Urban Latino Magazine, Issue #91: Departments - Almost Famous

Almost Famous - Mexia, the “Mexican Messiah”

Words By: Terri-Lynne Waldron

With music running through his bloodline, it’s no surprise that Mexia, the “Mexican Messiah,” is hip-hop’s newest Spanglish poet with the release of his digital debut record, Past Present Future. The record was released on September 29 through Sueños Entertainment, an independent label he co-founded in the spring of this year with his parents and brother Raul.

The San Jose native is the son of Hernán Hernández one of the founders, (along with Mexia’s uncles), of the Grammy award-winning norteño band Los Tigres Del Norte.

Mexia may share his father’s taste for music, but the 27-year-old prefers to stir the pot wit