08.15.2025

Manifest

The Defiant New Full-Length Immerses Listeners in OT’s World of Fast Cars, Sly Humor, and Tight Rhymes

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Threaded Together With A Playful Schoolyard Theme, the 24-Track Album Is Home to the Single “Baby Mad At Me” ft. Lil Wayne, With Additional Guest Spots From BigXThaPlug, Denzel Curry, Sauce Walka, Money Man, Bravo The Bag Chaser, Lil Jairmy, and More

Critical Praise:

“That Mexican OT is a consummate entertainer…he underscores how syncretic Texas music has always been, infusing traditions from both sides of the border with his own idiosyncrasies. The result is a brightly colored spectacle, a freestyle brawl of rap styles and regional flavors.” – Pitchfork

“That Mexican OT is having a moment…The 24-year-old from Bay City, Texas, is the latest regional Mexican performer to take over the hearts and minds of a music-loving world. But instead of corridos tumbados y bélicos or longing cumbias, Virgil Rene Gazca, better known as That Mexican OT (the OT stands for “Outta Texas”), is making waves in the world of third coast rap.” – Los Angeles Times

“That Mexican OT looks like a cowboy. But he sounds like a rap star.” – The Washington Post

“He’s got his fans hopped up on the same giddy multiculturalism as he is.” – The FADER

“OT’s creativity and style is introducing something truly unprecedented to the rap industry and the relatively smaller landscape of Latin rap.” – Houston Chronicle

“The Texas rapper is climbing the charts and bridging generational divides” – SPIN

“His deep bag of flows and lyrical creativity as well as his consistent musical output is impressive.” – Lyrical Lemonade

“That Mexican OT’s Southern Trap Shines On ‘Lonestar Luchador’…OT (Outta Texas) delivers a charming Southern style partnered with his own Bay City flow that makes ‘Lonestar Luchador’ a must-listen.” – HotNewHipHop

The Album:

Armed with one of the smoothest flows in the rap game and animated by his irreverent sense of humor, That Mexican OT is coming for the number one spot. The 26-year-old Texan releases his new album Recess, a worthy follow-up to his acclaimed and commercially successful efforts, Lonestar Luchador (2023) and Texas Technician (2024). Channeling the mischievous and carefree spirit of a trouble-making kid on a playground, the tape is the latest showcase of the Bay City, TX rapper’s singular blend of lightning-fast flows and Texas-fried melodies. Threaded together with skits that showcase OT’s expert world-building and sharp sense of humor, the 24-track album furthers the rapper’s exploration of the Texas sound he loves, complete with organ blasts, scratching guitars, and percussion purpose-built to make car stereos bounce.

OT imbues every song with that Texas flavor, even as Recess adds new colors to OT’s palette. Setting the tone with lyrical exercise “Hate Being Famous,” OT opens up about his struggles to reconcile his rising public profile and his need to be his authentic self, while the second song, “Beat Box,” boasts a classic boom-bap beat that meshes perfectly with OT’s drawl. “Chronic,” a collaboration with L.A.’s Bravo The Bagchaser, and produced by Platinum-selling production duo Bankroll Got It, is OT’s take on a West Coast rider’s anthem. Other songs stress OT’s skill with melodies, reflecting the rapper’s love of genres like rock and country: Lil Wayne collaboration “Baby Mad At Me” tells a relationship tale with wailing guitars; the tongue-in-cheek “Weed Eater” lovingly satiraizes classic Country & Wesstern music, and the emotional “Runnin’” shimmers with a sumptuous that fits the modern Nashville sound.

Recess has plenty of experimentation, but it is also packed with the Texas-style bangers that fans have come to expect. “F*ck On Me,” a collaboration with Detroit’s NASAAN, stacks out-of-pocket boasts over a swinging beat that would make Pimp C proud. “Accessories,” the recent single, recruits fellow Mexican-American rapper Peso Peso for a sumptuous song for the stoners. OT continues to collaborate with rappers from his home state’s scene, teaming up with BigXThaPlug on the fiery “U And Me,” connecting with frequent collaborator Sauce Walka and Bay City day one Hogg Booma for “Guidance,” and Lil Jairmy and OTB Fastlane join the party on “Beat Box.” Featuring additional guest spots from Denzel Curry and Money Man, Recess is available on all platforms via Capitol/GoodTalk/Good Money Global/Manifest.

Earlier this summer, That Mexican OT announced the “Recess Tour,” launching in late August. The tour finds the Bay City rapper performing 24 dates across the South and Midwest, stopping in cities like Memphis, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis, and spending 4 dates touring his native Texas. The upcoming “Recess Tour” will feature live performances of songs from the new album and his catalog full of hits. Tickets for the “Recess Tour” are available at ThatMexicanOT.net

After breaking out in 2023 with his PLATINUM-selling hit “Johnny Dang” ft. Paull Wall & DRODi and the critically acclaimed album Lonestar Luchador–earning “Best of” recognition from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, and Pitchfork–That Mexican OT took his success to a new level in 2024. The rapper earned a spot on the 2024 XXL Freshman list, was named one of the 7 Artists Shaping the Sound of 2024 by The New York Times, appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast (his episode topped the podcast chart for multiple days), sat for an interview with Nardwuar, headlined a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, and shut down his sets at the Austin City Limits Festival. Last March, OT shared Texas Technician, which featured guest spots from Slim Thug, Paul Wall, and many more from the Texas scene, as well as national figures like Moneybagg Yo. The Texas Technician single “02.02.99” peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100, en route to GOLD status.

Continuing to represent for Bay City as he rises through the Texas scene, That Mexican OT is ready to go on a generational run.

Stream Recess HERE

“Recess Tour” Dates:
August 28 – Midland, TX (The Tailgate)
August 29 – Canyon, TX (The Lumberyard)
August 30 – Beaumont, TX (Doggett Ford Park Exhibit Hall)
August 31 – College Station, TX (Shiner Park)
September 3 – Chattanooga, TN (The Signal)
September 4 – Memphis, TN (Minglewood Hall)
September 8 – Lexington, KY (Manchester Music Hall)
September 9 – Newport, KY (MegaCorp Pavilion)
September 11 – Pittsburgh, PA (Stage AE)
September 12 – Milwaukee, WI (The Rave)
September 13 – Minneapolis, MN (The Fillmore)
September 16 – Missoula, MT (The Wilma)
September 17 – Garden City, ID (Revolution Concert House)
September 18 – Salt Lake City, UT (Rockwell at the Complex)
September 20 – Fort Worth, TX (TEXXASFEST)
September 22 – Oklahoma City, OK (The Criterion)
September 23 – Tulsa, OK (Tulsa Theater)
September 24 – Wichita, KS (The Cotillion)
September 26 – Omaha, NE (The Waiting Room)
September 27 – Bentonville, AR (The Momentary Green)
September 30 – Des Moines, IA (Val Air Ballroom)
October 1 – Kansas City, MO (Grinders)
October 2 – St. Louis, MO (The Factory)

Credit: Dorian Green

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The Background:

That Mexican OT is making sure Texas has a seat secured at the rap table. The Bay City, Texas rapper has burst onto the scene with his unique mix of exuberant, confidence-filled bars and the truck-rattling sensibilities of prime southern rap, mixed with the experimentation of DJ Screw’s signature sludgy chopped-n-screwed sound.

He flaunts a sound that plays just as well globally as it does at the parking lot kickback. The Tejano rapper rose to fame off his legendary linkup with Houston royalty Paul Wall on “Johnny Dang” (300 Million+ Streams), which Pitchfork honored as one of the best 100 songs of 2023. He parlayed that success into his breakout mixtape Lonestar Luchador, which was heralded by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, HipHopDX, The Houston Chronicle, Passion Of The Weiss, and more.

Notching tens of millions of streams on hits such as “Hardest Ese Ever,” “Cowboy Killer,” and “Hit List” solidified him as one of the most exciting southern rappers on the come up. With his latest album, Texas Technician, That Mexican OT delivers on the fun and raucous sound that made him, while also showing off a meticulous desire to expand his range.

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That Mexican OT Levels Up With ‘Recess,’ His Heavy-Hitting and Hook-Filled New Album

08.15.2025

That Mexican OT Releases New Album Recess, Available Everywhere via Capitol Records / GoodTalk / Good Money Global / Manifest

The Defiant New Full-Length Immerses Listeners in OT’s World of Fast Cars, Sly Humor, and Tight Rhymes

Stream HERE