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.