That Mexican OT embodies Texas culture like few artists working in rap today. Born and bred in Bay City, TX, OT proudly represents the Third Coast, and his new album Lonestar Luchador is a singular combination of the bold flavors that come together to create Texas. OT’s music fuses the screwedup sound and trunk rattle of Houston rap, the furious flows and methodical bars of East Coast hiphop, and the throwback feeling of classic norteño and Tejano, a showcase of the diverse styles that made OT the oneofakind MC he is today. He’s collaborated with indisputable Texas legends like Paul Wall on his single “Johnny Dang,” as well as OG Ron C on the choppednotslopped version of his mixtape Nonsense and Mexican Shit, placing him firmly in the legacy of Texas slab music. That Mexican OT isn’t just looking to the past; he’s giving his own fresh twist to a classic sound, like a supercharged engine under the candypainted hood of an oldschool Impala.