Michael Thomas Marquez (born July 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Mike Mictlan ([ˈmikt͡ɬaːn][2]), is a rapper from Los Angeles, California,[3] who is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[5] Marquez was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Vietnam veteran father from Venice, Italy, and an American mother, who is from Anaheim.

He attended Hopkins High School where he would create the foundations of Doomtree with P.O.S, Paper Tiger, MK Larada and Lazerbeak.

This eventually lead Marquez into moving back to Minneapolis and officially help create Doomtree as a hip hop collective and label.

[21] Ada Katarina of Mezzic described the night as "a high-energy mix of styles, ages, love for the rap scene that has supported him and a whole lot of wag.

[25] In 2014, Mictlan released Hella Frreal, a ten-song LP featuring artists such as Ceschi and production from Cecil Otter and Lazerbeak, among others.