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Lexa Gates

Lexa Gates

Lexa Gates, the Colombian-Puerto Rican artist from Queens, has carved out a singular lane with her intoxicating blend of R&B and rap. After leaving school at 15 and teaching herself to record at home, she has since built a full-fledged career and quickly gained recognition for her distinct sound. Her 2024 debut album Elite Vessel charted on Billboard, featured collaborations with Zelooperz and Billy Lemos, and earned praise from Rolling Stone (“Artist You Need to Know”) and Complex (“one of the best under-the-radar rap albums of 2024”). That same year, Gates staged her first 10-hour performance art piece in New York City that going viral with over 300 million views. She also wrapped her first sold-out headline tour, debuted at festivals including Outside Lands, Capitol Hill Block Party, and London’s Jazz Café Festival, and starred in a KITH campaign alongside fellow NY-Natives Fabolous and Jadakiss. She also delivered a standout cover of Amy Winehouse’s I Heard Love Is Blind for Apple Music and earned “Artist to Watch” nods from Billboard, People, and Hypebeast, alongside co-signs from SZA, Aminé, and Isaiah Rashad. With her sophomore album I Am, Gates channels the raw emotional intensity of Fiona Apple, Amy Winehouse, and Lana Del Rey, pairing slick-talking candor with siren-like vocals that wrestle with themes of love, obsession, and desire.

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Lexa Gates

Lexa Gates, the Colombian-Puerto Rican artist from Queens, has carved out a singular lane with her intoxicating blend of R&B and rap. After leaving school at 15 and teaching herself to record at home, she has since built a full-fledged career and quickly gained recognition for her distinct sound. Her 2024 debut album Elite Vessel charted on Billboard, featured collaborations with Zelooperz and Billy Lemos, and earned praise from Rolling Stone (“Artist You Need to Know”) and Complex (“one of the best under-the-radar rap albums of 2024”). That same year, Gates staged her first 10-hour performance art piece in New York City that going viral with over 300 million views. She also wrapped her first sold-out headline tour, debuted at festivals including Outside Lands, Capitol Hill Block Party, and London’s Jazz Café Festival, and starred in a KITH campaign alongside fellow NY-Natives Fabolous and Jadakiss. She also delivered a standout cover of Amy Winehouse’s I Heard Love Is Blind for Apple Music and earned “Artist to Watch” nods from Billboard, People, and Hypebeast, alongside co-signs from SZA, Aminé, and Isaiah Rashad. With her sophomore album I Am, Gates channels the raw emotional intensity of Fiona Apple, Amy Winehouse, and Lana Del Rey, pairing slick-talking candor with siren-like vocals that wrestle with themes of love, obsession, and desire.

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