elecholo in 2010[6] and De'Nir in 2012.[7]

He was featured on K-the-I???'s "Man or Machine" off of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2008)[8] and Sole and the Skyrider Band's "Vaya Con El Diablo" off of Hello Cruel World (2011).[9]

Mestizo released a six-track EP, Underlord, in 2014.[10] Everybody's Enemy, his collaborative EP with Isaiah Toothtaker, was released in 2015.[11]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

References

  1. Muyskens, Luke (30 September 2011). "Mestizo". UGSMAG.
  2. Yuscavage, Christopher (2004). "MVRemix Reviews: Mestizo - LifeLikeMovie". MVRemix.
  3. Herman, Max (1 October 2005). "Mestizo and Mike Gao Blindfaith". XLR8R.
  4. Levin, Adam M. (8 April 2008). "Mestizo :: Dream State :: Galapagos4 Music". Rap Reviews.
  5. Rutledge, Bryant (15 October 2007). "Mestizo "Disclaimer"". XLR8R.
  6. Martins, Chris (16 August 2010). "Exclusive: L.A. Rapper Mestizo Name-Checks Elliott Smith in Vid for 'Truth Be Told,' via Alpha Pup". L.A. Weekly.
  7. Ellis, Matthew (21 June 2012). "Mestizo: 'De'Nir' (EP) (Prefix Premiere)". Prefix.
  8. Martin, Andrew (5 January 2009). "K-the-I???: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow". PopMatters.
  9. 319 (11 April 2011). "Sole and the Skyrider Band – Hello Cruel World (New album ft. Lil B, Sage Francis, Ceschi, Noah23 and more)". UGSMAG.
  10. Ortiz, Edwin (26 March 2014). "Premiere: Stream Mestizo's New EP "UNDERLORD"". Complex.
  11. Gillespie, Blake (25 March 2015). "Isaiah Toothtaker and Mestizo are Everybody's Enemy". Impose Magazine.
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