Magna Carda Explained

Magna Carda is an American hip hop outfit from Austin, Texas. The group is notable for performing with live instrumentation, and has been called "Austin's answer to The Roots" by Mashable.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Magna Carda was formed in 2011 at St. Edward's University by keyboardist/producer Dougie Do and rapper Megz Kelli.^{[3] [4]} As the group has released previous projects, in January 2014, Magna Carda released their first major mixtape, titled Van Geaux.^{[5] [6]} The group rose to prominence in the Austin music scene after performing at the inaugural X Games in Austin^[7] and after being featured in a BuzzFeed article, entitled "40 Songs Proving That Austin, Texas is the Capital of Dope Jams",^[8] along with NPR's "Heavy Rotation."

Discography

• Creature Creative (2012)
• Shoe String Theory (2013)
• Van Geaux (2014)
• Van Geaux Remix (2014)
• Like It Is (2014)
• CirQlation (2016)
• Somewhere Between EP (2017)
• Coffee Table Talk Vol. 1 (2017)
• LADEE EP (2019)
• Coffee Table Talk Vol.2 (2020)
• To The Good People (2021)

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lone Stars: 11 Up-and-Coming Austin Musicians to Watch. Mashable. 20 October 2014.
2. Web site: Contact Support.
3. Web site: Hip-hop artists Megz Kelli and Dougie do play Local Live.
4. Web site: Magna Carda at KUTX 2.4.14. 4 February 2014.
5. Web site: Magna Carda - Austin's hottest hip-hop?.
6. Web site: Beat Box: Beat Box Album Review.
7. Web site: Action sports fans take in music from international and Austin bands at X Games Austin. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216131303/http://xgames.espn.go.com/ca-ES/events/2014/austin/article/11048254/action-sports-fans-take-music-international-austin-bands-x-games-austin. dead. December 16, 2014.
8. Web site: 40 Songs Proving That Austin, Texas, is the Capital of Dope Jams. BuzzFeed.