Marcus Cardenas, better known by his stage name MC Magic, is a Hispanic rapper, songwriter and record producer, known for rapping and singing, both in English and Spanish. MC Magic was born Marco Cardenas 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.