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Tha Mexakinz comprises Long Beach, CA MC's Rudy "Capitol I-Man" Archuleta and Rodrigo "Sinful".<ref name="Huey">Huey, Steve "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p143164/biography|pure_url=yes}} Tha Mexakinz Biography]", ''[[Allmusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref><ref name="PressTelegram">"Rappin to The Beat", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 29 July 1996</ref> They were initially signed to [[Motown Records]] sublabel Mad Sounds in 1993, becoming the first Latin artists to be signed to Motown.<ref name="LS">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=UptdAAAAMAAJ&q=%22tha+mexakinz%22&dq=%22tha+mexakinz%22&pgis=1 Latin Style magazine]'', 1999</ref> The group's debut single "Phonkie Melodia" reached #32 on the Billboard Maxi-Singles sales chart in 1994.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22tha+mexakinz%22#PPA29,M1 Billboard Magazine], 29 January 1994, p.29</ref> They gained a strong underground following among both [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[alternative rock]] fans for their bilingual rhymes.<ref name="Huey" /> With their third album, the duo incorporated elements of alternative rock and [[ska-punk]] into their sound.<ref name="Huey2">Huey, Steve "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r380263/review|pure_url=yes}} '' Crossing All Borders'' Review]", ''[[Allmusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref>
Tha Mexakinz comprises Long Beach, CA MC's Rudy "Capitol I-Man" Archuleta and Rodrigo "Sinful".<ref name="Huey">Huey, Steve "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p143164/biography|pure_url=yes}} Tha Mexakinz Biography]", ''[[Allmusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref><ref name="PressTelegram">"Rappin to The Beat", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 29 July 1996</ref> They were initially signed to [[Motown Records]] sublabel Mad Sounds in 1993, becoming the first Latin artists to be signed to Motown.<ref name="LS">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=UptdAAAAMAAJ&q=%22tha+mexakinz%22&dq=%22tha+mexakinz%22&pgis=1 Latin Style magazine]'', 1999</ref> The group's debut single "Phonkie Melodia" reached #32 on the Billboard Maxi-Singles sales chart in 1994.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22tha+mexakinz%22#PPA29,M1 Billboard Magazine], 29 January 1994, p.29</ref> They gained a strong underground following among both [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[alternative rock]] fans for their bilingual rhymes.<ref name="Huey" /> With their third album, the duo incorporated elements of alternative rock and [[ska-punk]] into their sound.<ref name="Huey2">Huey, Steve "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r380263/review|pure_url=yes}} '' Crossing All Borders'' Review]", ''[[Allmusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref>


The duo are still working together, and in 2006, they appeared at the Los Angeles Hip Hop & Reggaeton Fest.<ref>Monroy, Rodolfo (2006) "[http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/guiaocio/8862.html Euforia bailable]", ''[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]'', 1 June 2006</ref> In 2009, Tha Mexakinz added 3rd 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 DJ's. 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. In 2013 the original duo of Tha Mexakinz began working on another new album.<ref name="Rincon">Rincon, Mauricio "Tha Mexakinz Street Team Member"</ref>
The duo are still working together, and in 2006, they appeared at the Los Angeles Hip Hop & Reggaeton Fest.<ref>Monroy, Rodolfo (2006) "[http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/guiaocio/8862.html Euforia bailable]", ''[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]'', 1 June 2006</ref> In 2009, Tha Mexakinz added 3rd 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 well as life events. In 2013 the original duo of Tha Mexakinz began working on another new album, however again, the project was put on hold. <ref name="Rincon">Rincon, Mauricio "Tha Mexakinz Street Team Member"</ref>
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.<ref name="Manzer">Manzer, Tracy (2009) "[http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12420982 Tentative trial date set in Long Beach rapper's sex assault case] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613210257/http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12420982 |date=2011-06-13 }}", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 21 May 2009</ref> 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.<ref name="Manzer8">Manzer, Tracy (2009) "[http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_12786974 Long Beach rapper not guilty on all but two counts in sexual assault case]", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 8 July 2009</ref> On 23 July he was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to the criminal threats charge.<ref name="Manzer23">Manzer, Tracy (2009) "[http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12900775 Long Beach rapper gets 5 years probation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613210712/http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12900775 |date=2011-06-13 }}", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 23 July 2009</ref>
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.<ref name="Manzer">Manzer, Tracy (2009) "[http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12420982 Tentative trial date set in Long Beach rapper's sex assault case] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613210257/http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12420982 |date=2011-06-13 }}", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 21 May 2009</ref> 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.<ref name="Manzer8">Manzer, Tracy (2009) "[http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_12786974 Long Beach rapper not guilty on all but two counts in sexual assault case]", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 8 July 2009</ref> On 23 July he was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to the criminal threats charge.<ref name="Manzer23">Manzer, Tracy (2009) "[http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12900775 Long Beach rapper gets 5 years probation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613210712/http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12900775 |date=2011-06-13 }}", ''[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]]'', 23 July 2009</ref>

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Tha Mexakinz
OriginLong Beach, California, United States
GenresHip Hop
Years activeEarly 1990s–present
LabelsMad Sounds/Motown, Wild West
MembersRudy "Capitol I-Man" Archuleta
Rodrigo "Sinful" Navarro
Past membersManuel "Cashmiro" Navarro

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.

History

Tha Mexakinz comprises Long Beach, CA MC's 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 3rd 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 well as 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

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b Huey, Steve "Tha Mexakinz Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ "Rappin to The Beat", Long Beach Press-Telegram, 29 July 1996
  3. ^ Latin Style magazine, 1999
  4. ^ Billboard Magazine, 29 January 1994, p.29
  5. ^ Huey, Steve " Crossing All Borders Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  6. ^ Monroy, Rodolfo (2006) "Euforia bailable", El Universal, 1 June 2006
  7. ^ Rincon, Mauricio "Tha Mexakinz Street Team Member"
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ Manzer, Tracy (2009) "Long Beach rapper not guilty on all but two counts in sexual assault case", Long Beach Press-Telegram, 8 July 2009
  10. ^ 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
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