Alejandro Ocana (born in 1973), better known by hisstage name2Mex, is arapper fromLos Angeles, California, United States.^[1] He is a member ofThe Visionaries and of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated withunderground hip hop artists such asJel,Omid,Thavius Beck,Factor Chandelier,Radioinactive, andIsaiah "Ikey" Owens.

2Mex
Ocana performing in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Alejandro Ocana
Born	1973 (age 51–52)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop Underground hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Memo Records Afterlife Records Mean Street Temporary Whatever Paladin Creative Super Co. Strange Famous Records
Member of	Visionaries Of Mexican Descent The Mind Clouders SonGodSuns $martyr Look Daggers The Returners

2Mex attended theGood Life Cafe open mic nights in1992, which played a significant role in shaping his early career. In 1998, he released his first album withThe Visionaries, as well as the debut album of Of Mexican Descent. He was also featured on the Omid compilation albumBeneath the Surface.

In 1999, 2Mex was featured (along with Xololanxinxo as Of Mexican Descent) on the Fat Jack compilation albumCater 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 compilationDeclaration of an Independent.^[2] He then releasedB-Boys in Occupied Mexico on Mean Street in 2001.^[3]Sweat Lodge Infinite was released on Temporary Whatever in 2003.^[4][5][6] The self-titled album,2Mex, was released in 2004.^[7][8] He releasedMy Fanbase Will Destroy You onStrange Famous Records in 2010. It features guest appearances fromMurs,Prince Po,Busdriver andNobody.^[9] In 2016, one of his legs was amputated due to complications from diabetes. He addressed the loss and other struggles in the 2017 albumLospital.^[10]

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)

Visionaries(2Mex with 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(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 withIsaiah 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)

• Key-Kool &Rhettmatic – "Visionaries (Stop Actin' Scary)" fromKozmonautz (1995)
• Nobody – "Shades of Orange" fromSoulmates (2000)
• Abstract Rude + Tribe Unique – "Frisbee" fromP.A.I.N.T. (2001)
• Existereo – "Morals" fromDirty Deeds & Dead Flowers (2001)
• Jel vs. 2Mex – "D.I.Y. Partisan" (2002)
• Busdriver &Radioinactive withDaedelus – "Barely Music" fromThe Weather (2003)
• Dax, Neogen, Dert, Reconcile, Professor Who, Dokument, Chosen1, Griffin, Lazarus, Raphi, Drastic,Propaganda & Macho – "Remember This Day" fromUnderground Rise, Volume 1: Sunrise/Sunset(2003)
• Omid – "Myth Behind the Man" fromMonolith (2003)
• Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique – "Flow and Tell" fromShowtyme (2003)
• Awol One – "Gagbuster" fromSelf Titled (2004)
• Shape Shifters – "American Idle" fromWas Here (2004)
• Subtitle – "Crew Cut (for Sale)" fromYoung Dangerous Heart (2005)
• Busdriver – "Sphinx's Coonery" fromFear of a Black Tangent (2005)
• Ellay Khule – "Fading Rhythms" fromCaliformula (2006)
• Prince Po – "Ask Me" fromPrettyblack (2006)
• Thavius Beck – "Dedicated to Difficulty" fromThru (2006)
• Mestizo – "Back Wash" fromDream State (2007)
• The Gigantics – "Don't" fromDie Already (2008)
• Expedyte featLouis Logic, Phakt – "Sunny Daze" fromLife (2008)
• Ceschi – "Same Old Love Song" (2009)
• Neila – "Mercy Refused" fromBetter Late Than Never (2009)
• Factor Chandelier – "Mental Illness" fromLawson Graham (2010)
• Radioinactive – "Mint Tea" fromThe Akashic Record (2013)
• Self Provoked – "Trophies" from [The Propaganda] (2015)
• Sal Crosby & Bons Reeb - "20" (2025)

• 2Mex onStrange Famous Records
• 2Mex discography atDiscogs