Tha Mexakinz are a Latin rap duo from Long Beach, California, who released three albums in the 1990s on Wild West Records. The first LP, "Zig Zag", was distributed by Wild West/Mad Sounds/Motown. Wild West was also affiliated with American Recordings.
Tha Mexakinz comprises Long Beach, California MCs Rudy "Capitol I-Man" Archuleta and Rodrigo "Sinful".[1][2] They were initially signed to Motown Records sublabel Mad Sounds in 1993, becoming the first Latin artists to be signed to Motown.[3] The group's debut single "Phonkie Melodia" reached #32 on the Billboard Maxi-Singles sales chart in 1994.[4] They gained a strong underground following among both hip hop and alternative rock fans for their bilingual rhymes.[1] With their third album, the duo incorporated elements of alternative rock and ska punk into their sound.[5]
The duo are still working together, and in 2006, they appeared at the Los Angeles Hip Hop & Reggaeton Fest.[6] In 2009, Tha Mexakinz added third member Manuel "Cashmiro" Navarro. Together the trio began recording new tracks and appeared at several underground shows. By 2010 they had recorded enough material that they started to work on a new album that was set to feature production by respected and well known West Coast Producers such as DJ Khalil, Focus, Dayone, and Thayod Ausar. In 2011 a video for the track titled "On My Way (Cumbia De Los Vagos)" was released through BadFame Media. By 2012 work on the new album had been halted and Cashmiro left the group due to creative differences as well as other life events. In 2013 the original duo of Tha Mexakinz began working on another new album; however, again, the project was put on hold.[7]
In 2009, Archuleta was charged with felony sexual assault including two counts of forced digital penetration, two counts of false imprisonment and one count of making threats.[8] The trial began on 1 July 2009, and on 8 July he was cleared of the sexual assault charges but found guilty of making criminal threats to kill his former girlfriend and her entire family.[9] On 23 July he was sentenced to five years' probation after pleading guilty to the criminal threats charge.[10]
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Zig Zag (1994) Wild West (entered the Billboard Heatseeker Charts at #40)
mexakinz, latin, from, long, beach, california, released, three, albums, 1990s, wild, west, records, first, distributed, wild, west, sounds, motown, wild, west, also, affiliated, with, american, recordings, originlong, beach, california, united, statesgenreshi. Tha Mexakinz are a Latin rap duo from Long Beach California who released three albums in the 1990s on Wild West Records The first LP Zig Zag was distributed by Wild West Mad Sounds Motown Wild West was also affiliated with American Recordings Tha MexakinzOriginLong Beach California United StatesGenresHip HopYears activeEarly 1990s presentLabelsMad Sounds Motown Wild WestMembersRudy Capitol I Man ArchuletaRodrigo Sinful NavarroPast membersManuel Cashmiro Navarro Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 ReferencesHistory editTha Mexakinz comprises Long Beach California MCs Rudy Capitol I Man Archuleta and Rodrigo Sinful 1 2 They were initially signed to Motown Records sublabel Mad Sounds in 1993 becoming the first Latin artists to be signed to Motown 3 The group s debut single Phonkie Melodia reached 32 on the Billboard Maxi Singles sales chart in 1994 4 They gained a strong underground following among both hip hop and alternative rock fans for their bilingual rhymes 1 With their third album the duo incorporated elements of alternative rock and ska punk into their sound 5 The duo are still working together and in 2006 they appeared at the Los Angeles Hip Hop amp Reggaeton Fest 6 In 2009 Tha Mexakinz added third member Manuel Cashmiro Navarro Together the trio began recording new tracks and appeared at several underground shows By 2010 they had recorded enough material that they started to work on a new album that was set to feature production by respected and well known West Coast Producers such as DJ Khalil Focus Dayone and Thayod Ausar In 2011 a video for the track titled On My Way Cumbia De Los Vagos was released through BadFame Media By 2012 work on the new album had been halted and Cashmiro left the group due to creative differences as well as other life events In 2013 the original duo of Tha Mexakinz began working on another new album however again the project was put on hold 7 In 2009 Archuleta was charged with felony sexual assault including two counts of forced digital penetration two counts of false imprisonment and one count of making threats 8 The trial began on 1 July 2009 and on 8 July he was cleared of the sexual assault charges but found guilty of making criminal threats to kill his former girlfriend and her entire family 9 On 23 July he was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to the criminal threats charge 10 Discography editAlbums edit Zig Zag 1994 Wild West entered the Billboard Heatseeker Charts at 40 Tha Mexakinz 1996 Wild West Crossing All Borders 1997 Wild WestSingles edit Phonkie Melodia 1993 Mad Sounds Motown Extaseason 1994 Mad Sounds Motown Confessions Hell Don t Pay 1995 Wild West Burnin Hot 1996 Wild West Problems 1997 Wild West The Wake Up Show 1997 Wild West On My Way Cumbia De Los Vagos 2011 References edit a b Huey Steve Tha Mexakinz Biography Allmusic Macrovision Corporation Rappin to The Beat Long Beach Press Telegram 29 July 1996 Latin Style magazine 1999 Billboard Magazine 29 January 1994 p 29 Huey Steve Crossing All Borders Review Allmusic Macrovision Corporation Monroy Rodolfo 2006 Euforia bailable El Universal 1 June 2006 Rincon Mauricio Tha Mexakinz Street Team Member Manzer Tracy 2009 Tentative trial date set in Long Beach rapper s sex assault case Archived 2011 06 13 at the Wayback Machine Long Beach Press Telegram 21 May 2009 Manzer Tracy 2009 Long Beach rapper not guilty on all but two counts in sexual assault case Long Beach Press Telegram 8 July 2009 Manzer Tracy 2009 Long Beach rapper gets 5 years probation Archived 2011 06 13 at the Wayback Machine Long Beach Press Telegram 23 July 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tha Mexakinz amp oldid 1146704430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
