- GOV’T NAME: Virgil Gazca
- AGE: 25
- REPPIN’: Bay Metropolis, Texas
- X: @ThatMexicanOT_
- INSTAGRAM: @thatmexicanot
- TIKTOK: @thatmexicanot
- NOTABLE RELEASES: Songs: “Johnny Dang” with Paul Wall and Drodi, “02.02.99,” “Twisting Fingers” with Moneybagg Yo, “Level Em Out” with DaBaby; Mixtapes: Nonsense and Mexican Sh*t, Lonestar Luchador, Texas Technician; Visitor Appearances: Paul Wall’s “Lined in Ice,” Maxo Kream’s “Speaking In Screw”
- LABEL: Manifest/GoodTalk/Good Cash International/Capitol
- CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Recess venture dropping this summer time.
- WHO ELSE SHOULD BE PART OF THIS YEAR’S CLASS: “Most likely Hogg Booma. He undoubtedly a Bay Metropolis legend the place we from. I’m gonna put him simply because I f**ok together with his music. I’m gonna undoubtedly say Drodi. Drodi deserves it as a result of simply the work he’s placing in.”
- INFLUENCED BY: “A lot. From A to Z and all the pieces in between. I similar to good music. Hopsin and Eminem had been, for certain, the 2 that helped me determine it out and paved the way in which for me. After all, we bought Paul Wall, after all, we bought Slim Thug and particularly Lil Keke.”
- AS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL: “I used to be a very good child, however I used to be f**king up ’trigger I used to be simply combating loads. I appreciated historical past somewhat bit simply because it had some cool details. I really feel like the entire level of historical past, or understanding it, is to maintain it from repeating itself.”
I feel me simply being a fan is what retains me motivated. ’Trigger on the finish of the day, we’re all rapping as a result of we f**kin’ adore it. We take heed to it, we jam. It’s what we wish to do. It’s vital to my profession and the individuals which can be watching as a result of, clearly, it’s a stamp. It’s such as you’re doing one thing proper. You bought motion-type sh*t. It’s a rattling close to once-in-a-life-time factor. I imply, it’s XXL. It’s a giant staple. I really feel prefer it’s simply good to have on the résumé.
I undoubtedly executed loads. I didn’t suppose I used to be gonna be right here. Quite a lot of instances, I be pondering, is it gonna finish? I get that worry after which I bear in mind, I do that sh*t. So, it’s a good looking factor. It retains me humble, retains me level-headed. I really feel like I’ve been doing it for like 20 years now, but it surely’s solely been two-and-a-half. It’s all God’s timing. I didn’t select it, he selected it.
[My fans] are gonna be so completely satisfied. Them followers labored onerous. They labored onerous for me and I’m grateful for that. I bought followers that love me and act like they know me like I’m from their household. I can already see the texts like, ‘I really like you, cousin, I’m so pleased with you.’ However that’s why I really like my followers. They simply make me really feel like dwelling. They make me really feel welcomed and beloved. [When I celebrate] I’ll pour some drink. A deuce or some drink, cheers, get proper again to it.”—As informed to Joey Echevarria
Watch That Mexican OT’s 2024 XXL Freshman Freestyle
That Mexican OT 2024 XXL FRESHMAN FREESTYLE
That Mexican OT has shortly established himself as one of the crucial constant rising stars within the rap recreation. That applies simply as a lot to his cadence and lyrical means because it does to his musical output and love for his dwelling state of Texas. His rough-and-tumble rhymes about life coming from Bay Metropolis, Texas are invariably delivered with double entendres, comedic undertones and a move that by no means falters. The 25-year-old self-described “nation boy” checks all these containers in his personal slab-centric method together with his 2024 XXL Freshman freestyle.
As his signature tongue rolls slide flawlessly by his iced-out grill, That Mexican OT solely wants roughly 35 seconds to show why he’s a stable staple of the 2024 XXL Freshman Class. The Texas Technician’s rapid-fire but cantillating cadence permits viewers of his freestyle to sit down shotgun in his Cadillac as he paints an ideal image of the methods by which he likes to stay within the quick lane.
As he rocks a white 10-gallon hat with cowboy boots to match, very similar to the heroic figures of basic Western cinema, OT glides a cappella-style with a vivid lyrical journey that features express escapades, gang banging in Escalades and even nation delicacies.
“I am from the Southside of the map, killers get killed, jackers get jacked,” That Mexican OT raps within the video under. “I am unable to belief this h* singin’ ‘Dat B**ch’, I gradual boogie in my ’Lac/This h* tryna Dougie in my lap, I am simply tryna f**ok her then hit a lap.”
At that time, the Lonestar Luchador seamlessly switches up the move to a extra sing-songy tone, however the message stays loud and clear: That Mexican OT loves the women. “Trip with a truck stuffed with strippers ’trigger we gon’ slide with a pole/If you happen to ain’t right down to die ’bout this s**t, I am unable to name you my loc/She say, ‘I bought somethin’ to say,’ I say, ‘I already know’/You gotta let a h* be a h* and simply let the sh*t go,” he raps.
That Mexican OT then wraps up his freestyle in the identical method he entered the hip-hop house by representing the robust aspect of Texas. “Nation boy cookin’ armadillo/I am from a spot that is referred to as watch out/Bleed out blue and piss out yellow/Do not mess wit’ Texas, it is best to know higher.”
OT definitely raps as if he is brimming with confidence and he has each proper to really feel that method. Prior to creating the grade as a member of this 12 months’s XXL Freshman Class, his 2023 breakthrough anthem “Johnny Dang” that includes his pal Drodi and legendary Texan, Paul Wall, grew to become licensed platinum. Together with over 128 million Spotify streams, the observe additionally landed the MC his first-ever look on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart, peaking at No. 65. Over the previous 12 months, That Mexican OT delivered two stellar initiatives within the type of 2023’s Lonestar Luchador and 2024’s Texas Technician, each of which acquired common important acclaim.
Nonetheless, regardless of his overtly braggadocious demeanor on wax, the person behind the mic is far more humble. OT treats the highlight as if he is nonetheless the identical Latino child who fell in love with the sport whereas rapping for his dad and uncles as a toddler. In reality, that is the very cause he’s selecting to call his upcoming venture Recess, which is due out this summer time.
“The subsequent one, I wish to name it Recess simply because I am nonetheless being a child with all of this s**t,” That Mexican OT tells XXL. “I nonetheless really feel like I am on the cafeteria lunch desk with my homeboy, beating on the desk. I nonetheless really feel like I am rapping for my dad within the kitchen.”
Take a look at That Mexican OT do what he does finest in his 2024 XXL Freshman freestyle under.
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