Many 20-year-olds count down until they can flash an ID in exchange for a drink on their 21st birthday. For the artist Lexa Gates, turning 21 marked the first day of her sobriety. “I just started ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's practically no length Lexa Gates won't go to in promoting her work. In January, the singer-songwriter spent 10 hours ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. The fervent backpack traditions of New York underground rap can often produce a bit of a boy’s club, a fiercely gate-kept world in which any woman ...

Lexa Gates has officially released her long-awaited label debut album, Elite Vessel. A deeply personal and introspective project, Elite Vessel takes listeners on an emotional journey through Lexa's ...

Born Ivanna Alexandra Martinez, singer and rapper Lexa Gates was raised in Puerto Rico and in Queens, New York, where she struggled in high school and dropped out at age 15. She’d felt overlooked and ...

Hip hop and rap artist Lexa Gates was announced as the headliner for A&O Productions’ annual concert, Philfest, on Thursday afternoon. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Gates — also known as Ivanna ...

Kith is stepping into Spring 2025 with an elevated collection of transitional apparel, accessories, and exclusive footwear, all designed in fresh seasonal hues. To mark the occasion, Kith Records has ...

Riding high off a fall 2024 album release, Queens-born rapper Lexa Gates is now bringing her singular sound to Orlando. Gates, who’s just 24 years old and was co-signed by SZA last year, released ...

Last Saturday, Lexa Gates was supposed to perform at Governors Ball, her very first music festival. But unfortunately, the morning she was set to play, the fest sent a message to fans: the ...

Lexa Gates is a 24-year-old rapper/singer/producer from Queens, NY. Today she's released her sophomore album I Am, the follow-up to 2024's Elite Vessel. The album's title is a play on her birth ...