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Marco Cervantes
Mexstep, Marco Cervantes, is a rapper, producer, DJ, and scholar based in San Antonio, Texas. He performs as a solo artist and is a member of the hip hop group Third Root. His music focuses on the power of knowledge, spirituality, and cultural memory with attention to Chicano history and Black and Brown solidarity movements. Along with his artistic work, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the coordinator of the Mexican American Studies Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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A major aspect of my art is to bring people together to foster networking and community building that can lead to social movement. I work to write lyrics that reflect resistance in the face of debilitating cycles of police brutality, flawed educational systems, privately owned prisons and detainment centers, corporately owned politicians, and racist judicial systems. With my art, I hope to raise questions, incite discussion, and promote healing, growth, and liberation.
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