Mex Cortez is acknowledged as one of the rap talents in Hip Hop music in Africa.
The rapper who comes from Tanzania has for the longest time been putting his country on the map, proving to be amongst the youngest successful rappers in this era of HipHop music.
His level of versatility is unmatchable and his bars, rhyme scheme, and metaphors in the lyrics is GOAT levels. With his debut album dubbed ‘Monsoon Winds’ out he’s set to now conquer the world at large and attain that international music niche.
In it, he gently holds our hands and takes us back to his Sri Lankan roots, but also beats on his chest to remind us how much of an impact he has made in the East African HipHop music scene.
Monsoon Winds tells us the story of how Mex had to break out of his cocoon in an environment where he was already battling the pressures of culture, race, education, music and family.
Here’s the official tracklist of Mex Cortez’s ‘Monsoon Winds’ that has 12 features:
1. Stepping Up featuring Chi
2. Transformation
3. My Name featuring Arzoo
4. Esco Bars featuring Chi
5. Uncle KB [Skit]
6. Bilingual featuring Chi, One the Incredible, Wakazi
7. African Love featuring V.I.C, Atan
8. Fundi featuring A.Y
9. Ipepee featuring G Nakeo, Gemma Griffiths
10. Hashim Dogo [Skit]
11. Melanin featuring FreshLikeUhhh
12. She Knows featuring V.I.C, FreshLikeUhhh
13. One Night
14. Hashim Dogo [Skit]
15. Let It Burn featuring Neash
16. Kings featuring Lufu, Chedi
17. Raw Uncut featuring Nikki Mbishi
18. Do It
The official back cover art and tracklist for Mex Cortez’s ‘Monsoon Winds’. Photo credit: Instagram/mex.tz
Mex’s ability to rap in Kiswahili, English, and Sinhala has made him one of Tanzania’s great wonders and an African gem.
Mex is a rapper who always stands out and his representation of himself is ‘ A young determined, enthusiastic & hard-working rapper whose main aim is to see Hip Hop in Africa take major leaps and get the right recognition across the world’.
Mex Cortez undoubtedly is on a wave and we cannot wait to see where the winds take him.
He’s released the studio album exclusively on Bandcamp, at least at the moment. You can stream Monsoon Album via the link below
