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I Am

Lexa Gates

  • Lexa Gates - I Am: a tale of endurance and unraveling of the modern artist | YOUR NAME MAGAZINE | Jan. 21, 2026, 10:31 a.m.
    • Lexa Gates’ sophomore album feels like the sonic representation of a woman possessing an understated coolness. Bare yet mysterious, polished but still true to her bedroom rap roots, the 18-track album with zero features immerses the listener in her internal monologue. 
  • Lexa Gates – I Am (Album Review) | Ratings Game Music | Jan. 16, 2026, 8:39 a.m.
    • Lexa Gates’ "I Am" is a deeply personal album that blends vulnerability, confidence, and raw storytelling.
  • ALBUM REVIEW – LEXA GATES: I AM | Silent Radio
    • How can rapper be so mellow and loud at the same time? Meet Lexa Gates with her sophomore album ‘I am’ I’ve just listened to Gates’ album ‘I am’ and I can gladly tell you she is one of the most prolific female rappers we have right now, and she proves this. This album shows […]
  • Lexa Gates Releases Sophomore Album "I Am" | The Garnette Report | Jan. 17, 2026, 3:59 a.m.
    • Today, 24-year-old multidisciplinary rapper, singer, and producer Lexa Gates releases her highly anticipated sophomore album, I Am.
  • Lexa Gates Walks On A Giant Hamster Wheel For 10 Hours To Launch New Album 'I Am' | Stereogum | Jan. 16, 2026, 2:23 p.m.
    • 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 name/initials Ivanna Alexandra Martinez. “I am everything they said I couldn’t be. I am all of those things. I am what I am,”…