MC Magic

About

Marco Cardenas (born June 29, 1967), better known by his stage name MC Magic, is a Mexican-born American rapper, singer and songwriter known for singing and rapping, both in English and Spanish. He is also the founder of NastyBoy Records which he launched in 1990, and the hip hop group NB Ridaz (initially known as Nastyboy Klick).

MC Magic was born Marco Cardenas on June 29, 1967, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. At the age of five, his family immigrated to the United States and Cardenas grew up in Avondale, Arizona. At the age of thirteen, his friend Rob taught him to play the drum machine and Cardenas began working as a DJ. He graduated from Agua Fria High School in 1985.

Having been the drive behind Nastyboy’s undertakings, MC Magic was primed to release his second solo album in 2006. The May release, Magic City, peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and at number 60 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Magic City’s success opened up many new opportunities for him but mostly it established MC Magic as a solo act. MC Magic’s newfound success as a solo artist motivated him to continue his successful…