MC Magic  Marco Cardenas (born 29 June 1970), better known by his stage name MC Magic, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer known for singing and rapping, both in English and Spanish. MC Magic was born Marco Cardenas in June 29, 1970, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. At the age of five, his family immigrated to the United States and Cardenas grew up in Phoenix, 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's Top Heatseekers chart and at number 60 for Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums. But in the end the song was criticized as, " not that good The critics were later proven wrong by his upcoming hits. He brought in much money from the later albums but none were ever are as popular and greatly loved as "Magic City". "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 run, with his follow-up album "Magic City Part II" which was released in June 2008. "Magic City Part II" featured some of the hottest artists in the game with guest appearances from Baby Bash, Too Short, Chingo Bling, Big Gemini, and DJ Kane of the Kumbia Kings. "Magic City Part II" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and contained hit songs such as "Princesa", "Girl I Love You" and "The Only 1". As MC Magic's career started to take off rapidly, he started to tour continuously all over the States; the shows ranged from small venues to huge arenas. MC Magic decided to continue to expand his solo music catalog and started to record songs for his new album "The Rewire". Eventually he released the album's first single "Mrs. Delicious". The record was uptempo, completely different from his usual R&B style but it seemed to work. Even though "The Rewire" was completed by late December, it was set to be released on Valentine's Day of 2011. MC Magic promoted his upcoming album repeatedly in his hometown of Phoenix, with huge billboards and bus benches throughout the city.