Mestizo (born March 6, 1981) is an American rapper from

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. He is a co-founder of Machina Muerte. He resides in

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Career

In 2004, Mestizo released his solo debut album, ''Life Like Movie'', on Galapagos4. In 2005, he released a collaborative album with Mike Gao, titled ''Blindfaith'', on the label. In 2007, he released an album, ''Dream State''. It featured contributions from Julian Code,

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, and 2Mex. He released two more solo albums, ''Elecholo'' in 2010 and ''De'Nir'' in 2012. He was featured on

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's "Man or Machine" off of '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2008) and

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's "Vaya Con El Diablo" off of '' Hello Cruel World'' (2011). In 2014, Mestizo released a six-track EP, ''Underlord''. In 2015, he released a collaborative EP with

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, titled ''Everybody's Enemy''. Mestizo and

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have formed a group called A7pha. The duo released the self-titled debut album, ''A7pha'', on

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in 2017. He released a collaborative EP with The Heavy Twelves, titled ''Big Bad Death'', on Fake Four Inc. in 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Life Like Movie'' (2004) * ''Blindfaith'' (2005) * ''Dream State'' (2007) * ''Elecholo'' (2010) * ''Humansuit'' (2012) * ''De'Nir'' (2012) * ''Slocaine'' (2012) * ''A7pha'' (2017) * ''Couch'' (2020) * ''A7pha II'' (2022)

EPs

* ''Black Square EP'' (2007) * ''De'Nir EP'' (2012) * ''Underlord'' (2014) * ''Everybody's Enemy'' (2015) * ''Big Bad Death'' (2018) * ''Barbeque Part 1'' (2019) * ''Golden'' (2019)

Singles

* "Baby Steps" (2004)

Guest appearances

* Meaty Ogre - "Mutable End" from ''Leo vs. Pisces'' (2003) *

& Maker - "The Network" from ''The Harvest'' (2004) * Offwhyte - "Rival Ritual" from ''Bow to the Sceptor'' (2004) * Qwel & Jackson Jones - "Fallout" from ''Dark Day'' (2005) *

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- "Killa Killa" from ''Tree City Legends Vol. II: My Bootleg Life'' (2005) * 2Mex & Life Rexall - "Money in the Form of a Woman" from ''Money Symbol Martyrs'' (2006) * Joe Dub - "LA2theBay" from ''Pooretry'' (2007) * Robust - "Strictly Underground" from ''El Foto Grande'' (2007) * Offwhyte - "Solid State" from ''Mainstay'' (2007) *

- "Man or Machine" from '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2008) *

- "What's Really Good?" from ''Murs 3:16 Presents'' (2008) * Ex Patriots - "30 Pieces of Silver" from ''Islands & Kingdoms'' (2010) * Isaiah Toothtaker - "I Gotcha" from ''Yiggy'' (2010) * Kap Kallous - "Forget Me Not" from ''The She EP'' (2011) * Rapewolf - "Stupid Posse Cut" from ''Stupidfaggotassundergroundrapsthatsuck'' (2011) * Gel Roc - "Tragic Poetry" from ''Beautiful Tragedy'' (2011) * Isaiah Toothtaker - "Self Control" from ''Illuminati Thug Mafia'' (2011) *

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- "Closed Doors" from ''Space Cadalack'' (2011) *

- "Vaya Con El Diablo" from '' Hello Cruel World'' (2011) * Shower BRB - "32Zoom" from ''Shower BRB'' (2012) * Cadalack Ron + Briefcase - "Dead Horse" from ''Times Is Hard'' (2012) * Isaiah Toothtaker - "Remix" from ''Illmatic 2'' (2013) * Sole - "The Trap" from ''

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'' (2013) * Cyesm - "Turnt" from ''Disciple'' (2013) * Tachyon Ghetto Blaster - "Steez" from ''TGB EP01'' (2014) * Tachyon Ghetto Blaster - "Steez" from ''Heaven on Earth'' (2016) * Cyesm - "Lady Liberty" from ''Romance for Misfits'' (2016) *

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- "Lord Taketh" from ''First Storm'' (2020)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mestizo 1981 births Living people Rappers from Los Angeles American hip hop record producers Record producers from California 21st-century American rappers