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Virgil René Gazca, known professionally as That Mexican OT, is an American rapper from Bay City, Texas. He is best known for his 2023 single "Johnny Dang", which entered the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Interscope Records. The song preceded the release of his debut studio album, Lonestar Luchador, in July of that year.

Early life
Virgil René Gazca was born in Bay City, Texas, in 1999. Shelby Stewart of the Houston Chronicle stated that Gazca "faced the hardships of life in the ghetto...faced betrayal from his own kin, and he's even had his own battle with drug abuse". ==Career==
Career
As a performer, Gazca adopted the stage name That Mexican OT, short for "Outta Texas". Gazca began recording hip-hop songs independently for online release. This led to him releasing a number of mixtapes in the early 2020s, including South Texas Project (2020), Southside Steppin (2021), 1 Double 0 (2021), and Nonsense and Mexican Shit (2022). His independent releases and remixes of other artists' material led to him gaining further exposure. In addition, the song's music video has been played over 97 million times on YouTube and the song itself streamed over 194 million times on Spotify. Lonestar Luchador charted at number 59 on the Billboard 200 upon release. Collaborators on Lonestar Luchador include Ralph Barbosa, BigXthaPlug, Lefty Sm, Maxo Kream, and Big Yavo. ==Influences==
Influences
Gazca was influenced by a number of musicians in his youth, ranging from rapper Big L to country singer George Strait. He told Shelby Stewart of the Houston Chronicle that he had wanted to be a rapper since he was four years old, and would sing along to rap videos he saw on 106 & Park. He also thought that his music showed influence of his Texan and Mexican ancestry through the lyrics of songs such as "Hardest Ese Ever". David Crone of AllMusic wrote of That Mexican OT's style that it contains "bold lyricism and a relentless flow while melding trap and mariachi guitars". Billboard similarly stated that Lonestar Luchador contained Tejano music influences as well as hip-hop. Gazca told Billboard that the inspiration for the song "Johnny Dang" was the works of Slick Rick, and that the album's title was inspired by lucha libre, a Mexican style of wrestling. ==Discography==
Discography
Albums Mixtapes Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other charted songs Other charted songs ==Notes==
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