Magna Carda

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]

Magna Carda
Origin	Austin, Texas, United States
Genres	Hip hop, neo soul, R&B
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, Akai MPC
Years active	2011–present
Members	Megz Kelli Dougie Do
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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)
• Mercedez Babies (2025)